John Lee
No Real Surprises in Primaries
June 13th, 2012
The primary votes are in and, well, they prove that a small percentage of voters can have a lot of influence, and that we need to move the primary back to September and start shaking sense into people in hopes that more of them will participate. Read more »
Why Lee-Spearman Matters
May 16th, 2012
State Sen. John Lee is a Democrat—but only nominally, according to his critics, who tend to be in the party’s liberal and moderately liberal wing. Read more »
Organization and Disorganization
December 1st, 2011
Once upon a time, politicians and diplomats talked about the domino theory to try to justify American efforts to defeat communism in Vietnam. If that country went communist the theory went, the rest of southeast Asia was sure to follow. Read more »
Political Polarization Underscores Lee, Raggio, Supercommittee Moves
November 23rd, 2011
Reports appeared almost simultaneously about state Sen. John Lee, D-Clark County, deciding to run for re-election instead of for the House, a new book celebrating the life of former state Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Washoe County, and the congressional supercommittee’s failure to find a way to cut the deficit. These events took place without any connection, but they are related. Read more »
Politics
Primary Definitions
November 17th, 2011
With five Democrats seeking three congressional seats, several are already energetically trying to define their opponents as “liberal” or “conservative.” With friends like these, who needs Republicans? Read more »
