AGs story full of holes

In the Journal this morning, link, we find that NM Attorney General Gary King is in fact investigating allegations of misconduct in NM Secretary of State Mary Herrera's office.

The writers correctly point out; (freely cut and pasted without further identification)

Attorney General Gary King's office confirmed that it is looking into allegations of misconduct in Secretary of State Mary Herrera's office despite the fact that the Attorney General had previously refused to discuss whether he was investigating the complaints.

That previous "refusal" would have come from Phil Sisneros, a PIO/Spokesman for the NMAG(O).

As King's campaign office is yet to respond to a request for a list of the members of his campaign team, I can't write for certain that Sisneros is also King's campaign manager, but that is what I have been told.

In any case, Sisneros undoubtedly offered some justification for his refusal; probably "its a personnel matter", "we don't confirm or deny investigations, or "no comment".

None of that has changed; so why is it that he now can comment?

Perhaps there is another explanation, but the outward
appearance is; while before,
King was covering fellow Democrat Mary Herrera's ass,
now he needs to cover his own.

Deborah Baker and Dan Boyd report that Sisneros offered up

"an 'intensive' three-hour interview ... and interviews with personnel in the Secretary of State Office."

as evidence of King being "on" allegations of public corruption in the highest offices.

His assurance starts to smell a little fishy when it is reported that at least two witnesses have not been interviewed at all.

Sisneros thinks it is "irresponsible" to wonder whether the Attorney General is involved in a cover up of either public corruption the Secretary of State's office, or incompetence in his own.

I would argue, it is absolutely the responsible thing to do.

Finally, I point to the absolute need and obligation of Gary King to complete this investigation before voting begins.

If the "proof is in the pudding" urban dictionary, this pudding needs to be fully and finally cooked before a single vote is cast in the re-election of either Mary Herrera or Gary King.