We Just Can't Wait to Hear the Answer

Bill Richardson

Apparently outgoing governor Bill Richardson has one last national publicity stunt planned before he drifts off into obscurity and irrelevance. It will be on ABC's Good Morning America this morning that finally, and once and for all, he will answer the question nobody in New Mexico cares about. We are talking about whether or not he will give a pardon to Billy the Kid. At News New Mexico, we will be sitting on the edges of our chairs waiting anxiously to hear what he decided. Nope, we don't care why New Mexico remains mired in a deep recession. We don't care why the Rail Runner is losing millions of taxpayer dollars each month. We don't care why Richardson made sure his appointees on the EIB enacted the only cap and tax bill in the nation. We don't care why the state budget deficit estimates ballooned by hundreds of millions right AFTER the November election.

The sad thing is, Richardson does not care what New Mexicans don't care about. On the last day of his regime, Richardson will continue to do what he loves to do.......keep his name out there in media world. And Richardson's final appearance on national television as governor will be a fitting end to an eight year period when New Mexico was mostly on the short end of his efforts to engage in substance-challenged grandstanding and shameless publicity stunting. Happy New Year to Susana Martinez. Martinez would be advised to bring extra mops and cleaning fluids to her swearing in ceremony. There is a big mess on aisle number one in Santa Fe and Martinez better have a heck of a cleaning crew to help her get the stains out.

We Just Can't Wait to Hear the Answer