Denish's about face

Not that very long ago, Diane Denish was running for Governor.

The albatross she wore around her neck during the campaign
was the culture of corruption in state government and her
inability to point to anything she did by way of taking a stand
against it during the eight years she sat at the desk of the
Lt Governor.

During her campaign she ignored the issue. On the rare occasion
of a response from her or one of her apologists, it would be
dutifully pointed out that the Office of the Lt Governor is
"largely ceremonial and feckless" - she could not have fought
the incompetence and corruption from her Office, even if she
had wanted to.

Now, her tune has changed. It would appear the Office of the
Lt Governor is not all that feckless after all. Now that John
Sanchez is sitting at her old desk, suddenly everything is
possible. All the new Lt Governor has to do is to make it so.

She wrote in a piece for Heath Haussamen, link;

If one cares to use the prestige and power of the
(Office of the Lt Governor) to make a difference
in the lives of New Mexicans, the field is wide open –
and you don’t need anyone’s permission to do it.

Either the duties of the Office have changed - did I miss a
Constitutional Convention? or, she could have made a
difference in the lives of New Mexicans, by standing against
public corruption and incompetence, but did not.

Basically, what everyone was saying in the first place, and
no doubt a large part of her defeat.

She wants to run for Office again. Again, she will be asked to
explain her failure to stand up as a champion of transparently
accountable government. Again she will ignore the question
as often as possible, and when she or someone in her stead,
answers the question, she will have to do an about face one
more time and convince us all the Office of Lt Governor is
"largely ceremonial and feckless".

Good luck with that, Ms Denish.




photos Mark Bralley