Nevada

updated 11:41 a.m.

Casinos: MGM Mirage Reveals "Exit Strategy" Out of Atlantic City

Now that the New Jersey gaming control board has made it clear that MGM Mirage isn't welcome in Atlantic City any more (as long as it wants to do business in Macau) (H/T to Hunter ), they've reached a settlement with the state to let go of its 50% stake in Borgata . The deal was driven by the division's recommendation to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission last year that MGM Mirage's pa...
Nevada Progressive - 11:37 a.m.

Ensign's E-Mails

Jon Ralston sums up Senator John Ensign's (R-NV) attitude very succinctly: "Ensign clearly is immune to shame after spending a public career on a moral high horse while horsing around in private." [ LVSun ] The junior Senator also appears to be immune from a timely investigation of his activities by the Senate Ethics Committee. The $25,000 Question On July 9, 2009 Citizens for Responsibili...
Desert Beacon - 9:05 a.m.

Best Wishes Mrs. Reid

DB's very best wishes to Senator Harry Reid's (D-NV) wife and daughter for a speedy and complete recovery. (Story from NYT ) ...
Desert Beacon - 9:05 a.m.

Skepticism as Consumer Protection

I’m a big fan of Consumer Reports. I pay my dues every year so that when I’m ready to  purchase a car, a camera, a vacuum cleaner, or even a coffee maker, I can go online and check out the research done by unbiased and unbought consumer advocates. I want to be sure that what [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Thu 11:52 p.m.

BREAKING: Harry Reid's Wife & Daughter in Car Accident

Oh, no. Sun columnist Jon Ralston is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized after a car wreck today in the Washington, D.C., area. “Today, Senator Reid’s wife, Landra, and daughter, Lana, were involved in an accident in which their vehicle was rear-ended," according to a statement from Reid's office. "They are both being treated at a Washington-...
Nevada Progressive - Thu 2:20 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Health Care: Durbin Whipping AGAINST Public Option? And Reid's Voting FOR It?

Whoa, there! Just as we're all starting to feel better again about health care reform getting done , this happens . Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told Greg Sargent today he'd be willing to introduce the public option amendment. But if Durbin's comments are any indication, it won't get very far. "We have to move this forward. We know the Republicans are likely to offer a lot of amendments, and so...
Nevada Progressive - Thu 2:07 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

I know that “hate” is a strong word

But I’m seriously hating these people. Filed under: Politics, Universal Health Care Tagged: Dick Durbin, Harry Reid ...
Blue Lyon - Thu 1:40 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

And The R-J Attacks Reid Again... While He Brings Home the Goods. FAIL! (For The R-J)

Seriously, doesn't The R-J's editorial page sound like a broken record these days? Today is no different, with Shermie screaming (again!) about some supposed " commie socialist takeover! " led by Harry Reid, some black dude from Chicago, and some scary woman (scary because she's not barefoot in the kitchen caring for her 100 grandbabies) from San Francisco. Sigh... Never mind that thanks to Senat...
Nevada Progressive - Thu 10:41 a.m.

Deficit Hawks and Peacocks

If Senator John Ensign (R-NV) were truly worried about deficit reduction in terms of the federal budget there are many more constructive ways to approach the problems than voting against the extension of unemployment benefits and tax cut extensions for middle class Americans. First and foremost, the obvious point: Deficits are the outcome of too little revenue available for too many spending ite...
Desert Beacon - Thu 10:27 a.m.

Gibbons Accidentally Files To Run For Governor of Utah

© FauxNews - March 11, 2010 St. George, Utah - Nevada Gov. Jim "Bad Idea" Gibbons accidentally filed to run for governor of Utah earlier this morning in Provo. Gibbon's had been on a "official fact-finding mission" to the Full Moon Swingers Retreat And Conference Center, and apparently confused Provo for Carson City. Having discovered the mistake, the governor immediately flew back to Reno to ...
Zeke Says So - Thu 8:49 a.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Coffee and the Papers: Ensign Emails and other matters

New details are emerging about Senator John Ensign's (R-NV) attempts to find clients for former aide Doug Hampton's lobbying efforts [ TPM ] " The messages are the first written records from Mr. Ensign documenting his efforts to find clients for Mr. Hampton, a top aide and close friend, after the senator had an affair with his wife, Cynthia Hampton. They appear to undercut the senator’s asserti...
Desert Beacon - Thu 8:05 a.m.

Etc. Thursday: The Joy of Roger Thomas, The Glamour of the W/C... And CLAMS!

I couldn't help it. I have to take a peek! OK, so it's a restroom... But ain't it p'urty? In addition, The Weekly has four more lovely nightclub restrooms for you to marvel at (or laugh at, depending on your POV). :-D And in other important news this week, Wynn Resorts uber-glam designer (and great mind behind this year's Oscar Green Room!) Roger Thomas spilled some beans to Stev...
Nevada Progressive - Thu 7:41 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Pinko Commie Leftycrat

   I’m such a doofus sometimes. Maven had a screen shot of this on her web site, and I didn’t know what it was.  A couple more… I must confess… I wasn’t born in Kaneohe. Filed under: Diversions ...
Blue Lyon - Wed 10:24 p.m.

Behold, The Most Fabulous Vid. EVAH!

