Nevada: Reid

August 5, 2009 - 01:44 pm
NEWS FEED: Las Vegas Sun

Reid: Congress will extend $8,000 home tax credit

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today he expects Congress by year’s end to extend the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Reid said the program has support from both Democrats and Republicans, and continuing it would be on the agenda before Congress adjourns in December.

August 5, 2009 - 12:25 pm
NEWS FEED: Las Vegas Sun

GOP: Ensign affair hurt efforts to field Reid opponent

WASHINGTON -- The head of the Republican campaign arm in the Senate acknowledged Wednesday that Republican Sen. John Ensign’s affair has disrupted the political landscape for his party in Nevada as it tries to field a challenger to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

June 5, 2009 - 04:55 am
NEWS FEED: Blah Blah Blog

Obama Makes My Jaw Drop


I swear...I never thought I'd live to see the things happening right before my own eyes today. One man managed in 6 months to spend more money than ever before in 30 administrations before him. One man has managed to appall the masses (even the ones that voted for him)...

The last time I "overly" shook my head was when Jimmy Carter was in office. But today, I'm beginning to think I've contracted a terminal case of both Parkinson's Disease and TMJ all at the same time! I walk around each day with my head continually shaking and my jaw dropped (it's locked in that dropped position), as I watch my President throwing away 200+ years of history.

May 1, 2009 - 12:24 pm
NEWS FEED: Ralston's Flash

Angle explores bid against Reid

Ex-Assemblywoman Sharron Angle is preparing for a bid against the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and is raising money. See her pitch at right.

March 10, 2009 - 09:40 pm

Whoremonger, 0; Reid, 1

Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter, who loves him some whores, got spanked in a totally different way by our own U.S. Sen. Harry Reid today. (Sorry, Sen. Reid. It had to be done.) Here’s the account from the New York Times:
The Senate’s approval [of the $410 billion spending bill] came after one last round of [...]

February 19, 2009 - 11:45 pm

The Reid-Clinton connection

It seems the ties between Rory Reid and the old Hillary Clinton for president campaign run deep, and are still going strong. Of course, Reid was Clinton’s No. 1 supporter in Nevada, facing off with the impressive Barack Obama campaign that was headed up by high-profile people such as state Sen. Steven Horsford and adman [...]

February 18, 2009 - 06:36 pm
NEWS FEED: Las Vegas Sun

In Nevada, Reid touts jobs stimulus will bring

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid visited Carson City on Wednesday and touted the recently passed federal stimulus plan and the “tens of thousands of jobs” he said it will bring to Nevada.

February 18, 2009 - 03:32 pm

Drafting Rory Reid?

Who knew that Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid had to be convinced to run for governor in 2010? We’ve been hearing from reliable sources that Reid is committed to the race no matter what. But that hasn’t stopped some folks on Facebook from creating the Draft Rory Reid page anyway. (You have to join Facebook [...]

February 18, 2009 - 03:24 pm
NEWS FEED: Las Vegas Sun

Group protests Reid, stimulus in Carson City

A small group demonstrated today in front of the Nevada Legislative Building protesting against Sen. Harry Reid, who was addressing the Senate and Assembly, and the federal stimulus.

February 17, 2009 - 06:56 pm

Was Reid right — again?!

When U.S. Sen. Harry Reid predicted 100,000 people would turn out to the Democratic caucus a year ago, he was widely mocked by everybody, including us at Various Things & Stuff. But when the numbers were tallied, it turns out Reid had actually lowballed it: Nearly 118,000 people participated.
Similarly, Reid took quite a beating in [...]