About Those Borg Democrats
I find it somewhat amusing that all of the talk regarding the “end game” for this legislative session has centered around persuading three Republicans in the state Senate to vote for a monstrous job-killing, recovery-retarding tax hike while no one, and I mean no one, is talking about persuading six Assembly Democrats to buck their […]
Better Late than Never (I Guess)
In response to the Democrats’ $1.5 billion “Mother of All Mother of All Tax Hikes” proposal today, Assembly Republicans immediately issued a rare press release. “Raising taxes is a decision that ignores the economic reality that Nevada faces,” said Assembly Minority Leader Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka. “Raising taxes is not the answer. Doing so jeopardizes the […]
Goedhart Cleared; SoS Tells Neff to Pound Sand
As you may recall, accuracy-challenged liberal activist Erin Neff filed a frivolous complaint with the Secretary of State claiming that Assemblyman Ed Goedhart (R-Amargosa Valley) had violated Nevada’s campaign laws by allowing a worker who had been fired by the Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) to continue working in his office as a volunteer after Citizen […]
Dude, Where’s My Voucher
In his Tuesday night speech, Gov. Brian Sandoval promised to put the $274 million surplus budget windfall into Nevada’s failed education system. He also promised to establish “triggers” so that if the economy continues to improve, future surplus windfalls will also be directed to Nevada’s failed education system. In addition, the governor specifically directed that […]
Sandoval Speaks Softly; Carries Big Stick
In his 15-minute statewide speech to Nevadans Tuesday night, Gov. Brian Sandoval spoke softly, but make no mistake, he’s carrying a big stick – that being solid support from Republican in the state Senate (Assembly Republicans are another matter; but their leader has relegated them to irrelevancy, so who cares?) who won’t give Democrats the […]
Assembly Republicans Dancin’ with Themselves
If there is a more pathetic political group in Nevada than Assembly Republicans, I’d love to hear about them. While their fellow Republican governor and GOP colleagues in the state Senate have united in taking tax hikes off the table for the duration of this legislative session – including any extension of the $650 million […]
Drive-By Muthings: May 2, 2011
Isn’t it funny how so many on the Left are having a cow over Gov. Brian Sandoval making a firm campaign promise and then keeping it? I mean, isn’t that what we WANT politicians to do? As we hit the home stretch of Nevada’s 2011 Legislature, here’s what we know: Gov. Sandoval came into the […]
The bin Laden Bump
Hate to rain on the president’s parade, but the notion that plugging OBL in the skull will result in “the same sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11” ain’t happenin’. Americans come together for extended periods of time in response to tragedy, but celebrations rarely last as long. OBL’s dead. Mission accomplished. What’s on TV […]
Bad Budget Math
The Associated Press reported on Monday that legislators are debating “how to plug a possible $2.5 billion shortfall in the state’s $5.8 billion spending plan.” But this simply is NOT TRUE. For the life of me I don’t understand how the press keeps getting this wrong. Nevada’s government is currently operating on a GENERAL FUND […]
Bye-Bye, Binnie!
First thought on bin Laden’s death: May he burn in hell…and may each of his 72 virgins look and sound exactly like Roseanne! Secondly, enough with the PC-speak. I don’t think a single red-blooded American was celebrating on Sunday night that Osama bin Laden had been “brought to justice.” They were celebrating that the son […]
NSEA’s Skewed Priorities
You gotta love the single-minded selfishness of the Nevada State Education Association – the teachers union – which around 11 pm last night, and in the middle of all the hoopla over the world’s #1 killer taking a shot through the head at the hands of a Navy SEAL team, posted this self-serving message on […]
What Local Candidates Can Learn from Donald Trump
Perhaps the most difficult thing for any candidate for any office is answering the simple, most basic question most often asked by the media, potential donors and voters: “Why are you running?” Most – who cannot articulate their motivation at all, let alone in a 30-second or less sound bite – defer to the old, […]
The Angle/TPX Connection: All About the Money
A Nevada political consultant with direct connections to the Tea Party Express last year, who requested anonymity, weighed in on the TPX-Sharron Angle angle in an email to me over the weekend. “TPX supported Angle because she was the candidate they stood to benefit the best financially from. They didn’t see Sue (Lowden) or Danny […]
Sharron Angle without the Artificial Sweeteners
In response to recent criticism by yours truly of a pair of special interests who helped Harry Reid propel Sharron Angle to the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate last year, Peter Hennessey of Carson City writes: “What is wrong with having won the endorsement of the Club for Growth and the Tea Party Express? That […]
Goicoechea Had a Cow…E-I-E-I-Ouch!
Republican Assembly Minority Leader Pete Goicoechea was spittin’ nails. I mean he was livid. According to a report by Anjeanette Damon of the Las Vegas Sun, “Tax My Meat” Pete was furious with some of his fellow legislators in Carson City this week. No, silly, not with the Democrats. Assembly GOP leaders don’t get mad […]
Angle’s Funny Fundraising Angle
Sharron Angle sent out a new fundraising email today, declaring her intent to run in the CD2 special election now scheduled for next September. I found this part rather funny: “The Democrats want this seat. The left wing of the Republican Party wants it more. Instead of an open process – already they are behind […]
Time for a Tax Rebate
The Economic Forum meets next week and will tell the Governor and the Legislature how much revenue they can expect to come in over the next two years for budgeting purposes. Everyone expects their number will be higher than the amount Gov. Sandoval already used to balance Nevada’s budget with existing revenues in the budget […]