The Las Vegas Strip + Lady Gaga = EXTRA FIERCE & EXTRA FAB! :-D ...
Nevada Progressive - Wed 7:09 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

NV-Sen: Repubs accuse Tea Party candidate of being a Reid plant

As we all know, Repubs in Nevada are running scared that a third-party candidacy by a candidate running under the "Tea Party of Nevada" banner could actually hand Harry Reid another term.  Now several Repubs are hurling a very serious charge at Jon Scott Ashjian-- Reid's people put him up to running . It's a grass-roots protest movement composed of the newly politicized and people distr...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Wed 3:01 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Help one of our own community members "Crash the Gate"

For those who aren’t familiar with the name "Elliot Anderson", you may be more familiar with fellow Daily Kos community member (and great guy) DemMarineVet - someone who has put his time, money and reputation where his mouth is by running for Nevada State Assembly . Of course, he already has more than proven himself as a Marine combat veteran, serving in Afghanistan and Nevada State ...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Wed 12:21 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

McCarthy Redux: Liz Cheney and the New Advocates of Spectral Evidence

Witch trials have been a periodic feature in American history since the summer and fall of 1692 when 19 men and women were hauled up Gallows Hill in Salem Village. No matter how much back-pedaling and re-statement is applied to Liz Cheney's ill-advised and unseemly ad for Keep America Safe, her organization's commercial is nothing more than a transparent attempt to appeal to the lesser angels of o...
Desert Beacon - Wed 11:23 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Travel Promotion Act Is Here. It Can Really Help. Oh Yes, and Harry Reid Delivers Again.

Last week, President Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act into law. I know I usually don't give Johnny Casino much credit for anything, but at least he was of use this time in sponsoring it. And of course, Harry Reid did all the heavy lifting over these last few months to make it all happen. And today, The Strip's big players are feeling quite good about the prospect of even more foreign...
Nevada Progressive - Wed 10:48 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Henderson Democratic Club Clark County Commission District G Debate: Part 2

( Continued from Part 1 , also at Stonewall ) So where was I? Oh yes, we were talking about the SNWA Water Grab when we had to leave yesterday. Let's pick it up from there. The final question was for each candidate to describe how he or she is different from the others and what his or her priorities will be when on the Commission. David Parks got to answer first, and he went into detail on hi...
Nevada Progressive - Wed 10:06 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Quick Notes: Money, Money, and Money

While there are policy critics in Nevada who like to bemoan the lack of federal dollars returning to the state, there are also those making the point that "It takes money to make money," and if Nevada doesn't provide matching funds, follow the formulas, for make programs accessible, then we've no one to blame but ourselves. [Full article: Las Vegas Sun ] Speaking of $$$: The Republican talking...
Desert Beacon - Wed 8:23 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Rest in Peace

Granny D “I want to plant a few more seeds here and there before they plant me.” Granny D’s website Filed under: Politics, Women Tagged: Doris Haddock, Granny D, Obits ...
Blue Lyon - Wed 6:29 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The most hated woman in America

. . . once had this to say: “An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An Atheist believes that a deed must be done instead of a prayer said. An Atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated.” -Madalyn [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Wed 5:42 a.m.

Health Care: What's Next

ABC News posted a good story today explaining how reconciliation can be used to pass the health care reform package , and how Republicans are limited in their attempts to stall the process. It's really a good read. Meanwhile, the supposedly "dreaded" polling on health care isn't actually looking so bad these days. I usually don't read much Andrew Sullivan (he can be too "insider gossip-y" fo...
Nevada Progressive - Tue 2:47 p.m.

The Long Awaited Henderson Democratic Club Clark County Commission District G Debate!

(Also at Stonewall ) OK, I know I've been keeping you waiting for almost a week now. Sorry about that. As you can tell, I've been super busy! Yes, yes, and I took Thursday off . Again, sorry about that. But hey, now we get to talk about the Clark County Commission! Many thanks to the Henderson Democratic Club for hosting this event last week and giving us a chance to get to ...
Nevada Progressive - Tue 11:40 a.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Coming To Your Cable Network: The Insurance Industry Strikes Back

No mud on us! The trade association representing the interests of the health insurance corporations will be launching a $1 million campaign to defeat health care reform for cable TV ads that "set the record straight." [ TPM ] Note the Luntzian Verbiage from AHIP: " More than a year ago, our community proposed robust insurance market reforms to guarantee coverage for pre-existing conditions, and w...
Desert Beacon - Tue 9:24 a.m.

Bits and Pieces: The Return of the Veto Stamp and a Wake for Yucca Mtn

Will he use the Great Big Veto Stamp? " Gov. Jim Gibbons is going to veto a bill that would require state workers to put in 10-hour days and for state offices to be closed on Friday. Daniel Burns, communications director for Gibbons, said the governor wants to give directors of agencies the flexibility to decide their hours and whether their offices should be closed one day a week ." [ LVSun ] W...
Desert Beacon - Tue 8:40 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

A tale of two Democrats

Rory Reid - A man with a plan. Ken McKenna - A man with a lot of words, but no plan. In fact, his website is a joke and his billboards embarass me. His billboards consist of a picture of McKenna and his wife with the nonsensical statement: “Say NO to taxes.” What the … ? He is supposedly running as [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Tue 5:29 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Senator Reid Defeats Nuclear Dump and Saves Nevada

Tonight in Las Vegas there will be a celebration to commemorate Nevada’s amazing and hard fought victory over the forces that sought to turn our state into the nation’s radioactive dumping ground.  Countless grassroots Nevadans, Western Shoshone and other indigenous nations, local and national citizen organizations, and others contributed to this victory.  But Senator Harry ...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Mon 10:42 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Tea Party Doesn't Endorse Tea Party of Nevada Candidate?

Reno and Its Discontents - Mon 9:49 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Prison rape as a joke?

Am I the only one who caught the lyric about dropping the soap in Neil Patrick Harris’ intro song and dance last night at the Academy Awards? My jaw dropped. (about 35 seconds in…) Filed under: In the News Tagged: Academy Awards, rape ...
Blue Lyon - Mon 6:02 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Betting on Michelin Stars: Tapas Muy Deliciosas en Julian Serrano

Tucked in a corner of the grand casino at Aria , the heart of MGM Mirage's brand new CityCenter project, is Julian Serrano . Yes, it's Spanish. Yes, it's tapas. And yes, the food here is fantastic! Start off with something like the stuffed piquillo peppers. The goat cheese inside is creamy and tangy. The pepper outside is cooked just right. And oh my, the savory tomato sauce pu...
Nevada Progressive - Mon 5:03 p.m.

