by Jon Ralston Fri, 10/05/2012 - 10:15
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Our @danielrothberg takes a look at the major enviro bills before the Legislature so far.
No one knows this stuff… t.co/OWrPi2NbIu
15 hours 29 min ago.
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Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this date in 1917, Gov. Emmet Boyle signed a bill creating the Nevada St… t.co/yhQGFgZJJN
16 hours 36 min ago.
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1 day 2 hours ago.
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@GovLombardoNV It seems like only yesterday that the teachers union declined to endorse in the gov's race, which wa… t.co/FyvXCzumAi
1 day 9 hours ago.
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.@GovLombardoNV introducing the head of the teachers union to support his bill is the most Nevada thing ever.
1 day 10 hours ago.
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Follow @rociohzz and if you like, watch the hearing where @GovLombardoNV will be testifying on his bill to repeal w… t.co/5PhVOlc7fT
1 day 10 hours ago.
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This ought to be some hearing... t.co/LgO10dorJK
1 day 14 hours ago.
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1. Clark County GOP Chair Jesse Law is an election denier, false 2020 elector and Trump sycophant.
2. Law is a hand… t.co/fBoYeEtNbp
1 day 14 hours ago.
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"Even if some of the more ambitious measures are able to overcome opposition from politically powerful forces repre… t.co/L5oIO5oOPc
1 day 15 hours ago.
During a debate in 1998, a veteran Nevada incumbent could barely hide his disdain for his aggressive opponent on stage with him.
He seemed aggrieved to even have to be there, could not conceal his air of superiority and eventually wondered aloud how his challenger, a veterinarian, thought he could interpret the Constitution if he spayed cats and dogs for a living. This reductio ad absurdum epitomized the frustration a U.S. senator named Harry Reid felt that night 14 years ago as he tried to pull away from a spirited challenger named John Ensign.
Harry Reid is no Barack Obama – far, far from it. But his haughty, dismissive demeanor – as if he were saying, “Why are you even up on this stage with me?” – mirrored the president’s smug mien Wednesday evening in Denver in his first debate with Mitt Romney. Appearing presidential, elevating yourself above the fray is one thing; but looking down on your opponent, then watching him elevate above you is quite another.
Obama seemed disinterested, even disengaged while Mitt Romney thrusted and parried, flicked away moderator Jim Lehrer’s interjections and seemed more presidential than…the president.
The almost surreal 90 minutes, sparking conservative glee and liberal angst, will either be remembered Nov. 6 as a turning point in the contest...or a forgotten bump in the road to Obama’s second term.
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