New mayor’s agenda catering to political allies
NOW THAT Tim Keller is our new mayor, we have to ask the question: Will we be better off as a city at the end of his first term? I would venture to say that we will not be, in fact I’ll make the prediction that we will be worse if not the same.
It is easy to do that considering that most politicians will make any statement and promise to get elected but when in office must stay true to the powers that got them there. Keller is a Democrat progressive, and the money that elected him is progressive, and he must adhere to its agenda in order to gain a second term. Coupled with a majority on the City Council who are of the same ideology, it is a formula for economic disaster and continued lawlessness.
The discrepancies in Keller’s own statements made during the election should have alerted voters to the true outcome if he were elected. For example, he promised to bring law and order to Albuquerque, yet will establish the city as a criminal sanctuary. Since the purpose of sanctuary cities is to give protection to illegal immigrants, those who have already violated immigration law, how can Keller do both, violate federal law and bring law and order to our city?
Keller stated he wants to create a friendly and healthy business climate, yet desires to sit down with both sides to establish a paid sick-leave policy. That proposal was defeated in the October election, but for a progressive like Keller, defeat by one voter class does not exempt him from ignoring that class for the sake of the political money. It matters not that the vote was close, the fact is, that idea was defeated by those who saw its potential damage to the business community. Progressives have no desire to play by the rules of democracy.
We all know that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. From that truth we can conclude that New Mexico is an insane state. We keep voting in the same party and politicians and always get the same results. GARY HAYS Albuquerque