Potential Up and Comer in National Politics
New Mexico Gov.-elect Susana Martinez, right, with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, is a rising star in national Republican circles, already being mentioned in the blogosphere as a potential vice presidential candidate in 2012. ( Denis Poroy, AP / November 17 , 2010 ) by Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism It is of course way to early to tell, but... Susan Martinez , New Mexico's new Republican Governor is planning to focus on the right agenda for difficult times. While focusing on cutting wasteful spending she is also committed to reversing the policy of issuing driver licences to illegal immigrants. "We have to start cutting back on the wasteful spending," Martinez said in a telephone interview last week as she drove to her hometown of Las Cruces. She wants to sell the state's $5.5-million jet, pare administrative costs in the education budget and put the state's generous film indu...