The brouhaha over the Sen. McCain’s confusing position that “everything is on the table,” including possible tax increases to bail out Social Security, continues. Anjeanette Damon of the Reno Gazette-Journal has posted an audio recording of a post-town hall meeting with local reporters on Tuesday in which she and Samantha Stone of KOH radio […]
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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In a nutshell: The Legislature passed a law to tax casinos on free meals they provide to their employees and their customers. The state has been collecting this tax since around 1981. But some casino companies have been fighting the tax all along and sued to stop it. And they won. […]
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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About a week ago, I asked readers to mull whether or not it would be fair for the overwhelming number of voters in Clark County to vote to raise the taxes of the minority of voters living in Washoe County. Such tyranny of the majority is anathema to the principles this republic was founded […]
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Let’s turn our attention to the upcoming primary elections in Carson City. Early voting is already underway and for many of you I have just two words: DON’T VOTE!
That’s right, don’t vote. While you have a right to vote, there is no obligation to vote. And with rights come responsibilities. Which […]
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Currently, Clark County is choking in traffic, choking in crime and…well, choking on the air. Not surprisingly, the county commission is, and has been for many years, dominated by Democrats, many of whom are currently wearing pinstripes and looking at life through iron bars.
At present time there are only two Republicans serving on the […]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Way back in 1995, when I was chairman of the Clark County GOP and just a “pup” of a political activist, I sent out a last-minute mailer in a “non-partisan” Henderson city council race advising Republican voters which of the two candidates, Amanda Cyphers, was a Republican. And she won.
For this cheeky action, Mike […]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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John McCain - speaking at a town hall meeting yesterday in Sparks, Nevada - promised my eight-year-old daughter Kristen that he won’t raise taxes if elected president…
And HERE is an even better-quality clip of the exchange, featured prominently on MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.”
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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The Associated Press reported yesterday that veteran conservative columnist Bob Novak had been diagnosed with a brain tumor on Sunday. The story concluded with this:
“Novak was the first to publicly reveal the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame. Last week he was given a $50 citation after he struck a homeless man with […]
Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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I attended the John McCain town hall meeting in Sparks, Nevada, this morning and one thing is perfectly clear: The choice between the Republican senator from Arizona and the Democrat senator from Illinois is a choice between substance over style; a workhorse vs. a show horse. McCain’s performance was substantive, but not exactly electric. […]
Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Funny how once you start digging into a political race what you find. And so it is with Nancy Allf, the Democrat Party establishment’s anointed choice for the Nevada Supreme.
But it’s not just Democrats who are supporting Allf. A quick check of her website uncovered the names of a handful of longtime Republican […]
Posted on July 28th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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