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Have No Fear, Bug Man Is Here!
Mortgage meltdown. Foreclosed homes. Rising unemployment. A $2 billion budget hole. Choked highways. Failing schools. And yet…
Chuck MuthMarch 5, 2009 -
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Assembly Republicans have unanimously co-sponsored a bill (AB 221) to increase the amount of money put into the state’s Rainy Day...
Chuck MuthMarch 5, 2009 -
A Tale of Two Primary Bills
Sen. Joyce Woodhouse (D-Las Vegas) has introduced a bill (SB 162) to move Nevada’s primary elections from mid-August to mid-June. Such...
Chuck MuthMarch 5, 2009 -
Guv Suddenly Discovers State Sovereignty
Responding to criticism yesterday by Democrat Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Las Vegas) – who said it was “foolish” that he might reject...
Chuck MuthMarch 5, 2009 -
Depends on Your Definition of “Essential”
“Of course, providing adequate services takes money and that money must come from taxation,” Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio (R-Reno) writes...
Chuck MuthMarch 4, 2009 -
We All Play Different Roles
“Richard Viguerie,” reports John Fund of Political Diary, “a direct mail expert who began his career after the Goldwater defeat of...
Chuck MuthMarch 4, 2009 -
There He Goes Again
Gov. Jim Gibbons was on the Heidi Harris talk show in Las Vegas this morning and continued to dissemble about the...
Chuck MuthMarch 3, 2009 -
Welcome to Taxapalooza ’09
“Legislative Democrats are looking at a revenue-raising plan that spreads the pain across most of the state’s major tax sources,” reported...
Chuck MuthMarch 3, 2009 -
Heidi and the Beanstalk
Las Vegas Sun reporter J. Patrick Coolican inked an opinion column yesterday which outlines the strategy and tactical advantages of the...
Chuck MuthMarch 2, 2009 -
Before Stimulating New Jobs, First Do No Harm
National defense is not and should not be a “jobs program.” OK, with that out of the way, let’s talk about...
Chuck MuthMarch 1, 2009 -
A Divider, Not a Uniter
Republican Assemblyman Tom Grady appeared on Nevada Newsmakers Tuesday and was asked the following: Marlene Lockard: “How much controversy does (Chuck...
Chuck MuthFebruary 27, 2009 -
Another “Ed Head” Is Born
In this week’s new guber-cast, Gov. Jim Gibbons declared, “I will not support use of any stimulus dollars to support new...
Chuck MuthFebruary 27, 2009 -
Yet Another “Extremist”
Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio (R-Reno) has taken to calling people who take a hard line against tax hikes “extremists.”
Chuck MuthFebruary 27, 2009 -
The Grady Bunch
Republican Assemblyman Tom Grady was interviewed on Nevada Newsmakers this week and was asked by host Sam Shad why he voted...
Chuck MuthFebruary 27, 2009 -
Oh, No…There Goes Tokyo, Go-Goi-Coechea
Of all the lame excuses and spinning by the seven Republicans who voted for the third largest tax increase in history...
Chuck MuthFebruary 26, 2009 -
Masters of the Art of Political War
I still can’t believe I’m doing this. But fair is fair – and the only fair thing to do is give...
Chuck MuthFebruary 26, 2009 -
Drive-By Muthings on Another GOP Defeat
On the morning after getting royally screwed by some Assembly Republicans on the tax issue yet again, just some random rants...
Chuck MuthFebruary 25, 2009