Political Potpourri for the Dog Days of Summer

With the addition of Robin Reedy, Lynn Hettrick and Stacy Woodbury to senior staff positions in his administration, Nevada Gov. Jim...

The Pale Pastels of a Consensus Builder

There’s a GOP primary smackdown shaping up in the north for the seat of moderate term-limited Nevada State Sen. Randolph Townsend...

Moderates vs. Conservatives: Part 463

If you haven’t read THIS excellent article – “State GOP prepares for ideological battle over taxes” – by Las Vegas Sun reporter...

Seen and Heard at GOP Confab

I attended last night’s Nevada Republican Party special meeting in Las Vegas where former Gov. Bob List was elected as the...

What If Gibbo Appoints Himself?

Many readers have written worried that if Sen. John Ensign resigns from his seat in the Senate, Gov. Jim Gibbons would...

Helpful Senator, Harmful Senator

Jon Ralston reports on a recent campaign strategy session for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. “At that meeting,” writes Ralston, “not...

Readers Write: The Ensign Escapades

As of this morning, the results of our unofficial, unscientific online survey of Nevada conservatives and Republicans show that 34 percent...

The Anna Nicole Legal Mess Continues

On June 25th oral arguments were heard in Seattle as Marshall v. Marshall – a/k/a Anna Nicole Smith case – returned...

Bye-Bye Wal-Mart

I tend to be a rather loyal customer, especially when it comes to doing business with a company that shares my...

Old Wound Remains Open

“Joe Heck used some questionable tactics to win the Republican primary against state Sen. Ann O’Connell in 2004,” writes James Dan,...

Checking in on the 2010 GOP Primaries

The conventional wisdom is that Republican primary voters are more conservative than the general public and, therefore, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons...