I agree with Ramirez that we have to get serious about electing good representatives in Santa Fe and in our nation. We can ill afford to have a nation that continuously says ‘don’t rock the boat’ or tries to hide from the truth of what is and has been in the past.

If we as a people are dumb enough not to correct our mistakes then we will deserve what we get and that includes our city, county, state and Federal officials. Sticking our head in the sand and hoping that everything will be all right just won’t get it done.

It is time to stand up and be counted! Electing people like Sharon Thomas to the city is a mistake and we should all see it from her past actions. Electing anyone who would spend our tax dollar foolishly is a mistake and we should learn by it especially in these sad economic times. The city as well as the state should be cutting back, not spending more and raising taxes.

Now is the time for Republicans to get serious. We need to eliminate a primary NOW.

Republicans do not have the luxury to have one now, and we need to get ready to put some fairly unknown candidates against the political machine that has ruled for far too long…

It’s time to get serious, for New Mexico’s sake.

You said that, “These issues “trickled-down” from the national level…” How are the problems with the education system in New Mexico a “trickle-down?” Your comments make no sense.

Your absolutely correct about the shortcomings but you over-simplify; the above items you mention are part of a larger picture. These issues “trickled-down” from the national level, which are “well-documented” consequences of Republican leadership. As New Mexico is high-marginalized, the effects are naturally exacerbated, since there is no insulation from these larger causes.

Now on to other items…

I really hope that these Republicans aren’t getting too excited just because of the outcomes seen in the La ‘Burque municipal elections. Do they realize that what happened there was the effect of a split Democratic vote? I really doubt the Lt, Governor is beatable. The Republicans have split as a party, just look at whats happening in our neighboring state, which is the largest Republican state. They are split between xenophobic, ultra-conservative views and the more medially, business-orientated ones.
Just like what happens in California so goes the Democrats, and what happens in Texas, so goes the Republicans. By that logic, 2010 won’t be a pretty year for Republicans…(especially now, that the economy is on the way up!)

Josh Geise is only trying to tear down a good man, who has the interest of the people at the forefront. Geise wants to build the belief that the only way for the state to go is Democrat and that has been proven wrong over the past years. To be a good leader takes honesty and accountability to the people and to the platform on which a candidate runs. This is not something that can be accredited to our present administration.

I will repeat an old cliché: “Be careful what you wish for and whom you vote for, for you just might have to live with it”. A person who has the interest of the voter in mind while running is a person who is thinking of what he can gain by his office, but the person who has the interest of all the people he is to represent is a person who will work hard for those self-same people when elected, whether he is Independent, Democrat or Republican.

It is my belief that a great many people have had their eyes opened by the National election. When a person votes for a straight ticket, that person is fooling his own mind into thinking that everyone in a certain party is the best for them. This is a fallacy that has been perpetrated for many years. Beware a ticket will not feed you. The man running for the office is the person you should be thinking about and looking to when you cast that vote.