New Mexico mayor was drunk when he signed deal

Associated Press ^ | August 4, 2011

[Free ThinkerNY]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Mexico border town mayor and congressional candidate Martin Resendiz was drunk when he signed nine contracts with a California company that is now suing the city for $1 million, according to a deposition in the case.

"The day I signed, . I had way too much to drink. It was after 5 p.m. and I signed it (the contracts) and I didn't know what I was signing," Sunland Park, NM, Mayor Martin Resendiz wrote in response to questions from lawyers for the architectural design firm Synthesis+. "My sister had to pick me up."

[ClearCase_guy]

Congressional candidate? Go straight on the senate, my good man!

[JennysCool]

An honest politician!

[dfwgator]

“I don’t know, I was really drunk at the time!”

[Da Coyote]

Didn’t mention party - ergo - dumb-bulb-crat?

[God luvs America]

four paragraphs down before the story mentions he’s a rat- something tells me were he a member of the GOP it would be four words in...

[Steely Tom]

Political party affiliation not mentioned in first sentence. Wonder what that means.

[maine yankee]

Once he gets to DC, nobody will notice.

[dangus]

Hmmm... no party affiliation mentioned. Must be a Democrat.

(Yeah, he’s running for Congress, and the incumbent is a Republican.)

[RGVTx]

Isn’t that John Belushi?

[jazusamo]

Resendiz is no mental giant that’s for sure but he’s a solid Democrat. :)

[humblegunner]

Ahem.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Impeach him.

[CholeraJoe]

He’ll be Tweeting his junk before he’s sworn in.

[Tijeras_Slim]

If I lived in Sunland Park I’d be drunk too!

[RexBeach]

That’s OK, Mr. Mayor. The guys who sent you the contracts were drunk when they wrote them.

Hick! Hick!

[Rogle]

NM Ping

[GSWarrior]

[pallis]

Elect scum, get septic policies.

[robertwalker62]

Happened to Spain once...a contract is a contract - had to fight a war to break it.