Mini-Muth’s Truths: July 30, 2010
Voice of America is reporting that “Coalition officials in Afghanistan say they intercepted a message from Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, ordering his followers to never surrender and kill any civilians suspected of helping the coalition forces.” Does anyone else remember about nine years ago when a Predator had Mullah Omar’s car in its […]
Mini-Muth’s Truths: July 29, 2010
Adding salt to an open wound, Gov. Jim Gibbons announced today the appointment of Donna Ruthe – the chief antagonist against Guinn’s son, Jeff, in a nasty lawsuit – to the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners on the exact same day former Gov. Kenny Guinn was being buried in his hometown of Exeter, CA. […]
Mini-Muth’s Truths: July 28, 2010
My apologies for being gone so long. Between the Right Online conservative blogger conference in Las Vegas last weekend and losing my friend Kenny Guinn last Thursday, time just wasn’t on my side. But let’s hop right back in the saddle again, shall we?
Kenny Guinn Was No RINO
Accepting the fact that I will likely be kicked out of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Club for this, I will nevertheless declare that former Gov. Kenny Guinn – who died last week way, way, way too soon – was no RINO (Republican In Name Only). Here’s why.
Tough School Chief Enacts Tough Merit Pay Reforms….in Washington?
The Clark County school district is looking for a new chief while political candidates up-and-down the ballot bleat about the lousy state of public schools in Nevada. While the left, under the direction of the teachers union, continues to say all it takes to fix the problem is mo’ money, the right points out that […]
Father Floyd
I received an email on Friday from one Floyd Fitzgibbons – the 2009 chapter leader for the John Birch Society and independent candidate for Nevada governor. An excerpt: * Do we need to repent? * Do most of our countrymen worship God, attend some religious service or make prayer a daily part of their lives? […]
Mini-Muth’s Truths: July 16, 2010
• One of the more interesting dynamics in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race are the growing number of groups and organizations who you would think would be slam-dunk supporters of Sharron Angle – like the National Rifle Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – who are nevertheless reportedly mulling support for Reid (or “going Swiss”) […]
Just When You Thought Ensign Had Gone as Low as You Can Go…
A few weeks ago it was revealed that Sen. John Ensign (R-Nevada) had established a legal defense fund. At the time it was believed that the shakedown….er, fund was established to help Ensign himself pay the legal bills associated with his indefensible defense of sleeping with a staffer’s wife, then helping the staffer illegally get […]
Scene and Herd on the Campaign Trail
The Las Vegas Business Press reports that “premiums for certain types of health insurance have started to escalate more rapidly than in recent years even though very few parts of (ObamaCare) have gone into effect.” Gee, who’d of ever predicted THAT would happen?
Pro-Tax GOPers vs. Anti-Tax IAPers
Les McKay, the Independent American Party (IAP) candidate for Assembly District 21, signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge this week. Neither the Republican challenger, Mark Sherwood, nor the Democrat incumbent, Ellen Spiegel, have similarly pledged to the voters of AD 21 that they will not vote to raise taxes if elected. This could be another race […]
The Beach Police
So I took the kids to the beach in San Diego for Independence Day, and what a sad reminder of how badly we’ve let our liberties slip in this country. Everybody was sitting on the beach having a blast – tossing footballs and Frisbees and building sand castles and such – when a pair of […]
We Want More from Sierra Ciara!
Ciara Matthews, communications czarina for the Nevada Republican Party, inked a thoughtful, insightful column on Sen. Harry Reid on Sunday, dispelling the myth that we need his power and position. Not only that, but it was written in plain English, not Washington-speak. Not once did she use the phrases “liberal cronies” or “out of touch.”
Putting Today’s Holiday in the Correct Perspective
Happy Independence Day! Not Happy Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day.
Looking for Wasteful Spending to Waste?
Harry Reid is working his re-election tail off to kill off Yucca Mountain, but the project remains on life support. This week, one federal agency told another federal agency that it can’t pull the project with approval of Congress. All of which leads me to two questions: Why are Nevada taxpayers continuing to fund a […]
Swine Fools
Remember the panic the government created over the swine flu and a shortage of vaccines against last year? Turns out things weren’t anywhere near as bad as the government predicted. “About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired,” reports the AP today, “meaning 40 million doses worth about […]
Jumping for Joy over Sandoval’s Education Reform Plan
Jon Ralston, Dean of Nevada Political Pundits, wrote in his e-newsletter this week that I was “ecstatic” about Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Sandoval’s education reform proposal. That was actually a race case of understatement by Mr. Ralston.
The Tire Pressure Police
In response to Comrade Sen. Mike Schneider’s bone-headed legislative proposal to use the compulsive power of government to force auto repair shops to check your tire pressure – or else! – reader Pete Fundis notes this sort of thing inevitably starts us down a slippery slope. “Chuck, maybe they’ll take this a little further,” Pete […]