Diane Denish has been fighting hard to cleanse herself of her eight years of collusion and silence under Bill Richardson’s two terms of corruption, graft and out of controlled spending and power grabs.
In a December 1, 2009 article at Politico.com, the following is stated: “Denish touted her work expanding the role of the lieutenant governor’s office from simply being a tie-breaking vote in the state Senate to taking a lead role on state policy, from education to economic development. That experience, she argued, puts her in strong position to win next year’s gubernatorial election.” Diane Denish is the ’anti-Bill Richardson’…..REALLY? REALLY? (http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1209/Diane_Denish_the_antiRichardson.html)
Sorry Diane but the facts speak for themselves. Let’s take a look:
1. Governor Richardson had to withdrawal his name as Obama’s Commerce Secretary nominee after it was made public that Richardson, and several associates, where under investigation for ‘pay to play’ with the California based company CDR Financial Products. Where was Diane? Diane was nowhere to be found or heard from. EIGHT TOO LATE DIANE;
2. Let’s see, since he was first elected, Governor Bill Richardson has spent millions of dollars of public funds without authorization from the state legislature. These millions in funds are from federal ‘economic relief’ and ‘stimulus’ bills. Spending this money without legislative authorization violates the state constitution. Jim Scarantino, an investigative journalist for the Rio Grande Foundation, reported in his study “The Governor’s Unconstitutional Spending of Public Funds without Legislative Authorization, that Richardson gave his own office $370,000 in unauthorized tax dollars and then gave $225,000 in unauthorized tax dollars to the office of Lt. Governor Diane Denish. For the record, $2 million went to the money bleeding Rail Runner and millions more to different projects determined by him. Where was Diane in protesting this use of tax dollars for her own office and other projects without legislative oversight? Diane was nowhere to be found or heard from. EIGHT TOO LATE DIANE;
3. Governor Bill Richardson ran as a ‘pro-business’ Democrat and promised New Mexico’s oil and gas industry that he would support energy development in New Mexico. Diane, on her own website, http://www.dianedenish.com/issues?id=0008, states the following: ”Growing up in rural Hobbs, New Mexico, Diane appreciates the importance of the oil and natural gas industry to our state’s economy. The industry provides $2.5 billion in economic activity each year and employs 23,000 workers, and Diane will support its efforts to meet the needs of the 21st Century.” Yet, where was she in voicing her opposition to Richardson’s pushing of the pit rule? Diane was nowhere to be found or heard from. EIGHT TOO LATE DIANE;
4. In his first term, Bill Richardson purchased a new ‘jet airplane’ for himself. He claimed it was for traveling the state. However, it was soon discovered that he used it to run for President in 2008. Where was Diane in protesting this unjustifiable and costly waste of taxpayer money? Diane was nowhere to be found or heard from. EIGHT TOO LATE DIANE;
This is just the tip of a very big iceberg.
Finally, nothing shows Denish’s opportunistic effort to become the ‘anti-Bill Richardson’ then the following video in which Diane endorsed Bill Richardson for President and even served has his national Women For Richardson’s group. If she’s trying to run from him now then why did she endorse and praise him for President just two years ago?
Sorry Diane, but you can’t run away from eight years of collusion. EIGHT TOO LATE DIANE….EIGHT TOO LATE.