Casinos: Pity Poor Prive? Harrah's Is After Them.

And the hot mess that is Prive/Living Room at PHo just keeps getting messier . The new owner of the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas has been pressuring the bankrupt Privé and Living Room nightclubs there to either pay their past-due rent and expenses or vacate the premises. Owned by Miami nightclub company the Opium Group, Privé and Living Room filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection N...
Nevada Progressive - Mon 3:05 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Video of Rory Reid at Stonewall Last Week

(Also at Stonewall ) Courtesy of INTHELV : And for another perspective on what happened at Stonewall, Brian Fadie wrote us up at Progress Now . ...
Nevada Progressive - Mon 3:05 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

NV-Sen: It's Official. He's In. And Guess Who Has Reid's Back?

Harry Reid's in . Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid officially filed today to keep his Senate seat. “While we have made significant progress through the Recovery Act and other measures to prevent this recession from becoming a depression, there is much work to be done. We must never forget our fellow Nevadans who are suffering during this economic downturn," Reid said. "That is why I filed for...
Nevada Progressive - Mon 3:05 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Forgotten English and Shaping Up

From the Forgotten English Desk Calendar for March 4, 2010: Shaping Up On this date in 1741, English anecdotist Joseph Spence wrote to his mother of an incident involving Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of England’s ambassador to Turkey, who had recently visited a bathhouse in that country. According to Spence, she “never saw finer shap’d women [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Mon 3:05 p.m.

Historical Preservation and Short Sales

Well, you know, nothing mattered before The One was born… As Hillary Rodham Clinton was leaving the White House, she asked Laura Bush first lady to first lady to continue one program if nothing else – the historic preservation program Save America’s Treasures. Mrs. Bush said she knew about the project and pledged to see it through. Now, [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Mon 3:05 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Senator Ensign's Subsidized Apartment?

According to ApartmentRatings.Com , the average one bedroom apartment in the DC/Baltimore area cost $1,018 per month in 2002, $1,224 in 2009, and dropped a bit to $1,201 in 2010. So, here's my question: If Senator John Ensign (R-NV) paid $600 per month to live in the C-Street House until November 2009, who picked up the tab for the difference? (H/T to the Rachel Maddow Show for bringing up the ...
Desert Beacon - Mon 3:05 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Eye of the Storm

42 years ago a third grade teacher conducted an exercise with her class to show them the power and pain of racism. Filed under: Community Values, Living in America, Racism Tagged: Jane Elliott ...
Blue Lyon - Sun 6:24 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Crazy Fun Video Night: Fierce... And FAIL

Now this is fierce! And this is just FAIL. Fierce. FAIL. And sometimes, there's something so FAIL it's fierce... ly addictive, like junk food. I know this will be stuck in your head all night. Too bad. You're addicted to the FAIL and the fierce! ;-) ...
Nevada Progressive - Sat 8:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Progressive Democrat Issue 249

Pretty big week this week. I focus a great deal on global warming this issue, but also on right wing support for domestic terrorism and some local stuff going on. The surge in support to defeat Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas, School Board elections in Texas, the downfall of Governor David Paterson in NY State and the EPA declaring the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn are among the topics I cover. More belo...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Sat 3:49 p.m. - 25 clicks 25 clicks

Heh

Blue Lyon - Sat 6:06 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

A "Birthday Gift" I Want to Share With You

Because I love you . You're the best blog pals ever! ;-) ...
Nevada Progressive - Fri 10:48 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Betting on Michelin Stars: Bradley Ogden, Simply the Best

(You can find this and more of my reviews at my Urbanspoon page .) OK, I must admit I was a little afraid of trying this place. I backed out of a reservation for my dad's birthday over a bad review. I was second-guessing myself when I was thinking of the reservation for my birthday (well, the day after, but I celebrated) tonight. However, all my doubts were thrown out the window ...
Nevada Progressive - Fri 7:04 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

How Many Warnings Do We Need? Financial Regulation Reform and Our Capacity To Ignore Complicated Iss...

There's nothing like stringing several "economic" posts together to make blog readers flee to more political fare, but please trust me on this one. Nevada is having one nasty recession, worse in terms of unemployment than most other states, and feeling the effects in terms of everything from school budget cuts to closed state offices and public libraries. This didn't have to happen, but the poli...
Desert Beacon - Mar 5 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

NV-Sen: Don't discount Tea Party ballot effort

All polling in Nevada shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trailing his little-known opponents badly. But this one, from mid-February, was more intriguing, as it included the Tea Party candidate, fresh off his party's qualification for the ballot: Public Opinion Strategies (R) for the Retail Association of Nevada. 2/15-16. Likely voters. (No trend lines) Harry Reid (D) 37 Sue Low...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Mar 5 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

The One About According To Harry Reid I Don’t Really Exist.

Hello. If you are a regular reader of this blog then you know that I am openly and proudly Liberal Progressive. Most of the time the things I write are both influenced by politics and intended to advocate for a particular way of thinking on current events. However today although I easily could, I'm not going to do that. The reason being is that the issue I’m going to present is in my opinio...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Mar 4 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Let Them Eat Tax Cuts: The Ensign-Bunning World View

For just a few moments let's assume for the sake of argument that monetary policy and "natural" levels of unemployment is a side issue, and that the decline of the American manufacturing sector is peripheral, so that we can take a harder look at Senator John Ensign's (R-NV) fundamental theory of humanity. Senator Ensign, as the Las Vegas Sun article cited below points out, once tried a mini-Bun...
Desert Beacon - Mar 4 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Haiti Earthquake Clean-up

Blue Lyon - Mar 4

Nevada Primary Date – when did it change?

