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Hugh Jackson: Likely foul and filthy
Damned Pundit Comments Mar 07, 2013 12:05pmSheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp., which makes most of its money in Macau, told federal regulators last week that the company “likely” violated provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,...
Hugh Jackson: Nevada funds mining’s big mistakes
Damned Pundit Comments Updated: Feb 20, 2013 6:48pmThe biggest gold producers in Nevada (and on Earth, for that matter) have been blowing billions of dollars on sketchy projects around the world.Fortunately for the companies, the one place in the...
Hugh Jackson: El nuevo GOP
Damned Pundit Comments Feb 06, 2013 6:32pmElections have consequences. As a consequence of last fall’s election, Republicans have decided that their viability going forward hinges on convincing people that no, as it happens, Republicans do...
Hugh Jackson: The measured pointlessness of Gov. Sunny
Damned Pundit Comments Updated: Jan 24, 2013 3:01pm“…THE OVER-ARCHING policy of this administration throughout this economic downturn,” Gov. Brian Sandoval said as he concluded his biannual State of the State speech last week, is that “we cannot cut...
Nevada to mining: never mind
Damned Pundit Comments Jan 09, 2013 4:54pmThe Legislature doesn’t start its every-other-year session until next month, but the mining industry has already won.Mining’s tiny state-tax rate is capped in the state constitution. The last time...
Hugh Jackson: Nevada’s NRA caucus
Damned Pundit Comments Updated: Jan 02, 2013 5:15pmTime was when the Second Amendment faithful raised the “slippery slope” specter — ban, say, assault weapons, and next thing you know government would ban taking the 30-aught-six up in the hills to...
Hugh Jackson: Keep punching that ticket
Damned Pundit Comments Updated: Dec 19, 2012 4:16pmDid you know December is Validation Month?For starters, Secretary of State Ross Miller decided to validate the Nevada kooks, led mostly by Sharron Angle, who perpetuate the fraud about voter fraud, i...
Hugh Jackson: Sophomore swings for the lights; swish
Damned Pundit Comments Updated: Dec 05, 2012 7:51pmThe week after winning election to his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada Republican Joe Heck’s star looked on the rise. As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, the...
Hugh Jackson: Was it good for you?
Damned Pundit Comments Nov 14, 2012 5:49pmI’ll spare you yet more speculation about whether the Republican Party can adapt to shifting demographics. We’ll see how GOP windsocks like Rep. Joe Heck and Sen. Dean Heller react soon enough.My...
Hugh Jackson: Industry apologist hits the campaign trail
Damned Pundit Comments Oct 17, 2012 5:05pmGov. Brian Sandoval’s handlers recently decided that Mitt Romney’s performance on Election Day might not be as hugely embarrassing as earlier thought here in Nevada, and so it would be safe for...
