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 on Tuesday, the flapdoodle put out by Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea (pronounced goh-coh-cheeya) really takes the cake.
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 credit where credit is due. So today I’m gonna tip my hat to…the teachers union.
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 today, folks. And for the record, when I say “Republicans” today, I’m not necessarily referring to all Republicans; just the bad ones. You know who they are. So do they.
“Maybe” Mabey II: Garn’s Revenge
OK, the first major test of Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert’s leadership and fiscal conservative bona fides is now behind us.
Turning a Deaf Ear to Sound Advice
According to John Fund in today’s edition of Political Diary, Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas “remains skeptical and likely will turn down some federal money that might serve to start new programs that his state would have to pay for once the initial injection of federal funds runs out.”
Of Lawyers, By Lawyers, For Lawyers
Not only is moderate Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio bad on taxes and spending, he’s no real fan of representative democracy either – at least when it comes to allowing voters to choose their own judges.
Taxpayer Watchdogs
“Nine Assembly Republicans who oppose higher taxes have introduced a proposed constitutional amendment that would require two-thirds of Nevada voters to support a tax increase before it could take effect,” reports the Associated Press today.
Buckley Plan Would Make Problem Worse
Geoffrey Lawrence of the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) has taken a look at Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley’s highly-touted plan (AB 149) to ease the suffering of home owners who bought too much house and/or purchased it on bad terms and are facing foreclosure. And Mr. Lawrence has determined – get this – that the […]
As the Brezny Turns
Some folks reading those juvenile emails which GOP state Senate caucus director Joe Brezny sent me last Friday may have recognized his name but couldn’t remember why. So let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Sanction Tax-Hiking Republicans?
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Defending Conservatism
Moderate Republicans such as state Sen. Bill Raggio (R-Reno) are telling conservative Republicans that the party has to move to the center if it wants to win elections – including support for tax hikes if Sen. Raggio decides they’re necessary…which he does. And any conservative Republican who disagrees with him is apparently an “extremist.” At […]
Judas!
Now this is depressing…
I’ll Take Jefferson Any Day
What is with this sudden Democrat reverence for Abraham Lincoln? First Barack Obama and now Harry Reid. “The week’s ceremonies afforded us the opportunity to think about the many special qualities of Abraham Lincoln that have captured our national imagination these many years,” Reid said in a speech at the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday. “The […]
Negative, Ghost-Writer, the Pattern is Full
Remember that Nastygram which moderate Republican Sen. Bill Raggio sent to conservative Assemblyman Ed Goedhart last week smacking him around for opposing tax hikes? In that email, Sen. Raggio also wrote derisively, “I think your comments were authored by Chuck Muth…”
That Was Then, This Is Now
Back in the 2007 legislative session, the Senate passed a bill, 11-10, to allow certain counties to raise taxes to pay for a regional detention facility. Voting in favor of this effort to raise taxes were Republican Sens. Mark Amodei, Warren Hardy, Mike McGinness, Dennis Nolan, Bill Raggio, Dean Rhoads, Randolph Townsend and Maurice Washington.
Police State Wins a Round
“The Senate Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation, voted at 10:30 this morning 4 in favor 2 opposed to SB116,” writes Janine Hansen of Nevada Families. “SB116 makes not wearing a seat belt a primary offense,” Ms. Hansen explains, “which means the police can stop you at any time for any reason to see if you are […]
GOP Civil War Breaking Out, Heating Up
The intra-party fight between fiscal conservatives and squishy moderates in the GOP has been in full view in Congress for the past two weeks, in California this week, and will likely take center stage in Nevada next week.