Blue Lyon - Mar 4 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

The Senate bill is an even bigger POS than the House bill

Blue Lyon - Mar 3

Sideshow

Blue Lyon - Mar 3

Unemployment: Natural and Otherwise

As long as I'm playing with various right wing myths today, let's add another: "Anybody who wants to work can find a job." The December 2009 unemployment rate in Nevada was reported as 13.0% statewide, 13.1% in the Las Vegas area, 12.7% in Reno, and 12.7% in the Carson City area. [ DETR pdf] These numbers will be updated shortly, probably after today's release of additional employment rate data...
Desert Beacon - Mar 3 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

The Myth of The Great American Tax Cut

While Nevada continues to operate within a tax structure that emphasizes gaming, sales, and the MBT, there are still voices calling for tax cuts as a way to increase revenue. There's no reason to expect that this illogical proposition works any better at the state level than it has nationally. Myth : "Tax cuts increase federal revenue." Sorry, no, that's not the way it works in the real world....
Desert Beacon - Mar 3 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Backlash!

Blue Lyon - Mar 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Posted without comment

Blue Lyon - Mar 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

What Cinie said

Blue Lyon - Mar 2

Bunning's Bombast: The Batters Have A Perfect Target

Approximately 176,000 Nevadans are out of work; 20,000 are losing their unemployment benefits; and, Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) is single-handedly holding up consideration of a bill that would offer an extension. [ LVSun ] Senator Bunning's obstructionism might be characterized as a "principled stand" if not for the fact that he's waffled on unemployment benefit extensions and related issues such t...
Desert Beacon - Mar 2 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

"The ultimate triumph of property and money."

Blue Lyon - Mar 2

Transparency my ass

Blue Lyon - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

RQ writes letters

Blue Lyon - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

10 Reasons To Turn Off The Television: Thoughts On The Cable News Circus

The more I read blogs and web pages the less I appreciate cable news channels. A person can rant and rave about "bias" until several herds of dairy cattle return to their barns, but that really isn't the source of my discontent. (1) There are better sources of news and analysis available . Again, say what one might about the tenor and point of view of print media, it still remains a better sou...
Desert Beacon - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Republican Road Map for Rolls Royce Owners: No Taxes for Billionaires

It's close enough to April 15, 2010 to start talking about taxation. Indeed, the Republicans have started the conversation already in their "Road Map" for America. However, a Nevada citizen earning the 2008 median income of $56,361 [ census pdf] may not be all that thrilled when the GOP bill board messages are stripped away, and the destination for The Road Map comes into full view. When Ima...
Desert Beacon - Mar 1 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Progressive Democrat Issue 247

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Progressive Democrat Issue 248

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 28 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

No Crumbs For You!

Blue Lyon - Feb 28

Mean Kitty

Blue Lyon - Feb 28

The largest since 1964 – Update

Blue Lyon - Feb 27

Heller, H.R. 4173, and the 427

The previous post asked if Congressman Dean Heller (R-NV2) would support legislation to rein in the high rollers on Wall Street who succeeded so spectacularly in making a hash of the U.S. financial sector since the enactment of statutes leaving investment banks, hedge funds, and others, free to play games of chance while taxpayers were left to pick up the pieces and pay the bills. House Roll Cal...
Desert Beacon - Feb 26 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

What Maven said

Blue Lyon - Feb 26 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Congressman Heller's Red Meat Moments: Whose Recession Is It Anyway?

When a Congressman asserts his expertise in economic matters it would be well if his comments supported that contention. Congressman Dean Heller's (R-NV2) comments to the Elko County GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner were long on talking points and short on economic insight. [ EDFP ] There were some good "red meat" moments which make far better sound bites than economic analysis, although the comments do h...
Desert Beacon - Feb 26 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

It's complicated

Blue Lyon - Feb 26 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

When A Picture Is Worth At Least A Thousand Words

With all due credit, gratitude, and thanks to Talking Points Memo for originally publishing this wonderful photo of two of our nation's more notorious governors at the "Big Governor's Bash" in Washington, D.C. ...
Desert Beacon - Feb 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Skepticism and Sacred Cows

Blue Lyon - Feb 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Around the tubes: Little dogs, DOMA, and the importance of touch

Blue Lyon - Feb 25

Carefully Shuffling Their Decks: Insurance Corporations and Their Anti-Trust Exemption

WellPoint's rate increases in California got more publicity, but California wasn't the only state expected to see health care premium increases skyrocket -- Nevada's Insurance Division approved an approximately 13% overall rate increase for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 2009. [ APA.org ] So, how did WellPoint Inc. attempt to justify these rate increases in at least 11 states? They've pla...
Desert Beacon - Feb 25 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Jim Gibbons- America's favorite liar

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ensign Votes Against Jobs Bill

After voting to sustain the filibuster on the scaled down "jobs" bill in the U.S. Senate, Senator John Ensign reprised his role and voted against passage of the bill. [ roll call 25 ] The bill passed on a 70-28 vote. The scaled down bill (pdf) included (1) payroll tax forgiveness to those to hire unemployed workers, with (2) breaks for those who hire workers for at least one year; (3) an increa...
Desert Beacon - Feb 24 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Incredible Shrinking Propositions: The GOP and Nevada's Budget Deficit

Well now Nevadans, here we go again: " Raising taxes on an already shrinking tax base is not the solution,” Sandoval wrote. “We cannot tax our way back to prosperity.” The influential conservative group Americans for Tax Reform wrote letters to legislators this week, asking them to oppose what it called Gibbons’ “massive tax increase” on mining. The group had been accusing the governor of violat...
Desert Beacon - Feb 24 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Thought California Was The Only One? Nevada Due For Wellpoint Premium Increases

