More of this and that

Buried under a pile of paperwork (government forms make me itch), I dig myself out momentarily to offer you these news bits. Enjoy and remember to chew thoroughly. More Caucus Fest: Planned Parenthood not only is hosting a pre-caucus rally for the 35th anniversary of Roe v Wade on Jan. 19, but they are organizing…

A little of this and that

It’s an assortment of goodies today (in no particular order, as usual) … Debate Fever: The Nevada Conservation League is urging folks to show up for the MSNBC presidential debates tomorrow (Jan. 15) at the Cashman Center, 850 LV Blvd. The NCL’s push, called Heat is On, is to make global warming an important aspect…

Wait, who am I rooting for again?

So now it’s all Clinton and McCain. But last week it was all Obama and Huckabee. Tell me again why we care what 1 million registered voters in New Hampshire think? (I mean, aside from the cute TV footage of the quaint town with 12 voters voting.) I mean, Nevada has one million registered voters.…

Electronic voting machines: Friendly technology or doom machines?

Can vote tampering be all the easier with electronic voting machines? Absolutely, according to the New York Times Magazine cover story from Sunday. Since Nevada has the only machines with a paper trail (and we saw accusations of voter tampering with machines in Ohio during the last presidential election), the threat is real. So what…

There’s a caucus among us

The caucus is coming! The caucus is coming! It’s the most unsexy, exciting political time of the election season and Nevada has it’s very own slice of the pie on Jan. 19. Even if it is sort of a sliver. I have to admit that I’m, eh, slightly not that excited about the caucus/primary-fest happening…

Jeers for tears

Well, it was bound to happen eventually. Hillary Clinton does something that makes her a target for thinly veiled gender slander. (I mean aside from having breasts and a vagina.) Now Clinton is caught tearing up on the campaign trail and John Edwards is the guy who pounces first. (sigh) I am so weary of…