Vote in this week's poll! The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange

Albuquerque - The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, the state managed compliance to the 2010 Affordable Care Act will begin enrollment next week on October 1st. The aim of the program is to provide affordable health care options to New Mexicans, especially those without health insurance. In this week's poll we ask "Will the state managed New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange decrease the number of the medically uninsured in New Mexico?" Voting remains open until Friday, listen for the results and discussion on Sunday's broadcast of New Mexico Politico Radio at 8am on 95.9FM and 1600AM.

Listen Live 8AM to New Mexico Politico Radio!

This week on New Mexico Politico Radio we review the top news and views from around New Mexico's 'La Politica'. For our news segment Joey Peters of the Santa Fe Reporter calls in on our capitol line to discuss his latest stories from Santa Fe. In our politico segment Bob Cornelius, veteran politico and CEO of 90 Degrees Agency, stops in to talk shop. For our culture segment we are excited to preview the upcoming 42nd Albuquerque International Balloon Festival with Tom Garrity, we also discuss the history and mechanics of the annual event. You can listen live in Albuquerque at New Mexico's Rock of Talk 95.9FM, KIVA 1600AM, and worldwide at www.rockoftalk.com

Should the United States intervene in Syria?

Las Cruces - As I write this post, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee is hearing from Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey on the Obama Administration's plans for possible intervention in Syria. I applaud President Obama's decision to seek the consent of Congress before initiating any military action against the Assad regime. This is the Constitutional process that many Presidents, both Republican and Democrat, have ignored while unilaterally executing cavalier military solutions. I ask in this week's poll "Should the United States intervene in the Syrian civil war?" Many Americans continue to be war weary after almost 13 years at war in the Middle East. While most of us can agree that the use of chemical weapons on any peoples is inhumane and atrocious, should the U.S. intervene in a cloudy civil war that will inevitably lead to more inhumane atrocities where more innocent civilians will needlessly perish? War is inhumane, the U.S. is in an unfortunate position of having to pick international winners and losers once more when in reality there really are no winners or losers, just death. Remember to vote in this week's poll, the results will be shared on my radio program this weekend.