Up the Aisles
Obama to Las Vegas: I Love You, After All
October 1st, 2012
Following his appearance at an outdoor rally Sunday at Desert Pines High School, President Obama is staying at the Westin Lake Las Vegas resort in Henderson through Oct. 3 to prep for that evening’s presidential debate in Denver. Read more »
The Numbers Game
September 28th, 2012
Could Nevada vote by a wide margin to re-elect Barack Obama and then elect a Republican to the Senate and to three of the four House seats? Yes. Read more »
Not So Fast With the "Mob Boss" Label
September 25th, 2012
In an article that ran Sept. 24 in one of the dailies, there was a parenthetical reference to Moe Dalitz as “mob boss Moe Dalitz.” That’s not only inaccurate, it’s downright disturbing. Read more »
How Las Vegas Hurt Itself
September 19th, 2012
A recent campaign ad tells us a lot about the law of unintended consequences. Read more »
A Full House vs. a Full Senate
September 14th, 2012
Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller are at odds about Internet poker. Actually, not about the game itself, but how to legislate it. Read more »
Reid, McCarran Both Creatures of the Senate
September 7th, 2012
On the same day, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., blistered Mitt Romney before the Democratic National Convention and Clark County Commissioners said during a meeting that they aren’t inclined to remove Sen. Pat McCarran’s name from the airport. Read more »
Beware of Pollsters Bearing Gifts
August 27th, 2012
According to the R-J report, based on a SurveyUSA telephone survey of 869 registered voters statewide, Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney, 47-45. That may be true: The national numbers are close and Nevada tends to mirror those. Read more »
Tarkanian Making it Easy for Horsford
August 16th, 2012
It doesn’t rank with Ferris Bueller’s day off, but Steven Horsford, the state senator running as the Democratic nominee in Congressional District 4, had an interesting week. Read more »
When Harry Met Fallacies
August 9th, 2012
Someday, the national media will understand Harry Reid. Come to think of it, all of us need to work on it. Read more »
Everything Old Is New Again
August 1st, 2012
Here’s the latest news: Nevada is a bellwether state. Want proof? Try watching television for half an hour without seeing Barack Obama or Mitt Romney approving this message. Read more »
