Muth’s Truths: February 20, 2010
The establishment and the insurgent “tea party” conservatives came together for the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC, this week. By all estimates, attendance this year will break ever CPAC record in history. I wonder what the difference is?
Muth’s Truths: Febuary 2nd
The Nevada University Board of Regents is meeting today to discuss the higher education budget. And you can bet there will be liberal dose of Armageddon-like hand wringing about necessary spending cuts – which is kinda weird since the board, I’m pretty sure, is the ONLY major governing entity in the state, including the Legislature, […]
Muth’s Truths: February 1st
Here’s a shocker from The Hill on Saturday: “The $700 billion bailout program for the financial industry has so far done little to boost bank lending, aid small businesses or reduce home foreclosures, a top government watchdog said in a report.” Thanks for nothing, Harry.
Muth’s Truths: January 29th
According to Ben Spillman’s “Political Eye” blog, Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, who is toying with entering the GOP primary race for the opportunity to take on Sen. Harry Reid next November, said, “I believe I can beat Sen. Reid. We need someone who can win.” Um, excuse me. But polls have shown that almost […]
Muth’s Truths: January 28th
Tongues were wagging in Nevada political circles yesterday over foul-mouthed Rep. Dina Titus dropping the F-bomb in telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that if Democrats don’t get their stuff together fast, they’re all “(expletived).” What a classy broad.
Muth’s Truths: January 27th
Not that there’s anything particularly political about this, but while I love my new iPhone I hate AT&T’s cell service. Just thought it needed to be said.
Baby Tark’s Hatchet Man
Some people may be wondering where and why Danny Tarkanian has suddenly sunk to such negative and, frankly, dishonest campaign tactics against fellow Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden. And I think I now know. The answer to that question could well be summed up in two words:
Me and My Benz
The Assembly Ways & Means Committee, as Jonathan Humbert of Channel 8 News explains, is a “powerful group (of legislators which) controls spending and a large part of the tax revenue for Nevada.” Its chairman is Assemblyman Morse “Moose” Arberry.
The Chronicles of Whine-ia
Here’s the latest example of just how bad things are for poor, ol’ UNLV workers. Seriously, break out your hanky for this one from Laura Kaprelia [Laura.Kaprelian@unlv.edu] folks. It’s a real tear-jerker.
Muth’s Truths: January 26th
Democrats in the Senate are looking at an electoral massacre this year. The Kennedy seat is gone. The Biden seat is on life-support. Dorgan is cashing it in. The Burris seat is up for grabs. Specter is going down. The Dodd seat is in jeopardy. Blanche Lincoln may well be retiring. Evan Bayh is in […]
Muth’s Truths: January 25th
Political reporter Ben Spillman of the Las Vegas Review-Journal has the scoop of the year in his Political Eye column this morning: “Donors back Democrats, Republicans.” Film at eleven.
Muth’s Truths: January 24th
Here’s a shocker: The Associated Press reports that “Americans are more than twice as likely to express prejudice against Muslims than they are against Christians, Jews or Buddhists, a new study found.” Gee, I wonder what could possibly account for THAT?
Team Lowden Having Trouble Getting its Sea Legs
From a letter-to-the-editor by Art Fahy in today’s Las Vegas Sun:
Muth’s Truths: January 23, 2010
Our friend and KXNT talk show host Casey Hendrickson will be shaving his head to raise money for St. Baldrick’s on March 6 to support kids with cancer. People can donate on behalf of his team HERE – although I have suggested they’d probably raise a lot more money if his lovely co-host, Heather Kydd, […]
Muth’s Truths: January 21, 2010
The Las Vegas Review-Journal headline reads this morning: “No job growth foreseen for LV Valley in 2010.” Now maybe I missed it, but has anyone seen even one substantial and immediately doable proposal to actually help employers and budding entrepreneurs actually create new jobs in Nevada by any of the gubernatorial candidates from any party?
Muth’s Truths: January 20, 2010
As Barack Obama enters his second year in office, allow me to state that as far as his efforts at ruining the nation’s economy, taking over the nation’s private companies, spending the nation into bankruptcy, destroying the nation’s health care system, raising taxes, treating terrorists like common street thugs, and stimulating unemployment are concerned….I continue […]
Muth’s Truths: January 19, 2010
Today is the day that Massachusetts voters could possibly derail ObamaCare by electing a Republican to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy created when Ted Kennedy died. Odds are against it actually happening; however, Republicans have already scored BIG in this contest just by making it close and forcing Obama to campaign on behalf of the […]