Richardson crony to be banned for life.

According to the Journal link sub req

Guy Riordan contributed at least $44,000 dollars to Bill
Richardson's re-election, attended social and sporting events
together, and then was "appointed" to head the state Game
and Fish Commission, and then made millions off
brokering state investments and paying kickbacks.

He is a prime example of why people like Bill Richardson
should not be allowed to reward their supporters with
political appointments like Game and Fish, and like
regencies with state universities.

Richardson's political appointees have an abysmal record.

Richardson claims he wants to be able to make the
appointments in order to maintain accountability.

The obvious truth is that he wants to be able to make
appointments as political plums to be given to his friends
and cronies in reward for their support;

whether or not they are competent, whether or not
they are corrupt.

The system of political appointments needs to be replaced
with a system that is objective and competence based.