Archive for November, 2009

Catholic Bishops & Illegal Aliens

Posted in Uncategorized on November 30th, 2009 by chuckmuth – Be the first to comment

As far as illegal aliens being able to access the proposed health insurance “exchanges,” the House version of the bill gives ‘em a green light. But Dan Carter of Air America claims the Catholic Church “has declined take up the cause for undocumented workers in the Senate.”

Not true. (I’m shocked! Air America is usually so reliable. Not.)
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Health Care Reform and the Illegal Alien

Posted in Uncategorized on November 30th, 2009 by chuckmuth – 1 Comment

HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGALS VERY EXPENSIVE: “Illegal immigrants, meanwhile, are more likely to seek health-care at a hospital emergency room, according to both the CIS and the Pew Hispanic Center. . . . The Center for Immigration Studies, meanwhile, estimates that each year taxpayers – federal, state and local — end up paying more than $4 billion each year on emergency room visits by illegal aliens.” – CNS News, 11/23/09
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SEAL Prosecution Totally Insane

Posted in Uncategorized on November 28th, 2009 by chuckmuth – 1 Comment

I still can’t believe this is happening.
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Teachers Union Turkeys Gobbling for Goodies

Posted in Uncategorized on November 25th, 2009 by chuckmuth – Be the first to comment

Back in 2003, the anti-education apparatchiks who run the Nevada teachers union used their clout in the Legislature to pass a law banning teachers from being evaluated based on, you know, something so objective as how well their students performed on standard tests. Teacher competence, you see, shouldn’t be based on how well teachers teach our kids, but on how well they make our kids feel.
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AG Masto’s Conflicts ‘R Us

Posted in Uncategorized on November 24th, 2009 by chuckmuth – Be the first to comment

Following up on our story yesterday about the husband of Democrat Attorney General Catherine Masto hosting a fundraiser for a candidate running against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki just four days before the AG’s trumped-up case against Krolicki is scheduled to begin in court, a Nevada News & Views reader writes:
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CHARGE!

Posted in Uncategorized on November 24th, 2009 by chuckmuth – Be the first to comment

I wish I could get my friend and Florida congressional candidate Lt. Col. Allen West (retired) to loosen up and tell us how he really feels about the direction Obama is taking our nation.

Is Charlie Crist Toast?

Posted in Uncategorized on November 20th, 2009 by chuckmuth – 1 Comment

The national battle for the soul of the Republican Party has moved from New York’s 23rd congressional district to the Florida U.S. Senate race, where incumbent Gov. Charlie Crist is losing ground quickly to an underfunded conservative challenger by the name of Marco Rubio, who is also a former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.

Here’s an assessment of the race by The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza:
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Tax Study Committee One Big Joke

Posted in Nevada on November 16th, 2009 by chuckmuth – Be the first to comment

Nevada legislators on Monday named 19 people to the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group which will participate in a review of the state’s tax system. And here’s all you need to know about where this group is going:
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SEIU Gets Stern Complaint from Grover

Posted in National on November 16th, 2009 by chuckmuth – Be the first to comment

Our good friend Grover Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform, filed a formal request for an investigation of Andy Stern’s lobbying activities with the U.S. Attorney’s office today, saying public evidence suggests the SEIU President may be in violation of lobbying rules. Here’s the press release which went out earlier today…
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What About Joe?

Posted in Nevada, Uncategorized on November 16th, 2009 by chuckmuth – Be the first to comment

As you’ll find on the Nevada News & Views headline page today, the conservative business organization Keystone Corporation announced its state Senate endorsements today. But perhaps the biggest news of the announcement was who DIDN’T get endorsed: Joe Hardy
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