Republican senators chose a poor leader
Almost all modern politicians are smart enough to avoid linking skin color to competence. They are even more careful about it when publicly interviewing someone for a job.
Republican state Sen. Greg Baca is an exception. A lawyer from Belen, Baca is either the state’s clumsiest interrogator or a politician in 2021 with an approach from 1951.
Baca talked his way into trouble last week while questioning Sonya Smith, secretary-designate of the state Department of Veterans Services.
Smith is a native of Virginia and an Air Force veteran. She served as a medical technician in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
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