Once again the state of Nevada in general, and the Republican Party in particular, find themselves caught up in yet another Gov. Jim Gibbons-related controversy. This time it has to do with the governor’s appointment of former U.S. Government Printer Bruce James to head the newly-created Nevada Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission.
James was […]
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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The Founding Fathers were geniuses. They knew the executive branch nor the legislative branch nor the judicial branch of government could be trusted implicitly, so they set up a system of checks and balances to keep any one branch from taking control of the government from the people. I mention this because a […]
Posted on May 10th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County (Nev.) is in contract talks with the Teamsters this week at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks. And what cataclysmic issue is of such monumental concern in the negotiations that it warranted a full-scale press release this morning? Wages? Benefits? Working conditions? Safety? […]
Posted on May 10th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Political columnist Jon Ralston just published the following update titled “Governor says he would support room tax deal if put on ballot and approved” in his “Flash” e-newsletter…
“Gov. Jim Gibbons met Thursday with Steve Wynn to discuss negotiations between gamers and teachers to swap bump in room tax for gross gaming tax proposed in initiative. […]
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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You’ll recall that it was recently reported that government employees racked up some $30 million-plus in air travel last year. Well, in response to our public records request in that regard, Greg Smith of the Purchasing Division of Nevada’s Department of Administration has forwarded to me the master summary of Southwest Airlines’ travel reports […]
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Wayne Allyn Root, a candidate for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, wrote the following paper in response to fellow LP candidate and self-professed anacharist Mary Ruwart’s explosive position on child pornography…
Anarchism, Age of Consent Laws and the Dallas Accord
By Wayne Allyn Root, Candidate for the Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination
Recently a controversy has arisen over […]
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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If you haven’t discovered the new online political newspaper “Politicker Nevada” yet, do yourself a favor and surf on over and add it to your list of favorite places. And while there, make sure to read the column titled “Ron Paul Circus” by “Wally Edge” concerning the recent Nevada GOP convention in Reno.
There are […]
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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In formally announcing the creation of the James Commission to look into ways to make government more efficient and less expensive, Gov. Jim Gibbons said yesterday, “My first goal is if we can get government so efficient that it does not take as much revenue to run government, we are going to look at cutting […]
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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The vast majority of Americans desperately want to get beyond the “race” issue in politics and continue moving down the path toward a color-blind society. Indeed, initiatives to do away with “affirmative action” programs which extend preferential treatment to certain persons based on their race have passed overwhelmingly in every state where they have […]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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I watched Gov. Jim Gibbons as he signed an Executive Order (EO) in his office this morning establishing the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission and introduced to reporters his choice to head that commission, Bruce James. As the U.S. Public Printer in Washington, DC, for a number of years, Mr. James has extensive […]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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