John Grubesic: Winning the future … because the past pretty much stinks
John GrubesicIn keeping with the President’s speech on Tuesday night, I am going to focus on winning the future, partly because my present is a disaster and partly because it just sounds so darn fun. I...
View ArticleDebt ceiling debate and New Mexico: How will Pearce vote? And Susana’s take...
The Republicans in the US House of Representatives put off a vote on the debt ceiling late Thursday night (July 28) as Speaker of the House John Boehner tries to cobble together enough votes among his...
View ArticleHouse passes Boehner plan; NM Dems vote no, Pearce votes yes
Courtesy C-SPAN, 7/29/11 With the debt ceiling deadline just four days away, the US House of Representatives voted 218-210 for a plan aimed at raising the debt ceiling and reducing the federal deficit....
View ArticleSteve Pearce votes against re-electing John Boehner as Speaker of the House
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-New Mexico) Steve Pearce, New Mexico’s lone Republican on Capitol Hill, voted against John Boehner’s re-election as Speaker of the House on Thursday (Jan. 3), saying that “we need...
View ArticleNM delegation on gov’t shutdown: It’s the other side’s fault
THE SHUTDOWN BLAME GAME: Members of New Mexico’s Capitol Hill delegation are blaming each other for the government shutdown. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog The U.S. House of Representatives...
View ArticleFreedom Works boss: Tea Party ‘stronger, not weaker’
THE PARTY’S NOT OVER: Matt Kibbe, the CEO of the political action group Freedom Works, says the Tea Party’s influence is not waning, but on the rise. NM Watchdog photo. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico...
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