Double digit health care insurance premium rate increases are expected in several states, and Nevada is one of them. " In fact, double-digit hikes have been implemented or are pending in at least 11 other states among the 14 where WellPoint’s Blue Cross Blue Shield companies are active: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Nevada , New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, and Wis...
Desert Beacon - Feb 24 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

And Nevada comes in at 70%

Blue Lyon - Feb 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Boycott FedEx

Blue Lyon - Feb 24 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

I've seen this movie before

Blue Lyon - Feb 23

Pay-Go: House Republicans Eschew Fiscal Responsibility

Roll Call Vote Number 48 in the current session of the House of Representatives was instructive. HJ Res 45, the adoption of the statutory Pay As You Go Act, was opposed by 187 members of the House; Representative Dean Heller (R-NV2) included. The following statement on Congressman Heller's webpage doesn't match with his vote on roll call 48: " Curbing out of control spending and balancing the...
Desert Beacon - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ensign Votes Sustain Filibuster of Jobs Bill

Surprised? No. Senator John Ensign (R-NV) voted to sustain the Republican filibuster of the Jobs Bill (H.R. 2847) yesterday. [ roll call 23 ] Cloture was agreed to on a 62-30 vote. What is interesting is that not so long ago the Nevada Senator was calling for more job creation : " President Obama’s budget is exactly what we were hoping not to see: more of the same. Record-breaking spending and ...
Desert Beacon - Feb 23 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Nevada Gets Polled

Desert Beacon - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Told ya so

Blue Lyon - Feb 22

Heads Up: White House Health Care Reform Plan Posted on WH Site

Desert Beacon - Feb 22 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Fraud

Blue Lyon - Feb 21

Progressive Democrat Issue 246

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"We just didn't expect such an increase in services" – Updated

Blue Lyon - Feb 21

Skeptical Saturday: Facilitated Communication, Cold Reading, and more!

Blue Lyon - Feb 20 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Why Housing Aid is SO Important! - State Budgets

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 19

GOP Glittering Generalities, Moving Goal Posts, and Muddled Math: Attacks on the Stimulus Bill

Desert Beacon - Feb 19 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

If you can't stand the heat

Blue Lyon - Feb 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Fasten Your Seatbelts: Financial Regulation Reform Is Going To Be A Bumpy Ride

Desert Beacon - Feb 18 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Stupid-Ass Quote of the Day and other craziness

Blue Lyon - Feb 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Probably Not Exactly What They Had In Mind: One take on the Mount Vernon Statement

Desert Beacon - Feb 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

From the 46th Happiest State in the Union

Desert Beacon - Feb 17 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

A Fierce Woman

Blue Lyon - Feb 16 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Jefferson, Orwell, and Nevada's future

Blue Lyon - Feb 16

Saving Harry Reid

Blue Lyon - Feb 16 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Freshly Risen Zombie GOP Is Dead. Again.

It was a moonlit night. The Zombie Nevada GOP stumbled across the barren sagebrush strewn landscape of Nevada's Desert. The horrifying gurgling and slobbering of the freshly risen party were indistinguishable at first. But slowly recognizable words appears, "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEID! GEEEEEEEEEEEET REEEEEEEEEEEEID!" The citizenry, having barricaded themselves into any available space, cowered in f...
Zeke Says So - Feb 16 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Adding By Division: Unemployment Benefit Extension and the Nevada Economy

Desert Beacon - Feb 16 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

NV-Sen: Tea Party On

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 16

Lobbyists cried when Reid showed authority on jobs bill (and other good news)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 15

Bragging about torture

Blue Lyon - Feb 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Jumping in – The Feminist Paradox

Blue Lyon - Feb 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Around the tubes: Olympics, Gold In Sacks, The Brain, Haiti

Blue Lyon - Feb 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Who Loves You? Clue: It's Not the Hedge Funds

Desert Beacon - Feb 15 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Progressive Democrat Issue 246

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 14

Is it something in the water?

Blue Lyon - Feb 14

Save Our Libraries

Blue Lyon - Feb 13 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Return

Blue Lyon - Feb 13

We Are More

Blue Lyon - Feb 13

The Filibuster Follies: Fact, Fiction, and Futility

Desert Beacon - Feb 12 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Happy Darwin Day!

Blue Lyon - Feb 12

Get better, Bill

Blue Lyon - Feb 11

Other Things Written on Palin's Hand

Last week at the Tea Party Convention, news reports covered a story about how Sarah Palin had written notes on her hand. Unbeknownst to the world, Palin had also written notes on her other hand. Thanks to sophisticated graphic analysis the world can now know with those notes were: "Remember to wink at camera every 30 seconds” "Don't shoot at audience-they're paying me" "Remember to pick u...
Zeke Says So - Feb 11

The Ryan Draft Budget: Get Rid of Medicare, GOP:Here, Grandma, have a voucher

Desert Beacon - Feb 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

How could he not know?

Blue Lyon - Feb 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Poverty Tourism

Blue Lyon - Feb 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Huh?

Blue Lyon - Feb 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Ryan Draft Budget: A Roadmap For Allowing Insurance Corporations To Run Rampant

Desert Beacon - Feb 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

More Mailbag: Reids(s) Meetings Money

Desert Beacon - Feb 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Mailbag: Gibbons, Taxes, Budgets, and Privatizing Social Security

Desert Beacon - Feb 10

Tax breaks for the rest of us

Blue Lyon - Feb 10

QOTD – Carrie Chapman Catt

Blue Lyon - Feb 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Playing into her hand

Blue Lyon - Feb 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Tragedy of the Tea Party

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 of our governance. However, as great as fiscal responsibility is as a movement concept, The Tea Party is going off the tracks. ...
Zeke Says So - Feb 9

Dive Right Into The High Risk Pool: The GOP non-starter proposal to provide health insurance coverin...

