Opinions
Rep. Kintigh—Is Hollywood our first priority?
Op-Ed by Rep. Dennis Kintigh (R-Roswell) 1/26/10
Film subsidies have been the subject of numerous studies. Some claim the public treasury gets $1.50 back for every $1 paid out. Other studies show the return is only 14 cents.
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Push N.M. Dems Back From Movable Feast
Op-Ed by Chairman Harvey Yates Jr. Published in the Albuquerque Journal 1/9/10
The problem is that the Democratic Party, having been in power here for more than 70 years, seems to have gone through a reverse winnowing process which, somehow, has resulted in throwing out the wheat and keeping the chaff as the party's elite power brokers.
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Is this political corruption or an ethical lapse?
Op-Ed by Chairman Harvey Yates Jr. Published on NM Politics.net 1/4/10
So, here you have an example of Richardson and Denish each taking approximately $50,000 in political donations from a fellow who, at approximately the same time, secured for his company a $30 million investment from our State Investment Council. And to boot, you have a recommendation for the investment from Saul Meyer who, in his guilty plea, said that he recommended investments in New Mexico that would benefit politically connected individuals.
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Former US Senator Harrison Schmitt (R-NM): Unconstitutional Actions by the President and Congress Stagnate the Economy
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Purchasing Wisdom of the American Public
comment by Mike Frese
The Wall Street Journal has some good news on the automobile manufacturing front!
Ford posted a 33% rise in December U.S. car sales, ending a stellar year for the auto maker compared with its rivals. Ford recorded its first full-year market-share gain since 1995. Meanwhile, Chrysler posted a 3.7% decline and said its full-year sales were the worst the auto maker had seen in 47 years. The largest U.S. auto maker--General Motors--posted a 5.7% decline. Toyota said its U.S. sales rose 32% last month, Honda's December sales rose 24% and Nissan's climbed 18%.

Let's hear it for the American public's purchasing wisdom.  They aren't buying Government Motors cars!

We can wonder when Obama, the Democrats, and the UAW will get the message... and start to mandate that the consumers must buy them, or levy import quotas or duties on cars built in Right to Work states!

Democrat's Criticism Off Base
Op-Ed by Chairman Harvey Yates Jr. Published in the Albuquerque Journal 12/2/09
Mr. Harris might remember that the state chairman of the Democratic Party had occasion in the 2002 election to ask Diane Denish and her primary opponent to stop bashing each other in television ads. Her opponent labeled Denish' ads “desperate” and referred to her “dirty tricks.” (Santa Fe New Mexican, Nov. 31, 2002) Denish refused to stop her ads.
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Seriously?
That’s what Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons had to say after Governor Bill Richardson slammed him for announcing he would not furlough State Land Office employees.
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President Obama’s Decision to Close Guantanamo Bay
Submitted by former JAG officer, Lt. Colonel Harold A. Teeter
If ever there was a case of leaping before looking, this it! Obama had not considered what he was going to do with the 250 or so detainees when he announced closure of Guantanamo Bay.
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Campaign Caps
By Chairman Harvey Yates Jr.

Recently, there has been much discussion concerning certain nonprofits and their political activities. The discussion increased when the state legislature passed a bill which limits campaign contributions to candidates and political parties.

Public support for these campaign caps rested on a belief that its passage would limit corruption, promote transparency and bring better governance to the State of New Mexico. I respectfully disagree.
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Fearlessly Stopping Obama’s Stampede to Socialism
Solomon Yue’s keynote address at the RPNM Lincoln Dinner

As free people, today we are approaching the point of no return and could surpass European socialism. The latest Rasmussen report shows only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism. As a political party, we are the last line of defense for freedom and free markets. We either fight for our unalienable rights: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, or we surrender this Constitutional Republic to tyranny.
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Introduction of Solomon Yue
We have with us tonight another whose antenna is well attuned to the loss of liberty --to the encroachment of tyranny -- for his youth was spent in Red China.

He probably is the only one among us who has faced the possibility of execution because he asked too many questions, because his family was Christian, because his execution would provide body organs for the state’s grisly trade.
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