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Update: We have received criticism for posting this press release in its entirety. We appreciate those visiting our site and agree with the criticisms. We have edited this post to remove the fundraising sentences. For the record, we have never received a dime of advertising support from this PAC. Below is the statement minus the funraising sentences:
Recently, it was reported that a single national labor union has already spent almost $200,000 attacking me and our agenda in just the past few months. Another radical left-wing group funded by national liberals is secretly spending big sums of money, as well. Now, these groups are promising to focus their attention on conservative candidates for the state legislature. I formed Susana-PAC to help promote our agenda and elect more Republicans to office. And we've made great progress. We took on the culture of entitlement and waste by the powerful and got rid ofexpensive government perks like private jets and chefs. We balanced the budget in our very first year by cutting spending and without raising taxes. This year, we cut taxes for small businesses by over $100 million to help create jobs.We ended the dangerous "sanctuary" policy for illegal immigrants who commit crimes. We instituted reforms to stop corruption and get the lobbyists hands out of the state cookie jar.
We are creating a business-friendly climate and Forbes magazine recently ranked New Mexico #4 in potential job growth. And, our education reform initiatives have led to New Mexico being one of only eleven states in the country to receive a waiver that frees us from federalregulations. These victories, and many others, occurred because of your strong support. But success, as they say, does not come without a price. And the price for our success is the anger of liberal politicians and special interests threatened by our reforms and desperate to get back the power they lost. National left-wing groups are going to spend a massive amount of money this year to block our reforms, including our efforts to repeal the law that gives driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. But with your help, we can level the playing field and continue to move New Mexico forward. One national union has already spent $190,000 attacking me and my agenda. They are now promising to turn their sights on conservative candidates running for the legislature.
Susana PAC actively fighting opponents
Commentary by Paul Lindsey, former naval nuclear officer, Wind turbines of all sizes have plenty of advocates, because the promise of electricity with zero fuel cost is very attractive. Santa Fe County has a 10 kW Bergey Excel turbine on a 120 ft tower at their Public Works Complex. The inclusion of the wind turbine at the new complex was justified by stating that it would provide 3-6.8% of the facility’s electricity. Recently, the Sierra Club endorsed Santa Fe County Commissioner Virginia Vigil for the District 3 Public Regulation Commission position. In her responses to the Sierra Club questionnaire, Ms. Vigil cited her support for the 12kw (sic) wind turbine. Now that it’s been in operation for more than two years, has the $75,000 spent by Santa Fe County been a good investment? Umm, no. The wind turbine is averaging 5780 kWh/yr. At 9 c/kWh, that’s a total annual electricity cost savings of $520, or $43.33 per month. At that rate, it will take 144 YEARS to payback the installation expense, assuming that there a no repair or maintenance costs. That is also 3-5 times the design life of the turbine, so the County would have to buy and install a new turbine (currently $32K each) at least two more times. The cost of a replacement turbine alone puts the County in a tail chase, because the payback time for $32,000 is 11 years longer than the maximum expected design life, unless the cost of electricity to Santa Fe County rises to 11 c/kWh. To payback the original $75K turbine cost (which includes the tower, installation and connection expenses) within 50 years, the cost of electricity would have to go up to 26 c/kWh! . Read column
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