Mr. King and His Courtiers
Editorial
The Wall Street Journal
April 28, 2009
Some public officials are touchier than others. Take Gary King, the New Mexico Attorney General, who reacted to our recent passing reference to him by denouncing us and calling our pay-to-play facts nothing but politics. That sounded like an invitation to investigate Mr. King further, and, sure enough, he deserves an editorial all to himself.
For that matter, the entire state of New Mexico could use a little more sunshine disinfectant. Last week brought news that Governor Bill Richardson's campaign and political action committees received nearly $200,000 from money managers and brokers who were seeking access to the state's multibillion dollar pension funds. The donations included $20,000 from Steven Rattner, the Treasury Department car czar. Mr. Rattner used to run Quadrangle, a private equity firm that was handed $20 million in state pension cash to invest in 2005.
