Auditgate lands in Martinez' lap

Blogger Joe Monahan published an email this morning, link, that built a pretty good case for holding Governor Susana Martinez accountable for the fraudulent New Mexico Finance Authority audit.

The email came to Monahan from a "Senior Gator" and read;

The buck stops at the Governor's office. No matter how much finger pointing is going on, the NMFA is controlled by Martinez appointees. The Board includes four members of her cabinet, some of whom attended very few meetings. Furthermore, she changed almost all the other members so that 8 out of 11 NMFA board members are her appointees. The Board failed badly in its fiduciary responsibilities. The President of the NMFA, Richard May, is her designate as well.

S/he makes a compelling argument.

Will accountability in the scandal ever actually reach the Governor?  Not likely, which is why New Mexico state government is riddled with incompetence and corruption.  It is only the underlings whose heads ever roll; never the people who were supposed to watching them closely enough to prevent scandals before they happen.

Governor Susana Martinez will not be held accountable for appointing a whole bunch of people to a job they were unable or unwilling to perform.

Shit, does not roll uphill.




photos Mark Bralley