Tag Archives: Nevada

Red Right Returning…Arizona and Michigan

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…Maine Edition

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…Nevada Edition

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Nevada’s 2nd District: The Next Test

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Was there national fallout from the Wisconsin recalls? Did Scott Walker light the fuse of a cascading backlash to Republicans? It will be interesting to see if that’s the case when the election for Nevada’s 2nd District happens in September’s special … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Crap Sandwich

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Let’s not mince words. I have been agonizing over the results of the debt ceiling debate for several days.  One Congressman described it as a ‘Satan Sandwich’. I am now prepared to call it what it really is: a Satan … Continue reading →

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Senate Seat Series – John Ensign (part II)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Update: the New York Times revealed that Senator Ensign is scheduled to discuss under oath on May fourth the issue of paying the husband and former Senate staffer of the woman he had an affair with $96,000. Ensign claims it … Continue reading →

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Senate Seat Series—John Ensign (R-NV)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Ensign, Exit Stage Right John Ensign (R-NV) declared earlier this week that he did not intend to run for his Senate seat in 2012. Probably a wise decision given the investigations into his philandering and subsequent cover-up. It would likely … Continue reading →

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None of the Above

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Mr. Universe

by Mr. Universe Harry Reid is not a popular guy these days. The economy is really bad. People aren’t spending money to come and blow in Vegas (isn’t that funny; a town that relies on people sacrificing their livelihoods for … Continue reading →

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One Lump or Two?

Posted on September 20, 2010 by filistro

If we want to be an actual, legitimate “shadow blog,” I guess (sigh) we need to formally address the issue of the Tea Party, since Nate is now tackling that naughty problem (sorry, I meant knotty problem, I must have been thinking about Christine O’Donnell) over … Continue reading →

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