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Jim Gibbons Wants Less Efficient State Government

Yes, really. From the Ely trip we read:

Change, [Gibbons] said, is inevitable. The state government he envisions will be a smaller, less efficient, less bureaucratic government.

And that’s good thing in his book; for it means less spending. (ElyTimes, emphasis added)

Yes, it’s yet another Gibbons WTF? moment. I thought the point of [...]

Toga Party Candidate Offers Higher Ed Reforms

This just in: fearful that the popularity–real or imagined–of the Nevada Tea Party will bleed the faithful from their ranks, the Nevada Republican party will be considering a name change during its next party meeting.

The favored new name? The Toga Party of Nevada.

The idea is to entice disgruntled younger voters, especially college students angered by [...]

The Siren Song of the GOP and Various Gooberlets

Who can resist the siren song of the Republican party these days? Consider the sideshow in the Senate that is Crazy Jim Bunning, holding up an extension of unemployment benefits out of sheer Gibbons-esque nuttiness. Add to that our own Dean Heller calling the unemployed “hobos.” How could anyone possibly resist voting straight Republican this [...]

What Exactly is a Reverse Samsa?

Ah yes, it’s been a Kafkasque day up in Carson as the Legislators and the Guberator grind out the last few hours–maybe–of the Re-elect Jim Gibbons Special Session. (Sun,Sun)

All in all, the Re-elect Gibbons Special Session seems to have fulfilled its purpose: to give the Gube’s re-election bid a, shall we say, jump?

Indeed, it has [...]

Favorite Friday Quotes From The Re-elect Gibbons Special Session

First up: news that Gibbons is still within striking distance of Brian Sandoval, with Gibbons at 30% and Sandoval at a measly 37%. But hey could even an ax murderer do as well?

University of Nevada, Reno political science professor Eric Herzik expressed surprise “at that much of a gain” for Gibbons, especially after [...]

Is Gibbons Crazy Like A Fox?

Is it possible that Gibbons is a-fooling us all with his gaffe-o-matic style of leadership?

Could it be that he’s really like Reagan in that old Saturday Night Life sketch where Ronald Reagan acted like a befuddled granddad with a speech impediment when in public, but, behind the scenes, was a genius speaking multiple languages and [...]

Is The "Re-elect Gibbons" Special Session Boring? Well, It Depends...

“Back” story at the RJ, if that’s the appropriate word.

Jim's Big Day

I’m sure we all remember, fondly, Jim’s Night Out. Today will be remembered, perhaps as fondly, as Jim’s Big Day. No doubt the Guv expected this day of all days, this day of the Re-elect Jim Gibbons Special Session, to be a day of triumph, wherein he cows the Legislature into crowning him Mr. No [...]

Opposite Man Has Negative Energy

This from a Watching Washington article on National Public Radio about Gubes with presidential mojo:

That’s more than can be said for another governor who was once a mentionee, Mark Sanford of South Carolina. Sanford’s marital meltdown was national news for his secret tryst in South America and his rambling televised confession. But he [...]

Gibbons Orders Up New Veto Stamp

News is out that in the new spirit of cooperation blowing through Carson City like a snow drift, Jim Gibbons has ordered up a new veto stamp with which to crush that spirit like an egg shell during the Re-elect Jim Gibbons Special Session. (Sun)

Of course, all you fiscal conservatives might be wondering why Jimbo [...]