This Is Gonna Get Ugly

A few weeks ago Gov. Jim Gibbons’ Chief Operating Officer, Dianne Cornwall, made the family’s personal marriage problems public by commenting on a scheduled family meeting to discuss the matter.

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Do As We Say, Not As We Do

The Nevada Department of Education, the Nevada State Board of Education and the teachers union all have objections to one degree or another with distance learning and virtual schools - even though learning online is gaining in popularity by leaps and bounds as more and more parents find it a desirable alternative to sending their kids to dysfunctional public schools.

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Jeff and the Beanstalk

I feel like Al Pacino in “The Godfather - Part III”: Everytime I try to walk away from this Nevada GOP convention fiasco, I get pulled back in.

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Libertarian Fringe Comes Unhinged

We all know the Democrats are having a dickens of a time getting its act together and rallying ‘round a presidential nominee. The party of affirmative action is in a quandary as to whether or not to cast their November lot with the liberal black man or the liberal white woman. Decisions, decisions.

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The Ron Paul Convention: Final Thoughts

I have four problems with *some* of the Ron Paul folks.

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Titus Enters, Stage Left

It’s official. Nevada state Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus announced yesterday that she’s running against Republican Rep. Jon Porter in Nevada’s 3rd congressional district this November. In making her announcement speech in Henderson, the liberal UNLV professor said:

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The Unhinged Fringe

Some Nevada Republican delegates to last weekend’s convention are firing back at the minority of unhinged fringe elements of the Ron Paul campaign - what are now being derisively referred to as the “Paultards” - in emails, blogs and letters-to-the-editor. Here are some examples…

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Writer Slams “Ron Paul Losers”

Some folks who aren’t exactly thrilled with the shenanigans pulled by the Ron Paul troops at the Nevada GOP convention last weekend are making their opinions known. The following letter appears in today’s edition of the Nevada Appeal…

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Learning from History

MGM gaming chief Terri Lanni appeared on Jon Ralston’s Face-to-Face television program this week and had this to say:

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Stupid Is as NRCC Does

Based on past experience, the only thing worse than having someone show up at your door and saying, “Hi, I’m from the government and I’m here to help,” is being a Republican congressional candidate and having someone knock at your door saying, “Hi, I’m from the National Republican Congressional Committee and I’m here to help.” Does anyone remember what a bang-up job they did for Lynette Boggs-McDonald in her race against Rep. Shelley Berkley a few years ago?

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