What a Day!
For political junkies, especially conservatives, WHAT A DAY yesterday was!
Some Nevada Mini-Muth’s Truths
After stomping his feet and threatening to hold his breath until his face turned blue just a couple weeks ago rather than submit proposals for additional budget cuts which he said were absolutely impossible to do, University Chancellor Dan Klaich – surprise! – found places to cut after all. Go figure. Which proves, once again, […]
Rory Reid and the AWOL GOP
Nevada Democrat gubernatorial candidate Rory “Chip Off the Ol’ Block” Reid held a press conference yesterday to announce his proposals for fixing some of the major problems facing Clark County.
Is ObamaCare Constitutional? Do You Really Have to Ask?
While most members of Congress can’t or refuse to answer where and how the current ObamaCare proposal is constitutional – and all Nancy Pelosi could muster up when confronted with that question was, “Are you serious?” – some liberals have stretched the Constitution to the breaking point in efforts to justify the proposal. But in […]
If Only They Had Listened
Way back on February 8, 2009, just as the Nevada Legislature was getting underway, Assemblyman Ed Goedhart (R-Amargosa Valley) sent his colleagues a brief letter urging consideration of four fiscally conservative principles:
As the Ensign Turns
TPMMuckraker is characterizing it as an “ambush,” but any objective look at this CNN interview of scandal-plagued Sen. John Ensign (R-Appalachian Trail) will confirm that Ensign did nothing but stonewall and spin his way out of answering very simple, very direct, very legitimate questions about his ethical and perhaps legal troubles.
Knicker Bomber News
In one of the starkest examples of closing the barn door after the horse is already out, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) now says she “wants no more Guantanamo Bay detainees released to Yemen in the wake of a Christmas day terrorist attack hatched in that country,” saying the country was “too unstable.” Duh. Ya think?
From the Department of Useful Idiots
From Tuesday’s “Review & Outlook” editorial in the Wall Street Journal:
Old Bulls vs. Young Bucks
The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a story yesterday about the chaos which is the Clark County Republican Party these days, including the loss of about a dozen veteran party leaders who have quit the organization in recent weeks. Who does this benefit the most, other than the Reid Dynasty?
The Simple Formula for Ending the Recession in No Time Flat
“In 2020, this town will be more unionized,” predicts D. Taylor, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Union in Las Vegas. “The question of going union has been enhanced by the recession.” Yeah, right. That’s like saying your marriage has been enhanced by having an affair with the wife of your best friend. I mean, who would […]
Democrats Clueless on Constitutionality Question
If you think a government-run health care system would be a good thing, you must also think that our government-run postal system, education system, tax collection system and vehicle registration system are all top notch. You might also be an idiot.
The Cure for Nevada’s Budget Ills
“Unless Nevadans wish to pay more and receive less, there’s not going to be enough money to go around next year,” writes Las Vegas Review-Journal publisher Sherm Frederick on Sunday. “What to do? Here’s a good prescription: Start with a no-nonsense evaluation of existing government services. Identify the services primary to the life and well-being […]
Left, Right Agree – Rahm’s Gotta Go
The Right and the Left don’t often agree, so when they do, it’s often newsworthy. And the fact that our friend Grover Norquist on the Right and Jane Hamsher on Left both agree that the White House Chief of Staff ought to be investigated and resign from office definitely fall into the newsworthy category. Here’s […]
If Whining Was an Olympic Sport
I swear, if whining was an Olympic sport, some of Nevada’s government employees would be gold medal finalists. Get a load of this email message sent to state legislators yesterday by Susan Summers, a non-essential taxpayer-paid “budget technician” (a what?) at UNLV:
A Tale of Two Political Minorities
First, think about what Harry Reid and the Democrats just did to shove ObamaCare up our collective wazoos, along with what Mitch McConnell and the Republicans DIDN’T do.
ObamaCare Moves Forward, But Not a Done Deal Yet
In a recent op/ed, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) proclaimed that his Senate version of health care reform “will save lives, save money and save Medicare.” Conservatives, however, say Sen. Reid’s government health care plan will kill people, bankrupt the country and destroy Medicare. Who ya gonna believe?
ObamaCare: What Would Barry Goldwater Do?
Yesterday, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) raised the constitutionality issue regarding Sen. Harry Reid’s version of ObamaCare in a last-ditch effort to derail it. He raises an excellent point, but in reality he’s actually a Johnny-come-lately on this question. Ryan Leonard, a Republican candidate for state Attorney General in Oklahoma, has been raising this issue for […]