I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman has kept his position as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and the secret ballot was reportedly not even close. What is particularly surprising is that New Mexico Sen.-elect Tom Udall reportedly spoke on behalf of Lieberman to keep his chair — especially since Udall is not only going to be a freshman senator, but he’s not yet officially a senator.
Talking Points Memo’s Election Central reported on the deliberations, using the word from an aide.
Two Senators spoke out in favor of removing him: Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders.
Among the Senators who spoke out in support of Lieberman keeping the chairmanship, according to the source: Kerry, Durbin, Ben Cardin, and Tom Udall.
Those in the netroots (the Democratic and liberal blogsophere) have been angry at not only the fact that Lieberman kept his chairmanship, but by the wide margin that he reportedly did so. Green Mountain Daily, a Vermont blog, reported the vote total as 43-12 for Lieberman to keep his chair. Talking Points Memo wrote, “Thirteen Senators voted against a resolution to condemn Lieberman but to allow him to keep the chairmanship.”
Meanwhile on Daily Kos, a front-page post announcing the results of the vote has, to this point, received over 750 comments, almost uniformly condemning the actions of the Senate Democrats.
As Udall’s first act in the Senate, he may have some explaining to do for speaking on behalf of the controversial John McCain-backing Lieberman.
There is no word on how Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico’s soon-to-be senior senator, voted.
