It is amazing really, the fact that no one can manage to sit Governor Susana Martinez down for an interview on the dismal state of the economy in New Mexico. First off, is the media even trying to put her on the spot to answer for the out-migration of jobs and young people? All of this while the states around us continue to prosper. But, let’s say some are trying to pin her down and she is refusing to be held accountable. What does that say about the apparatus that surrounds her in an impenetrable wall of Spin?
Again, what is her economic development team up to? And that goes for Mayor Berry of Albuquerque too. How long can their lack of progress be hidden? Don't forget that many of the job losses have come from cut backs in the Federal sector in New Mexico, just what our government hating Governor and her minions wanted. How has that helped us?
What are they doing to find out what is going on with Intel in Rio Rancho. The rumor mill is churning on the possible closure of that employer of 3500 New Mexicans. Can they at least address these rumors? I have heard some things that are pretty ominous and if they are true then some planning needs to be done on how to cope with such a loss. If the Governor and Mayor are caught unawares by this, then it is time for them to go.
We truly have a lack of leadership in New Mexico at the state and local level. Politics aside, one just needs to look at the data for job loss compared to the rest of the country to know it is true.
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