Politics
Do the guv’s corporate ties conflict with the president-elect’s platform?
The federal agency that Gov. Bill Richardson will take over as U.S. Commerce Secretary is a gargantuan “bureaucratic fiefdom” that includes agencies as diverse as the U.S. Census to the National Weather Service and the Patent and Trademark Office.
But the secretary’s main mission is to act as the chief cheerleader for U.S. business, both at [...]
New Mexicans have the best imaginations in the world, guv tells Esquire magazine
Did you know Gov. Bill Richardson grew his beard “as a rebellion against those consultants who told me I had to comb my hair, shave, lose weight.”
Or that the guv believes New Mexicans have the best imaginations in the world. His proof: “My point on UFOs is, I don’t know if they’re fact or fiction. [...]
New Mexico’s next governor: ‘I’m ready for this job’
It became official today: Diane Denish will be the first woman to be governor of New Mexico.
Another hat in the ring to lead New Mexico’s Republican Party
According to a Southern New Mexico conservative blog, there is another name in the running for state Republican Party chairman.
Some guy named John Padoven.
Unlike Steve Pearce and Allen McCulloch, the other two names mentioned most often as potential party chairman for the state Republican Party, Padoven hasn’t lost a U.S. Senate race by 20+ points [...]
Richardson dio gracias a la comunidad latina esta mañana — en español por supuesto
In his acceptance speech this morning regarding his new position as Commerce Secretary, Bill Richardson spoke in Spanish to the Latino community, thanking them for their support and pointing out the strength and unity of the Latino community.
Richardson’s stepping stone to State?
If confirmed as Secretary of Commerce, Gov. Bill Richardson would oversee the U.S. Commercial Service, the agency’s equivalent of the State Dept.’s foreign service.
TODAY’S BLOG ROUNDUP: The Richardson-is-off-to-D.C. edition
You may have heard that Bill Richardson is Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Commerce. Some bloggers have also heard and discussed it — but most on the left side of the virtual aisle. Those on the right side of the aisle, at least nationally, seem more concerned about the Saxby Chambliss victory in Georgia [...]
Obama to Richardson: ‘We’re deeply disappointed at the loss of the beard’
During the Q & A after the announcement of Gov. Bill Richardson’s nomination as U.S. commerce secretary, President-elect Barack Obama took a question from a reporter that many in New Mexico have been wondering: Where’s the beard, governor?
President-elect Barack Obama, not Richardson, decided to field the question.
Bill Richardson to New Mexico: ‘I will never forget you’
This morning’s news conference formalized what has been known for weeks: Richardson is leaving his job as governor of New Mexico with two years left in his term, meaning Lt. Gov. Diane Denish will become governor. In a news release that followed the news conference, Richardson provided additional details on the transition to the Denish administration.
New Mexico politicos to Obama: What took so long?
The nation heard President-elect Barack Obama nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as U.S. Commerce Secretary this morning.
But it’ll come as no surprise for anyone paying attention in New Mexico, especially the political class.
Many elected officials will e-mail out congratulatory notes once the nomination is made public today — soon-to-be U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan [...]