Desert Beacon - Feb 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Reminder

Blue Lyon - Feb 9

Outta Our Way! There's money to be made here!

Blue Lyon - Feb 9

The T word

Blue Lyon - Feb 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Flights of Fancy: Nevada and its Low Tax Mythology

Desert Beacon - Feb 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

For all the nimrods thinking that cutting services is a way to save money

Blue Lyon - Feb 8

Same song, different verse

Blue Lyon - Feb 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Progressive Democrat Issue 245

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Sunday Morning Quote

Blue Lyon - Feb 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Crib notes?

Blue Lyon - Feb 7

Another episode of Healthcare Theater

Blue Lyon - Feb 6

Dude

Blue Lyon - Feb 5

Yeah, that'll fix everything

Blue Lyon - Feb 5 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Luntz, Ameriquest, De-Regulation and Debacle: Those Who Profited From Credit Meltdown Seek To Block ...

Desert Beacon - Feb 5 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Looks like I'll have to buy it from Barnes & Noble

Blue Lyon - Feb 5

I'd choose life. Will Nevada?

Blue Lyon - Feb 5 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Recommended Reading

Desert Beacon - Feb 4

Budgets and Balderdash: Nevada and US face deficits

Desert Beacon - Feb 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

No bread, just circuses

Blue Lyon - Feb 4

Progressive Democrat Issue 244

DailyKos (Nevada) - Feb 3

Jon Stewart: Obama Q & A with the GOP Caucus

www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis ...
Zeke Says So - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

A Little Outrage Music Please, Obama, Las Vegas and other matters

Desert Beacon - Feb 3

Liberal Rapture has moved

Blue Lyon - Feb 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Who knew?

Blue Lyon - Feb 2

Open Warfare

Blue Lyon - Feb 2

The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

Blue Lyon - Feb 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Luntz Talking Points: Financial Reform Part Two

Desert Beacon - Feb 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

"Just leave"

Blue Lyon - Feb 2

War is Peace

Blue Lyon - Feb 1

#33

Blue Lyon - Feb 1

The Central Mythology of Luntz Talking Points on Financial Reform

Desert Beacon - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Keep Health Care Reform On The Front Burner

Desert Beacon - Feb 1 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Amazon is on my list – Update

Blue Lyon - Feb 1

Anniversary

Blue Lyon - Feb 1

A bit of a situation

Blue Lyon - Feb 1

Obama Administration Will Eliminate Yucca Mountain Funding

Reno and Its Discontents - Jan 31 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Bipartisanship as Political Ecumenicism

Blue Lyon - Jan 31

Hey Nevada, is this what you want?

Blue Lyon - Jan 31 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

How to report the news

Blue Lyon - Jan 31

Apology

Blue Lyon - Jan 30

Medicine and the Media

Blue Lyon - Jan 30

Friday Night News Dump

Blue Lyon - Jan 29

The In Box: Lily Ledbetter Anniversary

Desert Beacon - Jan 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

A Domestic Terrorist Brought To Justice: Roeder Convicted

Desert Beacon - Jan 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Gov Blows NV Rail Funding: Blames Reid

Desert Beacon - Jan 29

Andrew Wakefield rebuked

Blue Lyon - Jan 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"no imminence of danger" UPDATE

Blue Lyon - Jan 29

Titus Statement on Middle Class Task Force Proposals

Desert Beacon - Jan 28

Berkley Announces DoE Plan To Study Yucca Mtn Alternatives

Desert Beacon - Jan 28

Great Basin Water Network Wins One Round: SNWA's Rural Water Grab

Desert Beacon - Jan 28

I read them all

Blue Lyon - Jan 28

Mistimed Mistaken Misunderstood NV GOP Reactions to the SOTU

Desert Beacon - Jan 28

I'm still shaking my head

Blue Lyon - Jan 28 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

2010 Obama State of The Union Address Full Text

Reno and Its Discontents - Jan 27

2010 Obama State of The Union Address Video and Excerpts

Reno and Its Discontents - Jan 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Full Text of State of The Union GOP Response, Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell

Reno and Its Discontents - Jan 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Undecided

Blue Lyon - Jan 27

Screaming Points Memo: What To Yell at Obama Tonight

So are you a frustrated tea party type conservative congressman, but lack any creative abilities? And tonight is the big night! With Pres. Obama addressing the nation, in a joint session of Congress it is your big chance to jump up onto the national stage and possibly garnish of future vice presidential bid. But what to yell? Here's some ideas for you: "You lie some more!" "Encore! I mean...
Zeke Says So - Jan 27

Ensign Takes Careful Aim, Hits Wrong Target: Bernanke, The Fed, and the Real Culprits

Desert Beacon - Jan 27

"a practical vision of principled incrementalism"

Blue Lyon - Jan 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Quick Hits and News Notes

Desert Beacon - Jan 26

Spinning in their graves

Blue Lyon - Jan 26 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

NV-Sen: Reid is toast, Goodman would be competitive

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 25

Bernanke To Reid: I Have A Plan

Desert Beacon - Jan 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Let the dumbing down continue

Blue Lyon - Jan 25

I'm 2L4O. Are you?

Blue Lyon - Jan 24

Obama's Signature Issue?

Blue Lyon - Jan 24

Progressive Democrat Issue 243

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 23

scotus

Blue Lyon - Jan 23

H.R. 4173 Looping Through The Holes: Executive Compensation II

Desert Beacon - Jan 23

Potential Prison Nicknames for John Ensign

With the FBI currently interviewing associates of Sen. John "plead the fifth" Ensign , some speculation has been made as far as what cool prison nickname he might have when you get sent upstate for his alleged crimes. Here are some thoughts: Johnny "Two-Timer" Ensign John "The Bull(shitter)" Ensign John "Nevada Gigolo" Ensign John "The Checkbook Don" Ensign John "Sings ...
Zeke Says So - Jan 22

Patience Please

Desert Beacon - Jan 22

Air America and taking the base for granted

Blue Lyon - Jan 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

H.R. 4173: Looping Through The Holes - Executive Compensation

Desert Beacon - Jan 21

How did Bush do it?

