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Just Who Are The Extremists?

October 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments

It’s so interesting to see the hand wringing these days about “extremism,” mostly from Democrats who have no better argument, and of course from their enablers in the media.  Harry Reid writes a check for Obama to sign that total more than all the money spent in the first 212 years of our nation’s history, […]

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Tags: Assembly 25 Campaign · Democrats · Liberals · Nevada Politics · Unions

Will Nevada Follow California’s Public Employee Unions Off of a Cliff?

April 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Will Nevada Follow California’s Public Employee Unions Off of a Cliff?

Today I came across this very interesting – and relevant – article in the City Journal about how California’s public employee unions have contributed mightily to the Golden State’s economic destruction. [W]hat was once the most prosperous state now suffers from an unemployment rate far steeper than the nation’s and a flood of firms and […]

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Tags: Big Government · Economy · Unions