THE CONSERVATIVE STATE OF THE STATE
If you haven’t seen former Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie’s “Progressive State of the State” address from last Wednesday night, click here.
Don’t bother watching the whole three minutes; she says absolutely nothing new or even mildly interesting. I just want you to check out the production value liberals brought to the effort…similar to the production value they bring to running government.
Then click the link below to watch Wayne Allyn Root’s “Conservative State of the State” address delivered and recorded last night.
CLICK HERE
THE NEW GUBER POLL
If you haven’t weighed in yet, don’t forget to cast your vote in our latest online survey:
If the election were held this month, who would you most likely support for Nevada governor?
a.) Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval
b.) Democrat Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto
c.) Democrat Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak
d.) A third party alternative (Libertarian or Independent American)
e.) A non-affiliated independent candidate
f.) None of the above
CLICK HERE and look for the poll in the right-hand column, about halfway down.
REAGAN’S FAREWELL ADDRESS
I forgot to include this in the last Muth’s Truths, but Friday was the 24thanniversary of President Reagan’s farewell address to the nation. I posted it on the Mt. Reagan Project website. You can read along while listening by clicking here.
Please sign our online petition supporting the establishment of an official “Mount Reagan” in Nevada.
CLICK HERE
DRIVE-BY MUTHINGS
* That was some game yesterday between the Baltimore Ravens (I’m a Bal’mer native) and the Denver Broncos! Glad the kids were watching with me. Excellent teaching moment: Never quit. Never give up. It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.
* Zero Dark Thirty not as good as the hype. Certainly interesting because of the nature of the subject matter: Putting a bullet through the head of Osama bin Laden. Bellyaching over the waterboarding aspect of the film? Even more overhyped than the movie itself. Still worth seeing.
* Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto has an op-ed on human trafficking on the front page of the “Viewpoints” section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal this morning. She and the issue were also the subject of a Las Vegas Suneditorial today.
Combine this with her work on the state’s foreclosure crisis – not that her efforts have been particularly helpful; just that she’s become known for “caring” – plus her fundraising ability, and you have a potentially formidable Democrat opponent to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval in 2014. The campaign has begun.
* A long 1,430-word story in today’s Las Vegas Review-Journal headlined “Sandoval puts education high on his 2013 agenda” doesn’t mention the word “voucher” even once. I wonder if the governor will utter the word in his State of the State on Wednesday? (BTW, welcome back to the RJ, Sean Whaley)
* Laura Myers looks at the GOP’s ongoing problem with electing women to the Legislature in a story in the Las Vegas Review-Journal this morning, but does suggest two Republican women could be competing for two statewide races in 2014: State Sen. Barbara Cegavske likely for secretary of state and former State Sen. Sue Lowden for, one would guess, lieutenant governor.
* A Politico story republished in today’s Las Vegas Sun suggests in the headline that “the tea party movement may be losing steam.” No it isn’t. It’s just that the tea party movement has moved from standing on street corners waving signs to actually working within the established GOP grassroots action network. The movement hasn’t lost steam; it’s matured politically. Ditto the Ron Paul folks.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
“Most lobbyists, even the most glad-handing, list spending zero dollars on entertaining lawmakers, or a de minimis amount. So how do lobbyists get around the reporting requirement?
“One lobbyist explained the situation this way: A lawmaker and lobbyist go out, get a bottle or two or three of wine, a glass of brandy, a nice steak dinner. When the check comes, the lobbyist asks the lawmaker to chip in $10 or $20. That keeps the lawmaker’s name off the report.
“Another lobbyist confirmed the practice, but noted that often it’s the lawmaker who puts down a $5 or $10 bill after an expensive meal.” – David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun, 1/13/13
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