Blue Lyon - Jan 20

Why Craig Crawford was booted from Olbermann's show

Blue Lyon - Jan 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Dem Staffer: This is my life and I simply can't answer the fundamental question: "what do Democrats ...

Blue Lyon - Jan 20

Cut Reid Bait

Look I know it's not his fault. Harry Reid is neither responsible for, nor should feel guilty about the ridiculous upset yesterday in America's worst state, Massachusetts. The results which featured the crime of a right wing unqualified wingnut, winning Ted Kennedy's former seat, are neither a referendum on Barack Obama or healthcare reform. And you know it. But so what? Like every crime, someb...
Zeke Says So - Jan 20

Nevada News and Notes from the Inbox: Reid on Brown, Berkley on HUD

Desert Beacon - Jan 20

Reactions

Blue Lyon - Jan 20

H.R. 4173: Four Loopholes In Financial Reform

Desert Beacon - Jan 19 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Lessons

Blue Lyon - Jan 19

Pressing Customers Into Service: Financial Regulation Reform And The Banksters

Desert Beacon - Jan 19

A Few More Reasons Why Massachusetts Sucks

Tomorrow, the good people of Massachusetts will vote for their new US Senator. And the bad ones too. I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that this is going to turn out badly for Democrats. Unfortunately, fivethirtyeight.com also feels this way, explaining that there is better than a 70% chance that the Republican Scott "I hate health care” Brown will beat Democrat Martha "dropping the b...
Zeke Says So - Jan 18 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Thought for the Day

Desert Beacon - Jan 18

Lowden and Character

The Las Vegas Review Journal article published today, it is revealed that candidate for Senate Sue Lowden is afraid to fly on airplanes. First of all, what? This is some kind of joke, right? Are you seriously telling me that an adult, one that wants to be in the upper chamber of the Senate of the most powerful country in the world, is afraid to get on a commercial airliner? Over the years I...
Zeke Says So - Jan 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

No Ed, that's not how it's done.

Blue Lyon - Jan 17

Haiti II

Blue Lyon - Jan 16

Gibbons Hates Sparks as Well as Reno

Well, I've said it many many times before; Gov. Jim "Mormon Recluse" Gibbons hates Reno. He never comes here. He never has Townhall meetings here. He doesn't attend parades or fundraisers, and he didn't even show up at my birthday party last year. Jackass. But now, he's gone even further. Apparently Jim Gibbons hates Sparks Nevada as well. In one of the biggest fundraisers of the year, one that ...
Zeke Says So - Jan 15

Foreclosing The Barn Door After The Horses Are Out: Burgeoning Problems and Lame Excuses

Desert Beacon - Jan 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Hung out to dry

Blue Lyon - Jan 15

Pat Robertson is not a human being.

Blue Lyon - Jan 14

A Fake Letter from Danny Tarkanian to Sen. Reid

Not Danny Tarkanian January 13th, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid U.S. Senator 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Fax: 202-224-7327 775-883-1980 702-388-5030 775-686-5757 Dear Senator Reid, As you are undoubtedly aware, the American people are clamoring for negotiations on health care reform to be fully open and transparent. By having these hearings in closed back rooms full ...
Zeke Says So - Jan 14

Saying Sorry Is The Hardest Thing To Do? Not by a long shot, bankers contrite but unsupportive of re...

Desert Beacon - Jan 14 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Connect Your Own Dots: C Street, the Boukman Pact, and Youth With A Mission

Desert Beacon - Jan 14

Bits and Pieces: Morning News

Desert Beacon - Jan 14

BLUE STATES: Nevada. H Reid (D) vs B Krolicki (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 14

Harry Reid: Inside Scoop on What It Really Means to be a Mormon Democrat

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 14

Haiti

Blue Lyon - Jan 13

BLUE STATES: Nevada. H Reid (D) vs B Sandoval (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 13

Colbert: Harry Reid's Racist Comment

Harry Reid's Racist Comment www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Economy ...
Zeke Says So - Jan 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ditto

Blue Lyon - Jan 12

Titus And The Prophets Of Doom: Health Care And Politics

Desert Beacon - Jan 12

Deleted Post

Blue Lyon - Jan 12

Good News for Reid & Nevada Economy

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 12

BLUE STATES: Nevada. F Del Papa (D) vs B Krolicki (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 12

No difference

Blue Lyon - Jan 11

Berkley announces stimulus funding for Nevada clean energy technology

Desert Beacon - Jan 11 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

BLUE STATES: Nevada. F Del Papa (D) vs B Sandoval (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 11

Harry Reid And The Teapot Tempest

Desert Beacon - Jan 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Poems of Merit: Defining Dumb

In the year 2010, Nevada's got the chance once again, to exchange their Senator Reid for a Con. But with Tarkanian and Lowden the choice, many Republicans raised their voice, and screamed out "better first then the bottom". As the November election neared, educated people statewide feared, is it possible that Nevadan will get bombed...
Zeke Says So - Jan 11

Nevada Court Rejects 'Egg-As-Person' Ballot Measure

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

John Ensign Has Found Reno. #fail

With our internationally infamous Sen. John Ensign making an appearance this week at UNR's Jot Travis Student Union, he is doing something that no other prominent Republican has managed to do in Nevada since the creation of this blog nearly 2 years ago. Hold a town hall meeting in Reno Nevada. I know what you're saying, certainly Gov. Jim Gibbons, Lieut. Gov. Brian Krolicki or Congressman De...
Zeke Says So - Jan 10

Harry Reid Needs to Go.

