DOT Public-Private Partnership

 From the Albuquerque Journal

The Governor's Office issued a scathing review Thursday of the Transportation Department's effort to redevelop its headquarters and district offices in Santa Fe, calling it a "fatally flawed process." ...

Gov. Bill Richardson halted DOT's plans for a private firm headed by Santa Fe art dealer Gerald Peters to develop $350 million to $400 million in office space, housing, a commuter train station and commercial and retail property on the headquarters land downtown. ...

"While there may have been a conspiracy to defraud private developers involved in these projects, there is no evidence that any kickbacks or illegal payments were achieved," the Governor's Office said.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.  Defraud private developers?  What about bilking public projects?  How are private  developers even potential victims?  It takes two to tango. 

The Governor's office left the door of la sala wide open:

We need to go back to the drawing board on this," said James Jimenez, the governor's chief of staff. He added, "I still think that whole private-public partnership makes sense."

It never made sense in the first place.  How can it still make sense?

Oh,  just relax and listen to the music.  Hear a tango?