We may be a bit premature in congratu­lating Diane Denish on her up-coming eleva­tion to the governorship, but New Mexico has been waiting since before we became a state for her to come along. 
Few people are conscious of the fact that New Mexico's DNA is composed of the social organizations of indigenous tribes, Pioneer Spanish and Mexican mestizos. All of which are matriarchal in nature. 
Life in New Mexico demanded that it be so, mainly because Male longevity was short. (To say the least) 
So ingrained In the culture is the necessity that it may rightfully be termed an acquired instinct. 
New Mexicans have tolerated but not fully accepted the European beliefs that women are all but the givers and protectors of life; organizers and maintainers of order; and Male domination. Despite negative propaganda to the contrary! 
    Although we are thrilled beyond words to see one of our own, and a very ca­pable woman at that, about to take the helm of our state government, we realize that she is taking over at the worst possible time. It will lake everything she has and all the back­ing her constituents can muster to dig our­selves out of the hole in which, thanks to the GOP, via this Bush administration, we now find ourselves. 
When things get tough New Mexicans thrive, because we are united. We've learned that in times like these one must make do with what one has or to do without until times get better. People who are forced to live by there wits can be very crea­tive. 
    It lakes tremendous courage to as­sume the role of leadership of any govern­ment today, be that government federal. state. county, city of township, or territorial. In New Mexico democrat leaders have the added burden of representing the established populace vs. incoming incursions from other states. Our entire way of life a sovereign state of the American Union is under fire. it is a challenge to all New Mexicans as full American citizens, We can't and we won't stand by and allow our governor to answer that challenge single handed. 
    Her perception of our state is our per­ception of our state; Her values are our val­ues; Her integrity is our integrity. Not to stand shoulder to shoulder with our des­tined leader is to stand in league against ourselves. To side in with the malcontents who flap their gums on Suppository call-in Radio shows, such as The Hour of Rage on one of the local muck-raking stations. and criticize New Mexico; it's laws; it's educa­tional system; it's political system; it's cul­tural diversity; it's religious and racial make up; and try to change it to what it is not, .is to assume more power than any human-being can safely handle, it has proven to be self­destructive time and time again. Eventually they who tried gave up and went away. allow­ing the state to mature and develop on Its own pace and on it's own terms, accepting what is good for it and rejecting what is not. in that regard, New Mexico is Master Of It's Own Destiny, and Captain Of It's Own Fate.  The economic woes of the rest of the coun­try can be laid right at the feet of the auto industry, the banks and the insurance corpo­rations who overfed their money makers, like cows bloated with water to increase their weight at the market, now we all have to pay for it. 
    We won't live to see the end of this fiasco., but we'll bet our bottom dollar that when it ends, a new GOP and another G. W. Bush or Herbert Hoover will come along to screw it up all over again 
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