Editor,
New Mexico is in a state of crisis. Under the failed leadership of Gov. Bill Richardson and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, our high schools are graduating an embarrassing 54 percent of N.M.
students. Businesses are fleeing because of excessive taxation and irrational regulations, and our state government has been reduced to a vile cesspool of corruption. New Mexico is heading in the wrong direction, and we need to elect a proven leader to take up the governorship and reform Santa Fe.
Allen Weh is the proven leader we have been searching for. As a former colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, Weh has proven himself on the battlefield by earning three Purple Hearts in three theaters of war, including the Iraq War. Just as it takes a proven leader to lead soldiers into battle, it will take a proven leader to bring accountability and transparency to state government.
Getting our economy back on track will require a successful businessman like Weh. As an entrepreneur, Weh took out a loan and built a multimillion-dollar company, CSI Aviation Inc., from the ground up. And just as businesses are forced to balance their books, Weh will stop New Mexico from drowning in red ink and return us to the black by going through the state budget, line by line, and eliminating wasteful government spending.
As a proven leader, Weh will work hard to curb the high school dropout rate by expanding charter schools and creating a program that allows at-risk students to earn GEDs and to earn a marketable skill suitable for the work force.
The people of New Mexico are tired of failed leadership; they are tired of the status quo that Denish represents. It’s time to elect a proven leader like Weh as our next governor.
If students at UNM would like to meet Weh or other Republican candidates running for office, they should stop by the College Republicans booth near the Duck Pond today between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Eric McInteer
UNM student
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