Chuck Muth

• Opinion

  Hampton: Ensign Knowingly Broke Ethics Rules on Lobbying

  ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Doug Hampton’s interview with ABC’s Cynthia McFadden seems likely to spark a new round of questions regarding Sen. John Ensign’s efforts to set his former mistress’ husband up in business. In one part of the interview, set to air Monday on “Nightline,” Hampton tells McFadden that Ensign,...

  Chuck Muth November 20, 2009
• Opinion

  No special Nevada deal for Reid in health bill

  Harry Reid made quite a big deal out of the special treatment he got for Nevada in the Senate Finance Committee bill back in September — scoring a five year deal for the feds to cover 100 percent of the expanded Medicaid costs for his economically hurting home state. But in the...

  Chuck Muth November 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Long line of Republicans make their pitches to challenge Reid

  If their pitches to Boulder City Republican women are any indication, the jostling among Republicans who hope to face Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., in 2010’s general election will focus on the economy and taxes, as well as who is most devoted to the Constitution and liberty. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Ralston: Why having 10 candidates doesn’t help GOP

  There was this moment during the first forum of the 2010 U.S. Senate race Thursday that encapsulates the Republican Party’s problem and could undermine its unprecedented opportunity to excise the Senate majority leader from the D.C. landscape: Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Tarkanian opposes Turkey protocols

  Danny Tarkanian, a Las Vegas businessperson seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate expressed opposition to the U.S.-mediated Armenia-Turkey protocols, the Armenian National Committee – Political Action Committee (ANC-PAC) reported on November 14. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Ralston Live Tweets: Harry Reid is the devil, the Constitution rocks, government stinks and more

  Here’s a series of Tweets I sent from the first forum in the 2010 Senate race as nine GOP candidates gathered at the Railroad Pass Casino: Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009
• Opinion

  Click “Read More” to view the whole Conserva-Calendar!

  December 4: First Friday Happy Hour Brewhaha and CHRISTMAS (not “Holiday”) Party in Las Vegas. VIP guests include Nevada Congressman Dean Heller and – possibly! – Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. Visit www.FirstFridayNevada.com for more info. December 5: Pachyderm Poker Party/No Limit Hold ’em Tournament. Grand Prize: $1,000. The fee...

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009
• Opinion

  Isn’t the slogan ‘Harry Reid — independent like Nevada’ libelous as hell?

  Wouldn’t it be nice if Nevadans crossed the mind of Sen. Harry Reid in some context other than in the six-year election itch? Wouldn’t it be grand if he actually came home to Nevada (he didn’t even make it back for Nevada Day!), met with groups of Nevadans face to face, listened...

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009
• Opinion

  Palin book tour to stop in Reno

  Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s national book tour will make a stop at the Reno Costco next month, the store manager said Wednesday. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009
• Opinion

  Ralston: Tarkanian’s ad narrator can’t pronounce Nevada; pulls down web ad

  Danny Tarkanian’s ad narrator can’t pronounce Nevada; pulls down web ad within minutes. Yes, that’s what happened today. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009
• Opinion

  Ralston: Awaiting Gibbons’ Last Gasp

  Take this prediction to the bank: The next session of the Nevada Legislature will not commence as scheduled on Feb. 7, 2011, but sometime next year, perhaps as early as January. The only questions are just what will be on the agenda, how much can be worked out beforehand and what decibel...

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009
• Opinion

  Politics Daily: Can Sue Lowden Knock Out Fightin’ Harry Reid?

  I have been around enough campaigns to know that you can usually identify the front-runner as the candidate who gets attacked first. If that rule of thumb applies in Nevada, then Majority Leader Harry Reid must figure he’d really have his hands full with former Republican state senator Sue Lowden. Read more…

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009
• Opinion

  Politico: AG Eric Holder Dodges Ensign in Vegas

  Attorney General Eric Holder had a problem. During a trip last month to Nevada, Holder was scheduled to stand on stage with the state’s two senators, Democrat Harry Reid and Republican John Ensign, at an event in Las Vegas. But Holder’s appearance at the Oct. 17 Anti-Defamation League dinner came shortly after...

  Chuck Muth November 19, 2009