Bregman, too slick by a half.

Sam Bregman was on the Bob Clark Show Wednesday morning. I listened with interest as he is in the running for the Democratic Party Chair.

OK, I'll admit, part of me wanted to drive by the Ron Bell accident scene.





The Democratic Party Chair, I am assuming, will have a lot to do with the tenor of upcoming elections, and I, along with a majority of New Mexicans, am tired of endless negative campaign ads.

Voters would be better served by leadership in both parties who would eschew the negative campaigning in favor of civil discourse.

I bring a prejudice to my evaluation of Sam Bregman. It is based on the public perception of who he defends, what they have done, and how they get away with it.

On the subject of using laws' loopholes and technicalities and "legal" weaselry to litigate escape from the consequences of criminal misconduct, for the privileged class, we are in apparent disagreement.

"If winning is everything, then you must be willing to do everything to win." unk

Bregman freely admits, in his ideal world, every elected seat is filled by a Democrat. That speaks to a need to win that eclipses any respect for a system that respects a variety of opinions.

I can see where Bregman, who identifies himself as a "litigator", is a successful litigator. He's slick, he's fast, and he's not afraid of a half truth or any other "legal" distraction or deception to justify the unjustifiable.

The level of decision making necessary to solve our many problems, is several orders of magnitude higher than negative campaign ads and vitriol. We deserve better. We need better.

If an argument cannot prevail in open and honest discussion,
ramming it down voters throats is not an acceptable substitute.

I would prefer leadership in all parties, willing to defend their principles civilly and in voters best interests.

But if you are a Democrat and you want to FIGHT! anyone
who disagrees with you, if you're willing to do anything to win,
well, Sam Bregman is your guy.




photo Mark Bralley