Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press reports that presidential candidates of both parties are spending unprecedented amounts of money in early states such as Iowa and South Carolina, including “jet fuel by the planeload.” But not in Nevada, at least for Republicans.
Nevada isn’t an early state for Republicans. Only the Democrats. In […]
Posted on March 15th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Despite the fact that over 90 percent of Nevadans already buckle up behind the wheel, the federal government is trying to bribe legislators with $5 million to make failure to wear a seatbelt a “primary offense.”
As it is, cops can’t pull you over simply for not being buckled. They can only cite you if you […]
Posted on March 15th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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A follow-up to our invitation to Bill Weidner of the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas and Rossi Ralenkotter of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to discuss the LVCVA’s $200 million per year (and growing) subsidy from the hotel room tax and whether or not that money would be better spent on […]
Posted on March 15th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Judging by state Sen. Dennis Nolan’s (R-Las Vegas) blog, it’s not surprising he has very little knowledge of, or respect for, the conservative Internet blogging community.
About a month ago, Nolan launched his blog and wrote: “Check this page to see what is going on in the legislature and get a unique perspective on legislative events.” […]
Posted on March 14th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Speaking of the new-and-improved Nevada Republican presidential caucus, Pete Ernaut and acting-Nevada GOP chairman Paul Willis appeared on NPR’s “State of Nevada” program yesterday to explain why the party was moving its caucus from late April up to February 7th. There are a LOT of questions regarding the legality of the move, the cost, […]
Posted on March 14th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Let’s first give credit where credit’s due. The Assembly Republicans finally held their first press conference Monday to discuss education. And you gotta give ‘em points just for showing up and subjecting themselves to media scrutiny. They should definitely do this more often; they’ll only get better at this the more they […]
Posted on March 14th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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State Sen. Dennis “Nolan Knows” Nolan (R) still has his tights in a twist over all the folks who read this e-newsletter and emailed him stating their opposition to his proposal to put a tax hike on the ballot next year. In a Las Vegas Review Journal story yesterday, Nolan dismissed cyber-conservatives, saying, “I […]
Posted on March 12th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Did you know that all Members of Congress automatically get TOP SECRET clearance when they are sworn into Congress — with no background check? Even more scary, did you know that any Member who ascends to a security sensitive committee in Congress, as either the Chairman or Ranking Member (they are from the opposite […]
Posted on March 11th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Democrats hate it. Government bureaucrats fear it. Many in the media despise it. Even some Republicans run from it like scalded dogs. “It” is the Taxpayer Protection Pledge which Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform has been championing for over 20 years now.
The pledge is really quite simple, and one […]
Posted on March 11th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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This whole notion of moving Nevada’s GOP presidential caucus up to February 7th is worse than a mess. It’s a world-class cluster-something-or-other.
Let’s start with the fact that only a handful of muckity-mucks are calling the shots in the modern-day equivalent of the smoke-filled back room: the conference call. If there’s a good argument […]
Posted on March 10th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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