Change for tomorrow starts when we change leaders today

Posted on NM Politics.net - by Michael Swickard - Many New Mexico politicians seem to think the same people who got our state into trouble ought to remain in power. I am not one of those people. Others think a change in leadership is appropriate. At the New Mexico Democrat caucus the leadership of the House was not changed despite a challenge to Speaker Ben Luján by Representative Joe Cervantes. In 2008, voters voted for change, and they voted for a different change this election. There are as many theories why people voted as they did as the number of people voting, but a central theme is that new eyes are needed. It was on Luján’s watch that the problems our state is facing developed. The attempt to change speakers of the House failed when Democrats closed ranks to retain Luján. But the joker in the deck is that the Republicans have enough votes, if they all vote together and are joined by only three Democrats, to effect a change. No one is talking right now because it is bad luck to signal what each is going to do ahead of time and give the opposition time to counter. I suspect a change will happen, and it will happen suddenly. Read more

Change for tomorrow starts when we change leaders today