AltWeeklies Wire
Calling Obamanew
Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton: a tough choice for me, as each would make an excellent president. (Of course, compared with the current occupant of the White House, so would Mike, my barber, but I digress.) What swung me behind Obama, in the end, was the energy he seems able to ignite in a citizenry long afflicted with political ennui.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
02-12-2008 |
Commentary
Ethics Bills Flail in the Roundhousenew
As time in New Mexico's brief 30-day Legislative Session ticks away, will these measures fizzle out?
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
02-12-2008 |
Politics
Prez Candidates Opt Out of Political Courage Testnew
Out of 17 presidential candidates in the Democratic and Republican parties receiving serious media attention, only John Edwards, Chris Dodd and Mike Gravel took Project Vote Smart's test.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
12-11-2007 |
Politics
Democrats Against the War? Since When?new
Every Democratic candidate for president on down is "against the war in Iraq." But we wouldn't be in Iraq if Democrats hadn't surrendered Congress' constitutional power to declare war. Then once the war got going, Democrats pretty much abandoned the peace movement.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
11-27-2007 |
Commentary
Why Immigration May Not Be Such a Big Issue After Allnew
If the national press is to be believed, the failed efforts of the Bush administration to achieve any sort of immigration reform have left this nation in the grip of an immigration dilemma of crisis proportions. Yet if a recent Albuquerque town hall is any indication, the much-ballyhooed crisis will eventually turn out to be the most oversold worry since the Y2K computer calendar sneeze.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
Candidates Face Limits on How Much Help They Can Seeknew
Under the new public financing law in Albuquerque, candidates are only allowed to use a limited amount of in-kind donations.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
09-19-2007 |
Politics
The Pathetic Democratsnew
Democrats delivered much clearer statements on Iraq before they reaped the results of last November's election -- now that they run Congress, they can't put together two coherent sentences explaining their policy on the occupation of Iraq.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
09-19-2007 |
Commentary
General Petraeus' Anticlimaxnew
We already know the "situation" in Iraq -- we don't need yet another general spinning the truth, desperately trying to find some positive angle to highlight.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
09-11-2007 |
Commentary
Your Tax Dollars at (Political) Warnew
Albuquerque is now one of few cities in the nation that pays candidates to run campaigns -- will it work?
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
How Many Divisions Has the Veep?new
It's time: impeach Cheney now.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
07-24-2007 |
Commentary
How Bill Richardson Could Win the Presidencynew
Apparently, many New Mexicans can't believe our guy is a serious contender for the presidency.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
04-17-2007 |
Commentary
Voter Fraud Fraudnew
The GOP's own dishonesty.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
04-17-2007 |
Commentary
Roundhouse Roundup: New Mexico's 2007 Billsnew
The ups and downs of buzzword Congressional bills.
Weekly Alibi |
Christie Chisholm and Marisa Demarco |
03-27-2007 |
Politics
New Mexico's Year of Impeachmentnew
State senators go head-to-head on whether our president should keep his job.
Weekly Alibi |
Christine Chisholm |
03-20-2007 |
Politics
Operation: Bill Richardsonnew
Is New Mexico's governor fit to be president? We put him on the operating table, slice him open and poke at his innards to determine whether or not he's got what it takes
Weekly Alibi |
Steven Robert Allen |
03-13-2007 |
Politics
