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Stand Your Ground law in Nevada was proposed by a Democrat and pushed by Democrats
Unlike Florida’s Stand Your Ground law and other similar state statutes pushed by Republicans, Nevada’s version was proposed by a Democratic speaker, endorsed by almost every Democrat and passed by a Democratically controlled Legislature.
Washoe commissioner expresses concerns on eve of sales tax for schools discussion
On the day befroe the Washoe County Commission considers a sales tax for schools, one member has sent out a lengthy email raising questions.
"The Town" is about DC, but it's about something more, too
A few years ago, I received a phone call from someone who had just attended the funeral of a Nevada political luminary. He was in shock not because of the man’s death but because of what he had seen outside the church: A candidate was handing out campaign literature. A funeral as a prime networking opportunity! If anything was emblematic about the shameless and shameful side of political life, that was it.
Reid: Not really a townee?
As I have previously posted, Mark Leibovich managed to get some good stuff on Mitt Romney's tax returns from the majority leader in his new book, "This Town." Leibovich, I think, is torn on Harry Reid: He sees him as antithetical to the slick phoniness of This Town but also possessed of a self-editing mechanism that could be switched on once in awhile. But Reid can, sometimes awkwardly, summon artifice in certain situations.
Which one is Pinky?
You make the call. BuzzFeed (and the caption, with misspelled last name) says it's the guy doing the pounding. I say Harry Reid is the guy on the ropes. Isn't it obvious, folks? UPDATE: Reid says he's the one standing. I shall not rest until I find the truth! I am a Reid Truther! UPDATE TWO: Reid's favorite DREAMer has what I would call a smoking gun.
National Dems after Heck again -- in Spanish
Highlighting how important Nevada's swing district is in the national picture and how immigration could be pivotal, the House Majority PAC has a new Spanish-language ad up against GOP Rep. Joe Heck. Heck is one of only three GOP incumbents targeted by the ads -- the others are California Rep. Gary Miller and Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman.
Book: White House/OFA rebuffed Reid on Romney tax "information," so he did it himself
I am almost done reading New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich's "This Town," his lacerating look at the incestuousness Political/Media Complex that is Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has quite the role in the book -- I will write more about that this week -- and generally comes off as I know he is: No self-editing mechanism, an anti-politician in public and a consummate one in private. But I had to share this right away, a piece that comes near the end of the book:
Maybe "Morning Joe" panel needs more coffee
During a nine-minute discussion with Sens. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Dean Heller this morning, much of it devoted to guns, not one "Morning Joe" panel member asked the Nevadan about his position on background checks -- but he was twice asked about his USC football fandom. You cannot make this stuff up.