Going from Bad to Worse

The State Tourism Department is really on a roll when it comes to figuring out how to best market New Mexico. First, they paid good money for this ad:



Then, they forked up some serious dough to enter this into the Rose Bowl Parade:


I can't wait to see what they come up with next. Of course, a quick glance at the Journal's online poll shows that I'm not alone in thinking this must be someone's idea of a bad joke:



Isn't it about time to send someone in a decision making position in the State Tourism Department into deep space (i.e. fire them!).