Chuck Muth

Have No Fear, Bug Man Is Here!

Mortgage meltdown. Foreclosed homes. Rising unemployment. A $2 billion budget hole. Choked highways. Failing schools. And yet…

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Yet Another “Extremist”

Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio (R-Reno) has taken to calling people who take a hard line against tax hikes “extremists.”

The Grady Bunch

Republican Assemblyman Tom Grady was interviewed on Nevada Newsmakers this week and was asked by host Sam Shad why he voted...

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...

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...

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...