Nevada Blogs

The American middle class is under siege and, as a consequence, its political allegiance is up for grabs. The somewhat conservative, Republican-leaning folks in that economic and cultural zone above the poverty level are suddenly feeling unsettled and vulnerable. The unbridled corporatism of the last six years has put many of them in a world ...

Both yesterday and today I had an extraordinary opportunity created by Nevada’s new status as an early Democratic caucus state – I got to listen to, meet with and chat with Presidential aspirant, Governor Bill Richardson. He was the guest of a Douglas County Democratic event that also featured General Wesley Clark (Ret.) and Jill ...

Some early reactions to President Bush’s seventh State of the Union address delivered a few hours ago:Got to give him credit, it was a damned good speech from nearly every political sense.Very gracious acknowledgment and honoring of Speaker Nancy PelosiInteresting that Bush changed the now traditional order and put the “American hero” segment at the ...

With this week’s announcements of presidential aspirants Clinton, Obama, Richardson and Brownback, we have perhaps the largest and earliest group of announced candidates in American electoral history. This presents a long and winding road to the White House in 2009 as well as some uncharted ground – what will open declarations of candidacy and time ...

Nevada’s first female Assembly Speaker, Barbara Buckley, a Democrat from Las Vegas, was guest speaker at last week’s Reno/Sparks Chamber of Commerce event at the Desert Research Institute. Thought I’d share some impressions and points from her presentation.This was my first exposure to Speaker Buckley and I was impressed: clear thinking, clear speaking, very direct, ...

Just when it seemed this administration’s assault on our Constitution’s balance of powers principle could be no worse, comes the disgusting news that Attorney General Gonzalez is summarily sacking nearly a dozen U.S. Attorneys without cause. Why? The U.S. Attorneys selected for termination are the ones that have active political corruption investigations under way, spurred ...

KSFO, a right wing radio station in San Francisco, is a bastion of hate radio. A brave blogger known as Spocko has labored to make known the vile diatribes of the wacko talk show hosts in his/her blog. And then, in a creative and effective effort to curb the hateful rhetoric, he took actual clips ...

Radical Islamists have been and continue to be a threat to America, a grave threat. We should be afraid of them. We are justified and should act to protect our interests and ourselves from these religious fanatics.Attacking Iraq instead of scorching the earth around Al Queda in Afghanistan was a monumental blunder. The incompetent execution ...

I resent the oft repeated political strategy of the Bush administration of using our soldiers as "props" for political speeches, as the President did today. His political agenda should be a discussion with the American public, not those whose lives and careers are at risk from their institutional principle of supporting the Commander in Chief. ...

President Bush’s new plan for Iraq is a deadly leap of faith from the realities of Iraq today. Bless his stubborn heart, he wants to win. He wants victory. He’s willing to be tough and unpopular on the path to victory, reflecting a religious man’s appreciation for martyrdom. If there were any reason at all ...

Perhaps it is just a natural part of growing older in America – a growing disgust at how our political leaders abuse their immense powers. This week revealed yet more examples of the abuse of U.S. citizens and institutions by two former Republican presidents. I refer to this week’s story gleaned from recent documents secured under the ...

I know our President has been spending time on this subject over the last few months.  I wanted to lay out my thoughts to see how his compares when we get to hear about them.  Seems like he's having a hard time coming up with a plan after nearly four years.  Heck, I'd be glad to ...