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 sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge promising voters that as governor he would “oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.” Warning! Warning! Danger, Will Robinson!
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 aren’t exactly on the same page.
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 his seat with a hard-core liberal, Brian Sandoval declared himself a candidate for governor last night. He enters the GOP primary race against incumbent Gov. Jim Gibbons, former state Sen. Joe Heck and former […]
The Tales of Wiley Virus
It seems every few months some fool crawls out from under his or her rock and all but begs me club them over the head like a baby seal. There was Frances “Slasher” Allen, Nathan “Li’l Nate” Taylor, Jeff “Chem-Trail” Greenspan and Robert “Hollow Head” Holloway. With that in mind, meet Mike Wiley.
Obama’s Teachable Moment
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) thinks it’s OK for Fearless Leader to beam his visage directly into American classrooms today for the purpose of, well, whatever this is all about.
Jodi and the RINOcats
Jodi Stephens, a former staffer in Gov. Jim Gibbons’ administration, has thrown her hat in the ring for the state Assembly seat in District 32 being vacated by conservative Republican Assemblyman Don Gustavson, who is expected to soon announce his campaign for the state senate seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Maurice Washington.
That was Then…This is Now
As anyone who knows me knows, one of the unpardonable sins for me in politics is hypocrisy – such as campaigning on a platform of moral values and then getting caught boinking one of your married campaign staffers. So I can’t let pass a major-league example of supreme hypocrisy displayed this week by Rew Goodenow, […]
Ben’s Guru Drops Cyber-Ball
If only Republican state senate candidate Ben Kieckhefer had attended my candidate training seminar in Reno last July this never would have happened.
Ensign Shucks and Jives
Sen. John Ensign met privately with about a dozen GOP activists this week to apologize for the “distraction” caused by his indiscretion with another man’s wife. But reports from some in attendance indicate that most didn’t give a rat’s pitooey about the affair. What they were seeing red over is the fact that the state […]
Ensign Pulls a Boner
Also during the above-referenced meeting, Sen. John Ensign reportedly said that Gov. Jim Gibbons probably couldn’t get re-elected next year and took credit for recruiting Brian Sandoval into the GOP primary race which already features former North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon and former state Sen. Joe Heck.
Clunker Bright Idea Bombs
OK, so the problem was America’s Big Three domestic automakers were going under, weighted down by Big Labor unionization. Something had to be done!
Kiddie Porn, Bridges and Taxes, Oh My!
Tax revenues continue to decline and yet another kick-the-can-down-the-road special session of the Legislature appears inevitable this fall, so naturally it’s time to check in on the Galena Creek Bridge.
The Fix is In
Candidates thinking of running for state Senate seats have been told to prepare for an audition before Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio and the members of the Senate GOP caucus on September 22nd.
The Smart Play
One of the more frustrating experiences I suffer every election cycle as a political pundit/consultant is hearing GOP candidates tell me how “vulnerable” certain Democrat incumbents are who back up their assessment with nothing more than “feelings.”
About that Transparency Website
The following letter was emailed to Gov. Jim Gibbons this morning….
New Sheriff In Town
As he prepares for a run for the seat of term-limited moderate state Sen. Randolph Townsend, conservative Assemblyman Ty Cobb (R-Reno) this week stepped down as chairman of the conservative Nevada Republican Study Committee (NRSC), turning the reins over to Assemblyman Ed Goedhart (R-Amargosa Valley).
A Tale of Two Apologies
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was Citizen Outreach’s keynote speaker at the first annual Conservative Leadership Conference we held in Reno back in 2007, and I received a letter from him this week addressing the issue of his recently-disclosed extra-marital affair.