Yesterday, I had a wonderful interview with Scott Michlin on KSJE in Farmington. Podcast link will be posted here when up. I then traveled to Espanola to meet with Republicans and discuss my views on how to stimulate private sector job growth.
The myth of Global Warming continues to crumble with snow in Santa Fe, Farmington, and across Northern New Mexico.
Where is Congressman Lujan? Is he campaigning in New Mexico, or is he in Washington? Please give him a call and let him know that the upcoming Health Care Bill vote is not only unconstitutional, but also not what residents of the 3rd District need. More government is not the solution to the cost of health care.
The Rio Grande Foundation posted the video of the recent Congressional Candidate Forum. http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2010/03/09/congressional-district-3-candidate-forum-video-posted/
i continue to visit with delegates for the upcoming convention. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.
What does the post office have in common with public education today? Both are considering cutting the number of days for service. Losing postal service on Saturday is one thing, but cutting school to four (4) days per week, will have a huge negative impact upon our children. Not to mention the impacts to working parents who must now solve this added child care issue. I recently read an article about charter schools where the school day was lengthened by an hour, with student performance increasing dramatically. One common sense solution. More classroom time directly relates to better performance.
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. If your children are failing, maybe they need more time in school. Maybe we need another two (2) hours of education five days a week. That would add ten (10) hours of schooling per week for our children, an increase from 40 hours to 50 hours of class time. Instead, regulators are discussing adding 2 hrs per school day, but only for four (4) days per week. This is nothing more than another hurdle for our children to overcome in the global marketplace.
If you cannot read by the 3rd grade….you should not be socially promoted, such that you drop out in a higher grade. Parents read to your children. Have your child repeat the 3rd grade level, if they are not up to speed. Your children are not like the postal service. We cannot just cut services and shrug our shoulders asking why we have schooling five (5) days a week anyway. We need to expect better performance. Our government is failing us. Teachers, voters, we must expect more and yes the compensation may be less. Our children who will be paying for our irresponsible spending need the education to lead our country and our nation out of this economic situation. I ask for your vote to improve New Mexico.
Why is Ben Ray Lujan, Jr. in New Mexico, when votes are occurring in Washington? Lujan has visited Espanola and Gallup in the past couple of days. The reason. He is very worried about his re-election. When Ben Ray Lujan, Jr. continues to vote against his constituents wishes and he lacks the understanding that there is really no money tree, where you can go shake it and buy votes, then possibly he will vote responsibly. A question for you Representative. If you are in New Mexico, why don’t you let your constituents know? Put something up on your website, e-mail your voters? Talk with the local media. What are you running from?
Your votes and your lack of oversight are killing private sector jobs here in New Mexico. You have been a job killer not a job creator. The business owners I speak with are living in fear over your Health Care “Public Option” mandates and increased taxes upon these hard working folks. They watch in disbelief as you continue to spend their hard earned tax dollars irresponsibly. I look forward to serving all the people of the 3rd District very soon.
Can you ever really have too much ice cream? I hope not. I want to wish a happy birthday to my youngest daughter, Cora. Seven (7) years goes by pretty quick. I am so proud of her. The biggest challenge in running for this office, is the time that I have not been able to spend with my girls. But, the battle we face in our nation is so important. Our freedoms are being taken and must be defended. To Cora, and all our children, your parents have stepped forward at this time to save our nation. We will not fail in our efforts.
A big thank you to the Albuquerque Tea Party (ATP) and the many patriots who attended the event. Jim Scarantino had some wonderful & inspiring comments for the roughly 250 to 300 present. I enjoyed meeting like minded citizens who have had enough of our controlling government.
To the GOP State Party Convention delegates who attended, thank you for visiting with me. On the drive down, I heard Rep. Heinrich speaking on 770 KKOB AM. What a disappointment he has been to New Mexico, spinning the talking points on Climate Change and Government Control of Health Care. New Mexicans, we have an opportunity to make a clean sweep for the “New Majority” of the Party of Knowledge. Conservative Democrats, Independents, and Republicans will join together this Novmeber to make our voice heard. We know all three (3) of New Mexico’s Congressman are in trouble….evidenced by their attendence in New Mexico while Congress is still in session.
Rep. Lujan was in Espanola today attempting to drum up some support. I hope they drummed him out of town. Yes, Rep. Lujan, we have noticed your recent attempts to communicate with your constituents. Unfortuantely, it is a monologue. Try listening. The people are not fooled by your attempts to buy them off with borrowed money from the unborn future generations. We have 7 days to the pre-primary convention in Albuquerque. I am excited to see the support for our campaign continue to grow!
Today, I enjoyed watching my daughter’s first soccer game of the season here in Farmington. Yes, Spring is on the way. A big thank you to the many parents and coaches who mentor all of our children in competitive sports.
