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What is wrong with this ad?
It has offended the Nevada GOP. Nevada Secretary of State, Democrat Ross Miller, up for re-election, appears in the 30 second ad for six seconds. Nevada’s GOP has filed an ethics complaint against Miller for using taxpayer money to further … Continue reading
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Tagged Census, Kate Marshall, Nevada Census, Nevada GOP, Republican Party, Rob Lauer, Ross Miller, UFC
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Is paying unemployment benefits a crime?
Is paying unemployment benefits a crime? Senator Tom Coburn, Republican Senator of my native state of Oklahoma thinks that extending payment of unemployment benefits to the jobless amounts to a crime, unless money is found to pay for it. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Democrats, Health Care, Libertarian, Nevada, Nye, Republican Party, Tea Party
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Leaked GOP Memo reveals secret fear-mongering strategy
From the Daily Beast: From the department of “no one was supposed to see this” comes the Republican National Committee’s internal pitch to its fundraisers. A PowerPoint presentation, obtained by Politico, makes it clear that the committee’s strategy for raising … Continue reading
The GOP’s John Bircher Ultra-Crazies
John Avlon of the Daily Beast tells us that CPAC (Conservative Political Action Committee) is set to hold its annual meeting tomorrow. Republicans anxious to run for President in 2012 will be there in full force. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, … Continue reading
Tea Party shoot the Republican Party in the foot in next election?
I’m not a fan of the Tea Party. CNN ran a poll to determine just who those folks are that populate the new Tea Party. Activists in the Tea Party movement tend to be male, rural, upscale, and overwhelmingly conservative, … Continue reading
Gibbons dithers while Nevada schoolchildren suffer
The following is a letter to the editor that appeared in today’s Las Vegas Sun. It was written by a school teacher, Jeremy Christensen of Las Vegas. I’m running it here because I agree with what Mr. Christensen writes: “It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Greed, Democrats, Education, Jim Gibbons, Nevada, Pahrump, Republican Party, Tea Party, Tonopah
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Patriotism and Domestic Rebellion
At a Tea Party protest in Las Vegas, Joe Heck, a Republican running for Congress, blamed both the Democratic and Republican Parties for moving the country toward “socialistic tyranny.” [New York Times] The foregoing paragraph is an excerpt from an … Continue reading
Tea Party born in Nevada
Nevada may give rise to a third political party, joining ranks with the Democratic and Republican Parties. Jon Ralston reports that the “Tea Party has qualified as a third party in Nevada and will have a candidate in the Senate … Continue reading
Republicans launch money site to unseat Grayson
Alan Grayson (D-FL) who gave us “The Republican Health Care Plan—Don’t Get Sick” and if you do “Die Quickly” has prompted the Republicans to initiate a money-raising website called Alan Disgrayson.com which proclaims: The time has come to send (dis)Grayson … Continue reading