MUTH'S TRUTHS 04/09/2014

MOUNT REAGAN MOVES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD

Steve Tetreault of the Las Vegas Review-Journal tweeted this morning that the full House Natural Resources Committee approved Rep. Joe Heck’s bill naming a peak on Frenchman Mountain on the east side of Las Vegas after President Reagan.

Yesterday there was talk of amending the bill to add in Rep. Dina Titus’ proposal to name another peak on Frenchman Mountain after a 1950s Nevada state legislator, but Tetreault reports that no such deal moved forward after Democrats today insultingly proposed renaming Yucca Mountain after President Reagan instead.

The Associated Press reports on another tongue-in-cheek proposal by Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif, to name the entire planet after Reagan, leading committee Chairman Doc Hastings to respond, "If the gentleman would introduce legislation, I would guarantee that he'll have a hearing on that bill.”

As for the compromise discussions, Tetreault noted it yesterday in a separate story in which both Rep. Heck and I expressed no objection to amending the bill and approving both naming proposals.  But I have to admit to being amazed at Rep. Titus’ comments about the possible deal.

“Titus said one thing was for certain,” Tetreault reported.  “There is too much discussion about naming mountaintops when the House has a full plate.”

You have got to be kidding me!

The fact is the naming proposal for “Mount Reagan” was going through the proper channels and approval process as established by Congress via the Board on Geographic Names when Titus herself stopped the administrative process by introducing her bill last October to name the same mountain peak we had identified for “Mount Reagan” after another person.

So the ONLY reason this proposal is before Congress today is because Rep. Titus chose to put it there!

In any event, Mount Reagan has cleared another hurdle and moved another step forward.

The bill next will go to the full House of Representatives for approval…hopefully before the 10^th anniversary of the President’s death on June 4^th.

If approved in the House, it would still have to be approved by Sen. Harry Reid’s U.S. Senate and signed by President Obama.  So we still have a long way to go.

MISS MINNEAPOLIS COMING TO VEGAS

Back in January, Julia Schliesing was crowned Miss Minneapolis and will be competing for Miss Minnesota in June.  If she wins the state pageant she’ll represent the Gopher State in the Miss America Pageant in the fall.

Here’s the really interesting thing about Julia: She’s a self-described libertarian-leaning conservative who has been active on the campus carry issue at the University of Minnesota and hopes to one day run for public office. 

And she’ll be our First Friday Happy Hour VIP guest-of-honor in May!

In the meantime, you can catch a recent Minnesota Tea Party podcast interview with Julia by clicking here. 

You’ll quickly find out that this is no wishy-washy shrinking violet.  This is a real-deal potential rising conservative star…and not just because she likes beer!  (Hat tip: Dennis Holman)

NANCY DALLAS’ E-INTERVIEWS

Our friend and longtime GOP loyalist Nancy Dallas has been busy conducting email interviews with candidates in many of the competitive Republican primary races again this election cycle. 

These interviews are substantive, informative and objective and focus on key issues of interest to GOP primary voters.  Here are links to new e-interviews that have just been posted…

State Senate District 16

Gary Schmidt

* Incumbent Sen. Ben "Blue Dog" Kieckhefer refused to participate in interview project

State Senate District 20
Carl Bunce

* Incumbent Sen. Moderate Mike Roberson refused to participate in interview project

Assembly District 40 (Carson City)

P.K. O’Neil

Jed Block

TAX PLEDGE SIGNERS

Amy Groves, conservative Republican candidate in Assembly District 29, has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. 

Her opponent in the GOP primary, Stephen Silverkraut, has not made the same promise to the voters of the district that he will oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.

Also, Brent Jones, conservative Republican candidate for Assembly District 35, inked the Pledge at last week’s First Friday Happy Hour.

“As the party of pro-growth, low taxation, limited government and individual liberty, I believe it is imperative that our elected officials be held accountable to their constituents,” Jones writes in an email.  “The Taxpayer Protection Pledge is a big step in the right direction.  That is why I enthusiastically signed it!" 

           

Click here for the update 2014 list of Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Nevada.

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

“I'm writing this letter to respectfully ask that you please change your mind and allow your client to debate me on several other TV and/or radio stations in the Nevada lieutenant governor race. … I recognize Mark didn’t do so hot in the last debate on Jon Ralston’s television program. So I understand why you would prefer to hide him from further public scrutiny, much like the Democrats did with Allison Copening and Shirley Breeden in 2008.  However, I think Republican voters deserve better.” – Letter from GOP lieutenant governor candidate Sue Lowden to Mike Slanker, campaign manager for her opponent, Mark Hutchison, 4/9/14 (Hat tip: Ralston Reports)