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Seen and Heard at GOP Confab
I attended last night’s Nevada Republican Party special meeting in Las Vegas where former Gov. Bob List was elected as the...
July 15, 2009 -
What If Gibbo Appoints Himself?
Many readers have written worried that if Sen. John Ensign resigns from his seat in the Senate, Gov. Jim Gibbons would...
July 15, 2009 -
Helpful Senator, Harmful Senator
Jon Ralston reports on a recent campaign strategy session for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. “At that meeting,” writes Ralston, “not...
July 15, 2009 -
Readers Write: The Ensign Escapades
As of this morning, the results of our unofficial, unscientific online survey of Nevada conservatives and Republicans show that 34 percent...
July 13, 2009 -
The Anna Nicole Legal Mess Continues
On June 25th oral arguments were heard in Seattle as Marshall v. Marshall – a/k/a Anna Nicole Smith case – returned...
July 9, 2009 -
Bye-Bye Wal-Mart
I tend to be a rather loyal customer, especially when it comes to doing business with a company that shares my...
July 5, 2009 -
Old Wound Remains Open
“Joe Heck used some questionable tactics to win the Republican primary against state Sen. Ann O’Connell in 2004,” writes James Dan,...
July 5, 2009 -
Checking in on the 2010 GOP Primaries
The conventional wisdom is that Republican primary voters are more conservative than the general public and, therefore, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons...
July 2, 2009 -
A Potpourri of Drive-by Muthings
Last April, Somer Hollingsworth, president of the Nevada Development Authority, told the audience at the Perspective 2008 conference in Las Vegas...
June 30, 2009 -
Fall-Out from Sen. In-Sin’s Fall from Grace
A number of folks have suggested that Sen. John Ensign’s infidelity problem would sideline him and, thereby, hurt the Nevada Republican...
June 27, 2009 -
Some Start of Summer Drive-by Muthings
I’m waiting for the World Health Organization to declare infidelity a pandemic in the Republican Party and then maybe they’d get...
June 25, 2009 -
Ax the Tax
Get this: In Delaware (not exactly a hotbed of right-wing extremism) last week, Republicans in the House of Representatives “voted as...
June 23, 2009 -
And the Apology Tour Begins
“Sen. John Ensign apologized to fellow Republican senators today, delivering a speech colleagues said was ‘contrite’ and ‘respectful,’” reports the Las...
June 23, 2009 -
Who’d a Thunk It?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that “Existing-home sales rose a second month in a row during May, but...
June 23, 2009 -
All About John
Sun reporter Michael Mishak notes that few Republicans are openly coming to John Ensign’s defense now that he’s in deep doo-doo...
June 22, 2009 -
Help Wanted: Peter Pan Delivery Drivers
Conservatives continue to find themselves split in the fight between FedEx and UPS over a bill to place FedEx Express drivers...
June 20, 2009 -
When it Pays to be White
Now this was funny. I took the girls to a Daddy-Daughter Dance last weekend at the East Las Vegas Community Center....
June 18, 2009
