Treasury Secretary says government should place “broad constraints” on the incentives that huge pay packages create for executives to take short-term risks, but adds, “I don’t think our government should set caps on compensation.” [Fox News]

“I don’t think our government should set caps on compensation,” Geithner said Monday during an interview at an invitation-only luncheon hosted by Newsweek.

I understand the reason, but sure don’t like it.

Recent Senate Votes
Cloture Motion; Nomination of David Hayes to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior – Vote Rejected (57-39, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate failed to get the sixty votes required to bring the nomination of David Hayes to a full vote, making him the first Obama appointee whose nomination has been stopped on the Senate floor. The nomination will likely be brought up again later in the year.
Sen. John Ensign voted NO
Sen. Harry Reid voted NO

Recent House Votes
21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act – Vote Passed (275-155, 3 Not Voting)

The House passed this bill that intends to modernize, renovate, and repair public school facilities.

Rep. Dina Titus voted YES
Rep. Dean Heller voted NO
Rep. Shelley Berkley voted YES
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Supplemental Appropriations, FY 2009 – Vote Passed (368-60, 5 Not Voting)

The House approved this bill to provide funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, security improvements in Pakistan and the national pandemic flu response.

Rep. Dina Titus voted YES
Rep. Dean Heller voted YES
Rep. Shelley Berkeley voted YES

I want to refer you to Blue Sage Views to read Desert Beacon’s excellent discussion of the dilemma of the Republican Party in Nevada and nationally.

While you are at it read Desert Beacon informing us only 11% of voters support Governor Jim Gibbons.

I am really impressed with Twitter and its potential uses. I’ve been using Twitter now for almost a month. There is still a lot about it and how to use it that I am still learning. Checking Tweets this afternoon I noted one that promised to teach me something about it. A Twitter for Newbies or Twitter for Dummies. Exactly what I needed. Simple, to the point, about as basic as you can get. So I went there to see what I could learn.

It was a blog, not unlike this, but it is a blog that teaches you things, rather than a rambling political blog like this one I write. The name of the blog is The Tech Advisors-Tech Tips, and Advice. [Read more →]

Anjeanette Damon, Inside Nevada Politics, of the Reno Gazette Journal, reported today that

The Senate Finance Committee has amended and passed a bill that would require the Truckee Meadows Water Authority to fluoridate Washoe County’s water.

“The bill was opposed by conservative activists who are suspicious of government fluoridation programs,” wrote Damon. The bill now goes to the Senate floor for a vote.

Comments to the Damon report are mixed. One commenter thinks it is a waste of money for something nobody wants or needs. [Read more →]

Republican Congressman Dean Heller, Nevada Congressional District 2

Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid

I enjoyed reading Jon Ralston’s column yesterday in the Las Vegas Sun. He has a way with words. “Let us turn our attention today from the train wreck unfolding in Carson City” he began, inviting our attention to Nevada Senator and Majority Leader of the Senate, Harry Reid. [Read more →]