Happy Thanksgiving
I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving! Here's a video of the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie.

SF County Commissioner running for State Land Commissioner
Santa Fe County commissioner Mike Anaya is throwing his hat in the ring for the position of state land commissioner.Anaya said the land commissioner "has an obligation and responsibility to be the steward of our public lands." And he said he "would be committed to maximizing the resources into the trust fund that primarily funds our schools." He also said that under him the State Land Office would be operated in a transparent manner and would solicit and obtain input from each and every county to assure the office provides the highest level

Tom Schaller smacks down "health care is unconstitutional" meme
A favorite meme from the Tea Party protesters, along with calling everything and everyone they dislike a socialist, is that health care is unconstitutional. Tom Schaller of FiveThirtyEight.com took aim at this particular fallacy. Here's an excerpt, but I recommend reading the whole post:Second, and conversely, there is the fallacy that anything not specifically proscribed by the Constitution is constitutionally permissible. We have one of those nutty preachers who shows up in the common areas of campus. One of his favorite claims is that because the Constitution makes no mention of

Richardson headed to DC for state dinner
Like so many things that happen in Washington D.C., I think this is a bit overblown, but Governor Bill Richardson is headed to the White House for a state dinner for the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. Richardson and his wife Barbara Richardson will be among the 400 attendees for Obama's first state dinner as President of the United States. You can see the DC press (though admittedly the fashion section of the Washington Post) obsessing over an event which I don't think most of America will be aware of, yet

Udall launches redesigned website
Senator Tom Udall launched a new version of his Senate website today. You can check it out at TomUdall.senate.gov. To the right, you can see a video introducing the new website and going through the features of the updated site. "It's crucially important to me that New Mexicans be in-the-loop with what's going on in Washington and to be able to easily provide feedback on my work and services," said Udall in a statement. "Building upon my presence on social media, my new website will bring news home to constituents in new and exciting ways, while also improving the ways that I provide services for the state." Udall is on Twitter at