Annual Trouble-Making
Let’s face it, as the state goes to hell in a hand-basket economically this year, legislators have wasted almost the entire session so far on the trivial, the mundane, the useless, the ridiculous…and of course, a huge tax increase. It’s clear that these people are wasting a boatload of time which clearly could have been […]
The End Run
Blocked by the people and the Constitution from meeting more than 120 days every other year, the Legislature is trying to do an end run.
Oh, the Humanities!
Faced with the fact that elected officials over the years have built up a government it can no longer afford, public schools are cutting back on “essential” programs such as theater, choir and Chinese classes.
Target-Rich Environment for Perverts
Another Clark County public school employee has been arrested on sex-related charges involving a minor child.
Study This!
Apparently the economy isn’t so bad that Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio doesn’t think coughing up an additional $300,000 for a new taxpayer-funded tax study is a good idea.
Stupidity Virus Running Rampant in Carson
The things Nevada’s legislators think are important while the state’s economy crumbles around them never ceases to amaze me.
As the UMC Turns
According to a Las Vegas Sun editorial today, a consequence of the decision to close the outpatient clinic for chemo-therapy at the poorly-managed, taxpayer-funded, government-run, unionized UMC hospital in Las Vegas was that “cancer patients were cut off from essential treatment.” There’s that word again: “essential.”
Don’t $#&% With the SEALs
Pirates, ye be warned. Here’s a quick New York Times synopsis of how the hostage situation off the coast of Somalia ended over Easter weekend…
Good Night, Sleep Tight
Proving once again that there is nothing, no matter how ridiculous, some elected officials won’t try to legislate, a Las Vegas Sun editorial on Friday notes that “some states are considering strengthening their laws to specifically ban falling asleep at the wheel.” Um, exactly how is a cop supposed to pull someone over who’s asleep? […]
Roll Out the Hammock
Thanks to conservative efforts at welfare reform during the Clinton administration, welfare recipients in Nevada may collect taxpayer-funded benefits for up to two years, at which point they must give up this individual taxpayer bailout assistance for one year before being eligible to collect an additional two years of taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.
Leave Non-Voters the Hell Alone
Municipal elections were held in five southern Nevada cities this week, and very few voters bothered to show up at the polls. Which has the media and political do-gooders gnashing their teeth and bemoaning the low interest level.
Have Some TEA with Citizen Outreach
Citizen Outreach Joins Las Vegas Tax Day TEA Party/Rally/Picnic to Be Held at Sunset Park
Stimulating a Deeper Hole
Now here’s the sort of talk we like to hear from a Republican governor…
De Facto Leader of Doodley-Squat
Nevada Democrats sent out an email fundraising appeal this week which tried to tie the Luv Guv albatross around the Nevada GOP’s neck, claiming that Jim Gibbons “is the de facto leader of Nevada’s Republican Party.” And that BS set me off like an enraged ferret in a phone booth.
Cobbling Together a Common Sense Bill
I know it’s like shooting fish-sticks in the freezer, but let’s take a look at yet another example of major league Democrat hypocrisy in Carson City.
In the Interest of Full Disclosure
Jon Ralston’s column this morning is on an issue which is important, though not very sexy. It’s on Nevada’s ridiculously flawed campaign finance reporting requirements.
The Right Angle Against Reid
As political pundit Jon Ralston revealed today, former GOP assemblywoman and conservative tigress (not to be confused with an enraged ferret in a phone booth, if you know what I mean and I think you do) Sharron Angle has formed an exploratory committee and has begun to raise money for a possible challenge to Harry […]