We had a wonderful luncheon forum in Farmington yesterday. My thanks to everyone for their support. I had mentioned during my talk a speech by Governor Chris Christie from New Jersey. http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/03/governor-christie-time-to-hold-hands.html
The link to the video is within the post.
I think it truly was powerful, and is the medicine that New Mexicans need to hear as we move forward with the difficult task of course correction from our irresponsible government spending. We are going off the cliff. We will be okay when we land, yes it will be scary, but the United States of America is the greatest country and our citizens are leaders. We need leaders such as this. New Mexico’s next Governor will need to exhibit this type of leadership. As your next Congressman, I will do all that I can to do the difficult job in front of me in the most efficient and compassionate manner.
Campaign funding is always challenging, so I want to especially thank those of you who have contributed so far. Every dollar counts and is important in our drive to win this seat back for the citizens of New Mexico. You can donate on-line, or mail a check to your address: mullins for congress, po box 256, farmington, nm 87499
I have noticed that Rep. Lujan, Jr. has been sending out more e-mails of late attempting to remind voters of what a great job he is doing. A piece of advice to our Representative would be for him to explain how we the taxpayers actually pay for these government programs. Rep. Lujan, Jr……..You are not Santa Claus, stop acting like him. We are not fooled.
Delegates, I appreciate your support in the upcoming State GOP Convention.
My congratulations to the conservative winning candidates in the many local elections held around the 3rd District. There were some very spirited contests, especially here in Farmington, and in Santa Fe and Rio Rancho. The message of freedom and liberty must be carried forward. It is the message of our great land, so to those who did not succeed, take a deep breath and re-double your efforts!
June 1st, the primary election, is a mere 90 days away, and the state GOP Republican pre-primary convention is only ten (10) days out. I greatly appreciate the support we have received so far and I look forward to representing you in Washington. Delegates, I thank you for your consideration, as this convention gives a good indication of the level of support that all candidates have in addition to determining the order of our names appearing on the primary ballot.
We had a great visit with folks in Rio Rancho today for breakfast and lunch and an excellent time visiting with Phil Marquez on KIVA 1550 radio today. www.1550kiva.com We will link to the podcast shortly.
Talk radio is a wonderful medium for our voices to be heard. Rep. Lujan would like these voices of freedom silenced. Support the media outlets and their advertisers that support them being on the air. We are in this battle against socialism together.
Tomorrow, my opponent and I will have another candidate forum, this time in Farmington at the San Juan County Federated Republican Women’s meeting 11:30 am to 1 pm, at the San Juan Country Club. The weather was beautiful today, we can hope that Spring is on the way.
At the start of our campaign, last October, I signed the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) Pledge. This is a link to the document. http://www.mullinsforcongress.com/Taxpayer%20Protection%20Pledge.pdf
We have contacted ATR to ensure that my name is listed properly, so that voters know where I stand. The ATR is doing great work, please support them in their efforts.
After attending the Environmental Improvement Board’s (EIB) hearing in Santa Fe regarding the New Energy Economy’s (NEE) petition to cap our energy usage……I have to say it just reinforces why I am running for the United States Congress. Sitting there waiting for my opportunity to comment to a non-elected board who have their minds made up with regard to destroying our economy, is like listening to Ben Ray Lujan, Jr. I want to save everyone’s time and energy by having the decision making authority of sitting in the 3rd Congressional District Seat in the United States House. New Mexicans need a congressman who understands energy and the climate debate in detail. I look forward to debating Rep. Lujan on green jobs, sustainability, climate, and the proper role of the Federal Government.
I will hold these non-elected bureaucrats accountable (EPA and related State funitionaries) for their activities and their decisions. The Federal EPA is the source for much of these misguided policies within New Mexico. It is time we change out our governor, many of our elected representatives, and of course our congressional delegation.
A big thank you to Paul Gessing and the Rio Grande foundation for hosting the candidate forum last night between my opponent and I. I encourage folks to watch the video of the event when it is available. We will put up a link to the video as soon as it is available, as well as the Farmington, NM debate from 2 weeks ago.
Please do not forget to vote in your local elections. Today is the day. Elections and important decisions are often decided by a razor thin margin of voters. Contact your local county clerk or city clerk’s office for more information.
Yes, I realize that when candidates speak that we are emitting more CO2. I remind everyone that the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) is holding their public hearing today on the crazy idea of imposing a cap on New Mexico’s CO2 (& other supposed harmful pollutants) at the 1990 level less 25%. There are no adjustments for population. So your children and grandchildren will just have to cut their energy usage. Please show up today in Santa Fe and voice your concern. If we the people do not make our voice heard, then these Richardson appointees will rubber stamp (dare I say brand) this wishful regulation into place. I have had enough of government bureaucrats taking away my right to life.
Following this hearing, join me and my opponent at Santa Fe Community College for a candidate forum. 6 pm. Details are at the Rio Grande Foundation website.