The anti-free-enterprise president

Reince Priebus

Politico -  Chairman Reince Priebus will join News New Mexico Thursday morning 8am Mountain time. President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, “This is what this campaign is going to be about.” He was not talking about jobs. He was not talking about the economy—not even about the budget deficit. He was referring to divisive, disingenuous character attacks against presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney and a rhetorical assault on job creators. How far we’ve come from what Obama said in 2008 that his administration would be about. Yet these attacks on free enterprise reveal more than just the end of “hope and change.” They reveal a president unacquainted with the free market — and therefore hostile to it. 

The president’s tactics are so extreme that some in his own party are recoiling in disgust. Until now, it was unthinkable that the president would base his campaign on undermining the nation’s confidence in our free market system. Maybe, though, it should not surprise us. His policies have been an affront to the private sector — constraining job creation and economic growth. His words are now catching up with his actions. From “Obamacare” to excessive regulation, from anti-growth tax policy to stimulus handouts, the Obama administration has left the free market battered and bruised. Its misguided attempts at top-down job creation have not worked. In many cases, they have backfired. In Obama’s view, government exists to use taxpayer money, without our permission, to prop up failing companies — often to benefit of his campaign donors. Such is the story of Solyndra, which gobbled up over a half-billion dollars of thoughtlessly allocated stimulus funds, only to go bankrupt and lay off more than a thousand employees. Obama, standing at the solar energy company’s California headquarters two years ago, praised businesses like Solyndra as the “true engine of economic growth.” That’s the problem. Read More News New Mexico

The anti-free-enterprise president

Low turnout in Eddy County early voting

Carlsbad Current-Argus - Eddy County election officials say they hope they are wrong, but based on the low early voting and absentee voting turnout, they are predicting a low voter turnout in next Tuesday's primary election. Early voting started last week, and as of noon on Tuesday, 384 people in South Eddy County have participated in early voting. Slightly more than 100 voters in North Eddy County have voted early. Absentee ballot numbers are also low. "We have 160 absentee ballots for the entire county," said Robin Van Natta, Eddy County chief deputy clerk. Van Natta said election officials in counties from around the state are also reporting low voter turnout. "It's low for a presidential election year," Van Natta said. "There's just not a lot of competition in the primary here in Eddy County. The Republican nominee for president has also been decided. We hope the November general election will spark more interest and people come out to vote." Van Natta said compared to the 2010 primary election in Eddy County the numbers in terms of party voters has also shifted slightly. Currently, 13,417 people have registered as Democrats, down from 2010 when there were 13,616 registered Democrats. The Republican Party gained in numbers since the 2010 primary election. Van Natta said there are 11,499 registered Republicans, up from 10,107 in 2010. Read More News New Mexico

Low turnout in Eddy County early voting

Gila wildfire becomes largest in NM history at 170,000 acres

Las Cruces Sun-News -  A massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest is now the largest fire in state history. Fire officials said Wednesday the erratic fire has grown to more than 170,000 acres, surpassing a blaze last year that burned 156,593 acres in New Mexico and threatened the nation's premier nuclear facility. The Gila forest fire is also the largest currently burning in the country. Fire information officer Jerry Perry says about 1,200 firefighters from around the state were in the isolated region to battle the growing blaze. He says they face low humidity and shifting winds in their firefighting efforts. Perry says parts of southern New Mexico could expect to see smoke from the fire, which has destroyed a dozen homes. Read More News New Mexico

Gila wildfire becomes largest in NM history at 170,000 acres

Romney nominated before NM votes

KRQE - Mitt Romney officially became the Republican Presidential nominee, a week before New Mexico's primary. That means New Mexico Republicans had no say in the pick. Political analysts say that is not going to change anytime soon. "It's just not going to happen for a small state like New Mexico," political analyst Joe Monahan said. "The Republicans of course would like to have it earlier, but moving it around just to get in the game at this point is probably highly unlikely." Just last January Republican leaders said they were hopeful New Mexico would have an impact in the primary race and that Presidential candidates would spend plenty of time here. However, Romney has not come to New Mexico yet and his state campaign chairman says there are no plans for him to visit in the near future. Read More News New Mexico

