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Drive-By Muthings: October 7, 2009
“Lap dancers would be cited for lewd conduct for improperly touching customers under a new code proposed by Las Vegas police,”...
Chuck MuthOctober 7, 2009 -
Doubting John Ensign
Does anyone doubt that the Sen. John Ensign scandal – especially after the explosive new and sordid details emerged this week...
Chuck MuthOctober 5, 2009 -
A Code of Conduct for Health Insurance Companies
In the never-ending debate about national health care, the most common refrain is “our health care system is broken.” That is...
Chuck MuthOctober 4, 2009 -
Johnny Casino and the Eveready Bunny
Does anyone doubt that the Sen. John Ensign scandal – especially after the explosive new and sordid details emerged this week...
Chuck MuthOctober 3, 2009 -
GOP’s Dream Team II
Way back on May 14, 2009, I wrote in Muth’s Truths that Nevada Republicans had the potential of fielding a “dream...
Chuck MuthSeptember 29, 2009 -
Ensign Backs Tax Hike
As we’ve discovered recently, Sen. John Ensign’s record on keeping promises, pledges and vows ain’t so great. So it should come...
Chuck MuthSeptember 26, 2009 -
And the Oscar Goes To…Carson City?
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman continues to float the notion that he might throw his crown into the race for governor...
Chuck MuthSeptember 26, 2009 -
Gibbons’ Worst Appointment Possible
“Gov. Jim Gibbons intends to appoint his former chief operating officer, Dianne Cornwall, to the Nevada Gaming Commission when a seat...
Chuck MuthSeptember 26, 2009 -
Raggio’s RINOs
“State Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio warned today that a citizens committee expected to propose changes in taxes and state spending...
Chuck MuthSeptember 26, 2009 -
Return of a Man Called Mason?
The last time the Nevada Republican Party was this broke and broken was the year before Reno attorney John Mason took...
Chuck MuthSeptember 26, 2009 -
The Jerk
Keith Schwer is the director of The Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV. And after GOP gubernatorial candidate Brian...
Chuck MuthSeptember 22, 2009 -
There They Go Again
Last week, after a meeting with Gov. Jim Gibbons, the Las Vegas Review-Journal “Flash” headline read: “Democratic legislators say state budget...
Chuck MuthSeptember 22, 2009 -
Heck Stands Up for Taxpayers
GOP gubernatorial candidate Joe Heck joined Gov. Jim Gibbons this week in signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. In doing so, Dr....
Chuck MuthSeptember 20, 2009 -
Sandoval and the Tax Pledge
Immediately upon announcing as a Republican candidate for governor last week, former federal judge Brian Sandoval declared that the would not...
Chuck MuthSeptember 20, 2009 -
In Sickness and In Health
When it comes to the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Jon Ralston at the Las Vegas Sun, Steve Sebelius of CityLife and I...
Chuck MuthSeptember 20, 2009 -
Is Sandoval Deja Vu All Over Again?
Minutes after stepping down from his lifetime appointment as a federal judge so that Barack Obama and Harry Reid could fill...
Chuck MuthSeptember 16, 2009