The re-elect Joe Biden Committee and its PR agency, the New York Times, can’t understand why Americans aren’t buying into Bidenomics. Why can’t the Average Joe and Josephine see how wages are up, jobs are plentiful and inflation has slowed? I’ll tell you why. Because at the end of the month, when all the bills are paid and American families push away from the kitchen … [Read more...]
Why criminals don’t like traffic stops
The latest cause embraced by the “cops are racist” crowd comes in the effort to stop police from pulling over vehicles involved in minor traffic infractions. The theory goes that once stopped, police can find any number of BS reasons to invoke a search of the car, sometimes resulting in the discovery of drugs, guns etc. That’s “unreasonable” because most of the people arrested … [Read more...]
A ‘soiree’ with libertarians and the governor’s office
I want to tell you that I sat in on an intimate soiree with Gov. Joe Lombardo’s Chief of Staff Ben Kieckhefer for a Q&A on the state of the state. But as a young writer I had an editor once who jumped down my throat for incorrectly using the word “soiree.” “Are you French, Frederick,” she said? No, English, mainly. “Was this event an evening party?” No, it … [Read more...]
Ride or die with Biden, Trump?
It won’t be long before people set about to stump the state seeking Nevada’s vote for president. They’ll mostly fly into Reno or Las Vegas. Very few will find their way to Ely, Elko or Hawthorne. None will make it to Eureka, I am sorry to report. The big question for Democrats is something I’ve written about before – Can they risk going into the 2024 election with Joe … [Read more...]
Starve now, save the climate later?
Life ain’t fair. We know this from a number of things. Joe Biden, who can’t find his way off stage and habitually mixes up Ukraine with Iran is the leader of the free world. How in a just universe did that happen? Meanwhile, his nemesis Donald Trump has risen to become a free speech revolutionary, when at heart he’s best suited to host a game show. But, the best … [Read more...]
Our overly ripe vegetables in Congress
At what point does something like the spectacle going on right now in the halls of Congress with Dianne Feinstein become unbearable? How about today? Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not against old people in Congress. But, if you reach a stage in which you can no longer do the work – as clearly Dianne Feinstein has – you ought to step down and let someone else take … [Read more...]
Harris and Ford end Nevada’s drug crisis
Vice President Kamala Harris and Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford met. I know this because there was a picture on Facebook of the VP at a table with our AG. The caption said they were discussing “working together to end the fentanyl crisis”. Wow, the end of the fentanyl crisis is in sight? Pardon my skepticism, but wouldn’t that mean it was actually slowing down … [Read more...]
Let’s call it what it is: A book shakedown
It’s good to be the president, to paraphrase Mel Brooks in the movie “History of the World, Part I.” “Poor” presidents, like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, become immensely rich from book deals and speaking engagements after their time in office. “Rich” presidents do it too. Donald Trump earned more than $12 million in speaking fees and at least $13 million from overseas … [Read more...]