Calling All Citizens to Ax the Tax Now!
In case you’re still not sure whether or not Gov. Brian Sandoval’s billion dollar giga-tax hike is not only a bad idea but completely unnecessary, conservatives in the state Assembly have now removed all doubt. First, the supposed reason for Sandoval’s tax hike is to fix education. But repeat after me: More money isn’t the […]
Speaker-of-the-Weak’s Weak Defense
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s political shop has come to the rescue for Speaker-of-the-Weak John Hambrick with a slick, very lame Emensesque 4-page mailer claiming that “special interest groups” are trying to recall Hambrick for “their own selfish agenda.” Um, the “special interest group” is a committee of voters from within Hambrick’s assembly district and their agenda […]
Nevada GOP smacks Guv right in the puss
The Nevada Republican Party adopted a resolution at its meeting in Carson City on Saturday that declares that the party “will not accept a state budget that expands government and creates further burden on an already struggling business community.” The resolution further declares that “any Republican Legislator who votes for such a budget” will become […]
The GOP Mutant Tax Hikers
As you already know, what passes for “leadership” in the Republican Assembly Caucus – Speaker-of-the-Weak John Hambrick, Speaker-in-Reality Paul Anderson and Assembly Higher Taxation Committee Chairman Derek Armstrong – announced this week an alternative to Gov. Brian Sandoval’s (RINO) Billion Dollar Tax Hike because…well, because it wasn’t big enough! Indeed, they introduced their own mutated […]
A shocking discovery on why your power bill is higher than it should be
When it comes to electricity generation and transmission, I don’t know a kilowatt from J.J. Watt. But I do know this: If the government gets involved, someone’s gonna get shocked. Indeed, imagine my surprise when I discovered that my power bill – as well as yours – is higher because we’re subsidizing the installation of […]
Marketer of the Month
Please pardon this little detour into a little fatherly pride… As many of you know, in addition to my day job of irritating liberals I’m also a marketing consultant to small businesses. As such, I’ve been driving down to San Diego once a month to attend a marketing meet-up of usually 50-60 small business owners […]
Assembly GOP should tell Sandoval to go back to the drawing board
I remember a time back in the 6th grade when I turned in a book report. Mr. Levanis reviewed it, handed it back to me and said, “This isn’t acceptable. Go back and do it over.” And that’s EXACTLY what Republicans in the Assembly should tell Gov. Brian Sandoval about his $7.3 billion budget and […]
Republicans to Introduce Alternative Billion Dollar Tax Hike to Sandoval’s Billion Dollar Tax Hike!
Happy Assembly Republicans greet Gov. Brian Sandoval just before presenting his Billion Dollar Tax Hike on Wednesday. Standing, Chris “Let’s Make a Deal” Edwards. Seated from left to right: Robin Titus, Vicki Dooling and Jim Wheeler. (Photo courtesy of some liberal blogger with a tax-subsidized TV show) (Carson City) – Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R&R Partners) […]
Sugar Mill Owners Threatened with Jail and Mosquitoes
India is the world’s #2 sugar producer. Its sugar industry is also a royal mess. In an effort to woo the nation’s sugar farmers, the government set an above-market price that Indian sugar mills were required to pay sugar farmers for raw sugar. As such, sugar farmers went into production overdrive, growing far more sugar […]
My Friend, the Gay Terrorist Sympathizer
(Chuck Muth) – Talk-show host Glenn Beck was all over a jaw-dropping, earth-shattering revelation last week, sounding the alarm from coast-to-coast about a “very dangerous” national conservative leader. If you haven’t heard this story already, you’re simply not going to believe it… It was the morning of 9-11. Yes, that 9-11. 2001. And according to […]
Look Out Taxpayers, Here Come the Republicans!
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When Republicans won the Governor’s office, as well as control of the State Senate and the State Assembly last November, Nevada taxpayers were supposed to be safe. At least for this one session. Indeed, for this one session – the first time the GOP has held all three […]
Time to End 40-Year Ban on U.S. Oil Exports
Nothing succeeds like success. Unless, of course, you’re the Obama administration. The success of hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – for the purpose of oil production in the U.S. has been nothing short of spectacular. Oil is flowing as freely as 99-cent margaritas at Stations Casinos. And, believe it or not, after decades of dependence on […]
What Horse Racing and the Global Sugar Market have in Common
Agri-Pulse.com reported last week… “Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., reintroduced a bill Friday that encourages the administration to target foreign sugar subsidies. Under the ‘Zero-for-Zero’ plan, U.S. sugar policy would also be rolled back in exchange for the elimination of foreign programs, which Yoho says are distorting world prices and inhibiting a free market.” House Concurrent […]
Assembly Republicans Fail to Shoot Down Elk Tax
AB78 would increase the fee for a “tag” to hunt elk in Nevada by $5. The money would be used to mitigate property damage done by elk and, so I’ve been told by one legislator, elk hunters support this tax hike. Call me skeptical, so I did a little checking. Here’s what I found… The […]
RoboTax’s Stunning Passage: Who Screwed the Taxpayers?
Unless I’ve been misinformed, RoboTax…a bill to extend temporary voter-approved tax hikes for school construction without letting the voters themselves vote on the extension…has been approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor. As I know some members of the Assembly are waiting for this, let me state that it is my opinion that […]
Vote “No” on AB78: A Tax Hike on Elk Hunters
One of the big lessons I learned as a kid attending a Catholic school in Baltimore is that some people can rationalize anything. And I mean anything. Including breaking in the worst of the 10 Commandments. And with that in mind, it’s time for our biennial visit to the plain English of the Taxpayer Protection […]
Is Congress Nostalgic for Gas Lines?
I was my 14-year-old daughter’s age when the first gas lines appeared in 1973, thanks to the newly created Mideast oil cartel we would soon know as OPEC and President Richard Nixon’s ill-advised effort at government control of oil prices. For those who weren’t born yet, instead of whipping into your neighborhood convenience store, driving […]