Nikolewski: Martinez vs. Senator Sanchez

Posted by Jim Spence on Thursday, March 24, 2011
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 Capitol Report New Mexico - In boxing, Ali had Frazier. In tennis, Borg had McEnroe. And in this past 60-day legislative session, Susana Martinez had Michael Sanchez – a rival, a foe, a foil, a bête noire. The newly-elected Governor and the long-standing Senator from Belen mixed it up on a number of issues and, while neither says in public that they harbor any personal animosity, you can bet they won’t be exchanging Christmas cards either. The Governor singled out Sanchez for holding up bills that were near and dear to her heart (click here for that story) but her criticisms also seemed intent on casting Sanchez as a symbol of New Mexico’s entrenched political status quo that many voters hold in low regard. For his part, Sanchez thinks the freshman Governor has taken a “my way or the highway” attitude towards the legislature. Here’s what Sanchez calmly but pointedly said right after the session adjourned last Saturday: Martinez says she’s not campaigning; she advocating. A mere parsing of words? Not in her mind: Read full analysis here: News New Mexico
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Anonymous said...

Gridlock that results in the suspension of spending is a good thing. Let Sanchez block everything and let Martinez veto everything. God forbid they compromise because that would be bad for New Mexico. If we can only keep things as they are till November 2012 the party of less spending will make enough gains to throw the bums out.

March 25, 2011 at 8:29 AM

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