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 10

BLUE STATES: Nevada. F Del Papa (D) vs D Heller (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 10

Storm

Blue Lyon - Jan 10

Wake up call? Update

Blue Lyon - Jan 10

The Fall of John Edwards

Blue Lyon - Jan 10

Two Stories That We Should Be Talking About: Why Should A Renter Be Concerned About A BIS Meeting?

Desert Beacon - Jan 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

In Sweetie's Honor

Blue Lyon - Jan 9

Friday Morning Bits And Pieces: Foggy Memories, Selective Amnesia

Desert Beacon - Jan 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

BLUE STATES: Nevada. R J Miller (D) vs S Lowden (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 7

Governor Announces Proposals To Bring Nevada Education Into The 19th Century

Desert Beacon - Jan 7 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

BLUE STATES: Nevada. R J Miller (D) vs B Krolicki (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 6

AR-Sen: Time for Lincoln to retire

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 6

No 11-Dimensional Chess

Blue Lyon - Jan 6

BLUE STATES: Nevada. R J Miller (D) vs D Heller (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 5

Jeez

Blue Lyon - Jan 5

Nice ta're-meet you Senator Ensign?

Desert Beacon - Jan 5

How does your cat drink water?

Blue Lyon - Jan 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Politicizing Sports

While we're dividing up the country into red and blue everything , I thought it might be appropriate to classify our beloved spectator sports. Feel free to let me know if you think I forgot any. And no, drinking is not a sport. Blue Sports (Democrat) Baseball Heavy Latino presence Nonviolent More Democratic (meeting on the mound) Manager wears a uniform like the players ...
Zeke Says So - Jan 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Shooting

Blue Lyon - Jan 4

BLUE STATES: Nevada. R J Miller (D) vs B Sandoval (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

I hear an echo

Blue Lyon - Jan 4

Gibbons, Limbaugh, Health Care in American is Just OK

Desert Beacon - Jan 4

And then there was the Conference Report vote: GOP drops national security ball

Desert Beacon - Jan 4

Goodbye

The function of Blue Sage Views has been more than amply taken by other Nevada blogs, and the time necessary to keep Desert Beacon, the mothership, keeps expanding. Something has to give. So, BSV will be jettisoned, and its posts will be published on Desert Beacon from here on out. It's been a pleasure to have you follow, and here's hoping you'll bookmark Desert Beacon and keep reading. Thanks!...
Blue Sage Views - Jan 4 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Why won't the New York Times name "those?"

Blue Lyon - Jan 4

Progressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 240

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 3

Living in fear

Blue Lyon - Jan 3

We're Moving to VoteGibbonsOut.Com!

Vote Gibbons Out - Jan 2

All Mouth And No Money: GOP record on Homeland Security Funding

Desert Beacon - Jan 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Five Things I Could Gleefully Do Without Next Year

Desert Beacon - Jan 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Angelina

Blue Lyon - Jan 2

Every Morning

Blue Lyon - Jan 2

BLUE STATES: Nevada. R J Miller (D) vs J Gibbons (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Resolutions – 2010 (Updated)

Blue Lyon - Jan 1

BLUE STATES: Nevada. R J Miller (D) vs J Ensign (R)

DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 31 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Why aren't these people in jail?

Blue Lyon - Dec 31

Reno Airport Completely Safe Says Psychic Governor

© FauxNews December 31st, 2009 Reno, Nevada - In an amazing exhibition of psychic powers, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons astounded law enforcement and media yesterday by declaring "This airport is cleeeeeeean". The Governor had taken an extensive nearly 20 minute tour of the baggage claim area of the recently remodeled Reno-Tahoe International Airport Wednesday before making the amazing statement. Sourc...
Zeke Says So - Dec 31 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Definitely!

Blue Lyon - Dec 31 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Gøøfiness Never Stops

Vote Gibbons Out - Dec 30

Renaming ObamaCare

Obviously the GOP scarefloor technicians are going to need to do something about the term they created last summer;  "Obamacare". See, the term was created so that if/when it failed to get through Congress the GOP pundits could blame the failure on the President. Kind of like they did with "Hillarycare". Remember how they were calling the health care bill Obama's "Waterloo"? Well, it looks ...
Zeke Says So - Dec 30

A Splendid Little War Isn't An Effective Way To Fight Terrorists

Desert Beacon - Dec 30

BLUE STATES: Nevada. The third democrat in Nevada.

DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Leaving the arena

Blue Lyon - Dec 30

DeMint: TSA vacancy Reid's Fault - You Should Have Stopped Me Sooner?

Desert Beacon - Dec 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Sigh

Blue Lyon - Dec 29

BLUE STATES: Nevada. The second democrat in Nevada.

DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Clock Ticking on Elmer, er, Olmer?

Vote Gibbons Out - Dec 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

BLUE STATES: Nevada. The first democrat in Nevada.

DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 28 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Dawn Gone

Vote Gibbons Out - Dec 28

Facing Recession: Sound Bites vs. Solutions

Desert Beacon - Dec 28

2009: This Year in Gibstory!

Vote Gibbons Out - Dec 28

Family time at Casa de Blue Lyon

Blue Lyon - Dec 27

Wild Horses as a Metaphor For Freedom?

I've had the displeasure of meeting a whole bunch of "wild horse advocates" lately, and I'm still scratching my head over what trauma they suffered in their life, to care so much about these animals. First, I thought it might just be that girl/pony routine we all know and love. But that type of relationship doesn't explain the paranoia and hostility so often expressed by wild horse advocat...
Zeke Says So - Dec 26 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Merry Christmas: Adding to the Prayers of the Faithful?

Desert Beacon - Dec 25

Nevada Progressive View on Reid/Health Care

DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 25

No title for this post, just a story

Blue Lyon - Dec 25

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Vote Gibbons Out - Dec 24