Local congressional candidate Martin Heinrich finds time two weeks before the primary to list his Ten Favorite Things About Albuquerque.
8. Eating chile-laden breakfast, on the patio at Las Mananitas in the spring when the cottonwoods are greening.
7. The Ta Lin Market, the South Valley Dia de Los Muertos parade, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, and all the diverse communities that make up Albuquerque
4. The fact that a pair of boots and a bolo tie is considered formal-wear.
(My friend Donna and I have a running discussion about whether there are one or two restaurants in Albuquerque where blue jeans (or shorts) might not be de rigueur.)
But Martin, why then the rush to go to Washington to live? Trust me, if you don’t have any Sweeties near there like I do, it’s not all that great.
Maybe the family will stay here and he will come home on weekends. That’s how Heather Wilson does it, and she isn’t the only one. There was a segment on 60 minutes a few months ago about four Senators sharing a townhouse in Washington during the week like that.