Nevada Political Blogwire

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• The Tragedy of the Tea Party

  —Zeke Says So

  It's kind of sad.
  
  Populist movements have made a major positive influence on the history of our country. The Antitrust movement of the 1890s the Huey Long in the 30s when the civil rights movement in the 60s have been a remarkable effective way to change the status quo [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 10:09am EST
  by Zeke

• Gov. Jim Gibbons is an idiot

  —The Sin City Siren

  I am so tired of and frustrated by Nevada’s chosen governor — a guy so moronic that he doesn’t realize that sending 800+ text messages to his mistress on a state-owned cell phone (sometimes during key legislative meetings) makes those texts public record AND forces Nevadans to foot the bill! The [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:30am EST
  by Sin City Siren

• Dive Right Into The High Risk Pool: The GOP non-starter proposal to provide health insurance covering pre-existing conditions

  —Desert Beacon

  Nevadans with pre-existing medical conditions are advised to jump into the High Risk Pool. This would be fine, except we don't have one. [DOI.nv pdf] The Republicans have yet another excuse at hand to refuse to reform the American health care system: The High Risk Pool. The suggestion is' [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:01am EST
  

• Flashback: What legislative leaders promised last year

  —Sherman Frederick

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 6:44am EST
  by Sherman Frederick

• Reminder

  —Blue Lyon

  We like to make fun of government in this country, but really, what are you and a few of your buddies going to do to fight JPMorgan Chase on your own? For all of our beloved rugged individualism (and our individual right to handguns), it doesn’t do much good when [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 6:08am EST
  by bluelyon

• Outta Our Way! There’s money to be made here!

  —Blue Lyon

  Am I the only one who finds this unseemly? As Haiti begins digging out from under 60 million cubic meters of earthquake wreckage, U.S. firms have begun jockeying for a bonanza of cleanup work. It’s unclear at this point who will be awarding the cleanup contracts, but there is big money to [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 5:53am EST
  by bluelyon

• All sides agree: Burn Nevada down to the ground

  —Las Vegas Gleaner

  Number of comments: 4
  

  In case you missed the big speech from Gov. Gym Bag O'Cash, here's a paraphrase:

  Thanks to years of Republican economic policies that nearly killed the world's economy, Nevada can't have a state government anymore. HOORAAAAAAY!!!!!!! Par-tee! Par-tee! Par-tee! I'm Jim Gibbons and I approve this message.

  And in the interest' [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 5:40am EST
  by Hugh Jackson

• Horsford: No taxes now, but tax reform later

  —Ralston's Flash'

  That was the gist of Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford's response to Gov. Jim Gibbons' State of the State:

  Good evening and thank you for listening. I’d like to speak to you for a few minutes not solely as Majority Leader of the State Senate but as a Nevadan, a husband' [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 9:26pm EST
  

• Gibbons: Cutting the budget can help me raise money

  —Ralston's Flash'

  Or so he must think: Gov. Jim Gibbons waited about 90 minutes to try to raise money off his State of the State speech.

  And it's clear the campaign rushed to put this together. How many errors can you find?

  Friends,

  Tonight I delivered the first off-year State of the State Address in [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 9:12pm EST
  

• Gibbons Squeezes in Fundraiser Plea Before Special Session Rules

  —Dullard Mush

  While Nevada and the world of Silver State punditry mulls over Governor Jim Gibbons State of the State address Monday, Team Gibbons wasted no time in getting out a fundraising email designed to slide in just under the impending special session and the resulting campaign contribution rules.  Hurry, you have [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:47pm EST
  

• The T word

  —Blue Lyon

  The third rail of Nevada politics was completely off-limits tonight on either side of the aisle. I was right.  Jim Gibbons tells us that we Nevadans will need to take more personal responsibility. I guess that’s because he and the state legislators refuse to act like grownups and spread the pain evenly. Filed under: Economy, [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:03pm EST
  by bluelyon

• Horsford: No new taxes in special session, "revenue reform" next year

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, promised not to consider new taxes in the Feb. 23 special session. But he reiterated a call he began last year for an overhaul of the state's tax structure.
  
  "We must enact a broader, more stable and fair tax structure. Period," [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:33pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Horsford: Gibbons' cuts unacceptable

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  In his response to Gov. Jim Gibbons' address, Senate Majority Leader Steve Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, has described the governor's proposed cuts as "unacceptable."
  
  "The effects of these recommended cuts could result in the closure of a state prison, reduction of services to the elderly, and would roll back'" [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:29pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons: I am not a quitter

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  In a message to political foes who have been predicting Gov. Jim Gibbons won't see the gubernatorial primary through, he promises not to quit.
  
  "I will never surrender. I am not a quitter."' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:23pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons takes a swipe at U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  After railing on the Nevada Legislature, Gov. Jim Gibbons used his State of the State speech to take an oblique swipe at U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as well as tout a potential Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki.
  
  "Although there is a perception that Nevada has clout with this administration," [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:13pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons: Furloughs not working; further salary cuts "a last resort"

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Gov. Jim Gibbons, in addition to assailing lawmakers for the tax increase, said their unpaid furlough program is not working. He said new salary cuts "may be necessary, but that will be a last resort."
  
  He also said layoffs will be necessary to address the budget shortfall.
  
  "It" [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:07pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons blames economic woes on higher taxes, touts his own budget-cutting approaches

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Gov. Jim Gibbons' emergency speech is underway. You can follow along on a transcript here.
  
  He begins, as expected, by describing the economic woes that have led to the state's budget crisis. He uses familiar refrains from past speeches about government living within its means. He also revisits' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:55pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons: Lawmakers made State of State worse with taxes

  —Ralston's Flash'

  That's what Gov. Jim Gibbons says in his prepared remarks. he also takes an oblique shot at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's putative clout, repeats (in all caps) his NO NEW TAXES pledge, says he's not a quitter and hypes his "education reform" plan.p>

  Special session starts Feb. 23.

  The speech is [...]

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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:52pm EST
  

• Gibbons set to take to the airwaves to describe budget crisis, possible solutions

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Gov. Jim Gibbons is a little more than an hour away from delivering his 25-minute televised speech describing the state's budget crisis and offering some potential solutions for the shortfall.
  
  Gibbons is expected to run down the litany of dreary economic indicators that has led to the state's $880 [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:46pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Some 2010 practical advice for Democrats

  —Sherman Frederick

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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:42pm EST
  by Terence Dixon

• BREAKING: NFL spanks CBS over Kia-Vegas ad

  —VEGAS HAPPENS HERE

  Number of comments: 10
  [NOTE: Boy am I embarrassed. I somehow misread the R-J thing on the prostidude. Several times. And, evidently, so did some of you. Mea culpa. I'll leave this post intact so you can see what a dope I am. Apologies to Mr. Brean. Still not pleased with Weatherford, though. And' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 1:02pm EST
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