Richardson Grok
Richardson Wants Fairness for Wolves
By Emily Esterson, 7-09-07
Governor Bill Richardson this week took on a highly controversial, but mostly western issue this week, when he said he would like to change key protocols related to the management of Mexican Gray Wolves. “I am deeply concerned about the recent escalation in wolf removals and incidents surrounding yesterday’s lethal removal of a female wolf,” said Governor Bill Richardson in a statement. “State Police are investigating the incident and are collecting the facts as this investigation takes its course.” His reaction followed the killing of a female wolf in Southwestern New Mexico, which had been initiated by federal wildlife officers before the state was notified. In March 2007, the Governor asked New Mexico Fish and Game to redouble its efforts to “work with all interests to promote healthy wolf populations living in reasonable compatibility with our communities and land stewards in New Mexico.” says the statement. The wolf issue in southern New Mexico is largely considered a ranchers-vs.-enviros problem that has ignited anger among conservative southern New Mexico residents.
Also closer to home base this week, New Mexico Attorney General Gary King told the Albuquerque Tribune that he will investigate the ethics of the Richardson administration hiring an on-loan staffer who had been a lobbyist for Public Service Company of New Mexico. The lobbyist, Art Hull, worked for the governor as part of a loaned executive program that’s intended to give private sector officials a view of how state government works, writes the Albuquerque Tribune. Hull remained on PNM’s payroll and mostly served as a liaison between the governor and republican legislators. Ben Luce, a solar energy activist, wrote the letter to King noting that, “it appears that the administration has made an illegal donation of state facilities and services to PNM via the access and position afforded Mr. Hull, and in a manner that afforded PNM undue influence over the administration’s policy proposals and lobbying efforts.” Until recently, Luce had been a supporter of the Richardson administration’s energy policies, but now says that the governor and the legislature are too close to the state’s largest utility. Luce also called for a repeal of the energy policies enacted in the last legislative session.
On the campaign trail, Richardson urged South Carolinians not to choose yet. Richardson met with about 100 democratic party activists over the weekend in the state, and told them not to be swayed by money or fame, but to choose the person with the best experience.
Yet another blogger, this time politico.com, is talking about a possible Clinton/Richardson ticket. Or not. Politico points out that Richardson was too close to the Monica Lewinsky debacle (he offered her a job at the United Nations, post blue dress incident). It was all legal and above board, but perhaps that’s just too much water under the bridge for Hilary to put up with. Although it’s being widely bandied about, the chances are slim, says the blogger.
Richardson’s travels this week take him to Bettendorf, Clinton, Maquoketa and Dubuque, Iowa, and then it’s on to Michigan and California (with the occasional stop off in New Mexico).
[End of article]Is Richardson holding dual citizenship? If so, is he constitutionally qualified to be President? He was born here (US). Upper class Mexicans are not born in Mexico. Expectant Moms are mostly sent to Spain to birth their children. Or the USA. Gotta keep the class system up and running. Richardson ain't no barrio boy.
On the wolf front, he is just an idiot. It ain't his cows that are being killed and eaten. So, he weather vanes it, and comes to the conclusion that Greenies outnumber ranchers and that makes it right for wolves to eat the minorities livestock.
Jim Crow laws for ranchers just doesn't set well with me. Sort of un-American. But, again, this is America, and we have a wonderful history of compassion and kindness towards minorities.
I wonder how he would respond to giving wolves on the border with Mexico the same respect they get in Mexico.....shot on sight. Hunted with dogs. Trapped. Poisoned.
Gosh, bearbait, you might be too distracted by your own self-esteem to notice it; but, there's a pretty strong undertone of racist bigotry in your comments above and this sure isn't the first time that it has come out. You have a very consistent pattern going in your comments on immigration, with this set on Richardson, and generally on topics involving hispanics. There hasn't been much opportunity for me to see your responses on topics dealing with blacks or nonhispanic natives; but, the pattern is clear on hispanics. What's the problem?
Comment By Dean, 7-14-07Richardson is a another politician who doesn't have a clue about the issue and is guided by the far left. We need more wolves like a hounddog needs more fleas. Wolves are killing machines and kill wildlife as well as livestock. Look what the Canadian wolf not even native to the western states has done to elk,mule deer, moose ,beaver and coyotes in Yellowstone National Park and Wyoming,Montana and Idaho. Once you have them the bleeding hearts will fight delisting as well even when the populations are fully recovered. T.Turner also behind the mexican wolf boondoggle as well. Only an idiot would vote for Richardson for president and he soft on borber security as well. I am surprised he is even governor of N.M.
Comment By mike, 7-15-07Last time I checked, mule deer populations in Yellowstone appeared to be doing a better job of holding their own against the previously expanding whitetails and beaver are doing very much better than they were before wolf reintroduction.
Comment By Dean, 7-15-07Who did you check with the crystal ball? The elk population in the northern herd down from 19,800 to 6900. The native coyote population nearly gone killed by wolves. Mule deer lowest in YNP history. Can't even find then around Gardiner. Also bighorn sheep population lowest in 25 years. Interesting and NPS own information. Bison population up since wolves are not effective in controlling them due to herding and defensive habits about 6800 now but too many for the range and most are starving in the winter. The NPS and YNP is the classic example of gross mis-management. The killer Canadian wolves are larger than the wolves that existed here and not even native to the area. All apart of the Clinton legacy along with the 'cigar caper'.
Comment By SisterFlash, 7-16-07Wolves are stalking our children here. This wolf he is defending was in a families yard and the little girl there was having to wear a gun to stay safe.
This wolf also bit a person so was not legal for release ... but release her they did. Bill thought it was ok for this wolf to harass a family as he did nothing. Now he is showing where he stands. He is anti child and anti human unless it is his own hide.
Talk about being prisioners in your own country...while bill is running off to north korea...it is like a 3rd world country in his own state.