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On Richardson’s rise and stall
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| Contributor | Bob Sacamano |
| Last Edited | Bob Sacamano Jan 10, 2009 05:09pm |
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| Category | Commentary |
| News Date | Friday, January 9, 2009 02:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It's a gripping story, isn't it, Bill Richardson's rise and stall.
We have great detail on his setback courtesy of NMI [New Mexico Independent -- ed.] writers Heath Haussamen, Tripp Jennings, Marjorie Childress, Gwyneth Doland, Matthew Reichback and David Alire Garcia. I want to consider here what it tells us about the governor and ourselves.
A cautionary note: The punishment has already leapfrogged the crime, if there was any. Because as there came to light a federal investigation into whether a financial company paid for New Mexico state contracts, the governor lost a seat in the Obama Cabinet.
Whatever its legal outcomes, the probe has already spotlighted New Mexico's pay-to-play traditions; the way we finance elections here and nationally and not least, how Americans pay for public projects. |
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