We all know and expect liberals to promote an energetic government sticking its nose into every facet of American life. But liberals alone can’t bring down this republic. The true danger to this greatest experiment of individual liberty in human history comes from the Right. And the entire risk comes down to […]
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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What with all that was going on with the Conservative Leadership Conference earlier this month, I missed a story by Ed Vogel in the Las Vegas Review Journal about Assembly Minority Leader Garn “Maybe” Mabey being ousted by members of his own caucus.
Although the caucus officially denies our efforts to expose Mabey as a spineless […]
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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“The state’s No. 2 Republican broke with Gov. Jim Gibbons on Thursday, criticizing him and other politicians for not being willing to talk about raising taxes,” reported the Las Vegas Sun a few days after the governor called for a little budgetary belt tightening. But according to a press release from Sen. Raggio sent […]
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Before launching into the next item, let me remind all of you “good” Republicans that Big Labor gives more than 90 percent of its political money to Democrats and lives to kill Republican elected officials. Politically speaking, of course (I think). No matter how you slice it, unions are sworn enemies of the […]
Posted on October 24th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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God bless Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley. Believe it or not the Las Vegas Democrat has made the single most compelling case for cutting the Nevada state budget. And not just by a measly 5 percent. By a LOT.
But first, one has to shake their head in disbelief at the childish tantrums thrown by […]
Posted on October 24th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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It’s often said that Democrats are more about making people feel good, as well as making themselves look good, than actually doing something constructive to fix problems. Thus is the case these days regarding the rash of homeowner foreclosures in Nevada.
As you’ve probably seen or heard, either lenders made a lot of home loans […]
Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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In an article titled, “Giuliani’s Conservative Support Tenuous,” the Associated Press reports that “Rudy Giuliani shares the lead for the conservative vote in the Republican presidential race, despite the New Yorker’s three marriages and moderate views on abortion, guns and gays.” This sort of headline bugs the heck out of me for two reasons:
1.) […]
Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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I hate to say I told you so, but…
No, actually I don’t mind saying it at all. And during the last Nevada legislative session I said that the increase in the state’s general fund spending budget was too much. And guess what?
It was too much.
Had the Governor and the Legislature limited […]
Posted on October 18th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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CNSNews.com recently asked all the Republican presidential candidates the following question: “Will you pledge as president to oppose all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and businesses?”
Of the top-tier candidates, only Mitt Romney answered with an emphatic “Yes.” He added that he would make the Bush tax cuts permanent, would […]
Posted on October 17th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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“A crusading three-star general has sparked outrage within the Army Special Forces and Marine Special Operations Command by publicly condemning and twice bringing legal actions against members of their forces,” reported Sharon Behn in the Washington Times on October 10th. “None of Lt. Gen. Frank Kearney’s actions has resulted in a conviction, but they […]
Posted on October 17th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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