Romney nominated before NM votes

Super PAC, union aid Sen. Smith’s challenger

Smith and Martinez

NMPolitics - The American Federation of Teachers and Progressive Kick, a federal Super PAC based in California, are trying to help Larry P. Martinez unseat Senate Finance Committee Chairman John Arthur Smith in next week’s Democratic primary. The last time state senator John Arthur Smith drove this many miles campaigning was during his failed 2002 run for the open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. That year, Smith had prevailed in the primary against more liberal candidates largely because voters felt his record as a conservative Democrat stood the best chance against Steve Pearce in the historically Republican-leaning 2nd Congressional District. Pearce won and Smith returned to the state Senate seat he’s held since 1989. Since then, he’s garnered a reputation as a fiscal “Chicken Little,” accurately warning of the budget crunch that hit the state starting in 2008 and being one of the few Democratic voices arguing for controlled spending. Read More News New Mexico

Super PAC, union aid Sen. Smith’s challenger

18 Lawsuits Remain Pending From Richardson Pay-to-Play Era of Corruption

Bill Richardson

Albuquerque Journal - So far, the SIC has recovered a total of $394,000 in settlements with two investment firms. The SIC, which manages the state’s two largest trust funds, also has a pending lawsuit against 18 defendants, alleging it and taxpayers were the victims of a pay-to-play scheme in the making of agency investments. The SIC, in response to subpoenas, has turned over millions of documents to the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Meanwhile, neither the Justice Department nor a state prosecutor, including state Attorney General Gary King, has charged anyone with a crime. Saul Meyer, a former adviser to the State Investment Council and the Educational Retirement Board, has admitted he recommended investments pushed by politically connected people, knowing that they or their associates would benefit financially or politically. Read full story here (subscription required): News New Mexico

18 Lawsuits Remain Pending From Richardson Pay-to-Play Era of Corruption

California Horse Racing Board Follows New Mexico's Lead on Clenbuterol Ban

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Racing Commission today applauded the California Horse Racing Board for following New Mexico’s lead with a vote to severely curb the use of the drug Clenbuterol at California race tracks. Last Thursday, the CHRB voted to increase the withdrawal period for Clenbuterol from 96 hours to 21 days. In March, the New Mexico Racing Commission banned the use of the drug at New Mexico race tracks as it examines whether the steroid-like substance can be eliminated from the sport entirely. “The Racing Commission is proud that New Mexico is taking the lead on addressing the use of Clenbuterol at our race tracks and that other states recognize the seriousness of this issue as well,” said New Mexico Racing Commission Chairman Rob Doughty. “We will continue our work to make New Mexico’s racing industry as safe as possible for our horses and jockeys.”

California Horse Racing Board Follows New Mexico's Lead on Clenbuterol Ban

In Your "Face" Book

Telegraph - The social network has lost more than a fifth of its value since its faltering Wall Street debut on May 18, while its 28-year-old founder Mark Zuckerberg has been honeymooning in Rome. It is now unlikely to recover in the short term, analysts claimed.
After placing at $38, Facebook’s shares briefly peaked at $45 before sinking back to $38.25 on their first day of trading. They have fallen every day since then, and today plummeted nearly 10pc to a low of $28.84 at the close in New York. Read full story here: News New Mexico

In Your "Face" Book

Yo Really Really Quiero Taco Bell

Smoking Gun - Today’s instance of drive-thru rage comes from Huber Heights, Ohio, where a 23-year-old man allegedly crashed his truck into a Taco Bell after he “did not get one of the tacos he ordered,” according to police.
Michael Smith was arrested early this morning for felony vandalism in connection with the bizarre 12:15 AM incident at the fast food restaurant. Smith, pictured in the mug shot at right, is being held in the Montgomery County jail. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Yo Really Really Quiero Taco Bell

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