Grubesic: Constituent Letters From Santa Fe

John Grubesic

Capitol Report New Mexico - By the time this hits, there will be less than 24 hours and little time left to get anything accomplished in this legislative session. The budget might be shored up, just like Lindsay Lohan is sober. Give it another couple of weeks and let’s see what our next financial crisis looks like. The usual amount of time was wasted fighting the monsters under the bed, but thankfully we were spared the matrimonial circus. If you are gay and illegal, be afraid . . . be very afraid. Some stuff will squeak by in the final hours, favors get tossed out and leadership has to make sure that the right soldiers get rewarded . . . more importantly, re-elected. Legislative offices will be scoured for contraband (that bottle of Wild Turkey behind the fire extinguisher on the third floor belongs to a friend of mine, please call me immediately if found) goodbyes will be said and gifts will be handed out to the staff. Staff who have spent days stuffing thousands of envelopes in time to have them postmarked and sent out (at taxpayer expense) to taxpayers telling them how wonderful their particular legislator is and how hard they worked protecting your interests. Read full column: News New Mexico

Grubesic: Constituent Letters From Santa Fe