* Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Victor Joecks continued his chirping at Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo today with a column declaring that Lombardo “needs to learn from LeBron James.”
* You mean sell out to the communist Chinese?
* What’s got Victor’s tights in a twist is Lombardo not revealing his hand with regard to his veto pen to the Democrats before crunch time in the final days of the session next month.
* But why would he do that? Why tip his hand early? As Donald Trump once said, "I don’t want to broadcast to the enemy exactly what my plan is."
* Exactly.
* Look, Lombardo didn’t just fall off a turnip truck last night. This isn’t his first rodeo. While new to Carson City, he’s had eight years dealing with hostile political opponents while sheriff of Clark County before being elected governor.
* Victor is a solid conservative policy guy. But he hasn’t had any experience in the political realm, or even in the deal-making business arena.
* I have more faith in the abilities of the only Republican in the country to unseat a sitting incumbent Democrat governor last year rather than the theoretical “strategery” of an inexperienced policy guy/columnist.
* So…
* Republican Jim Marchant - who has no chance to win the U.S. Senate seat in Nevada next year - has endorsed Republican Elizabeth Halseth-Helgelein - who has no chance of winning the 3rd congressional district seat next year – over fellow Republican Drew Johnson.
* Oy vey.
* Not coincidentally, both candidates are being managed by the same consultanting firm; the highly controversial McShane LLC.
* But keep your powder dry. It’s still early. And I’ve heard rumors that a current elected Republican with demonstrated fundraising success may be mulling a run for this seat, as well.
* Another self-inflicted wound for the Nevada GOP after a judge dismissed an effort by the party’s executive director to kill a lawsuit over her post-election remarks last year in which she attacked a number of Republicans for their support of Democrat incumbent Attorney General A.Ron Ford.
* Alida Benson alleged, without proof, in a public meeting of the Clark County GOP that former Nevada Republican Party Chairwoman Amy Tarkanian and others were “personally profiting” from their endorsement of Ford.
* Making accusations without substantiation seems to be standard operating procedure for the party. It did the same thing in alleging voting fraud following the 2020 general election.
* A 62-year-old man was arrested this week for what would be his 10th conviction for DUI if found guilty. The LVRJ notes the man “was previously convicted in 1999, 2001, twice in 2004, three times in 2009, and twice in 2012.”
* A 39-year-old man was arrested in Las Vegas for on Thursday for shooting and killing a woman. LVRJ notes the man with gang ties had been indicted previously for "arson, five attempted murders, five killings and sex trafficking of a minor."
* Caught and released.
* Since that time, he also “pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon” and “conspiracy to own a firearm," as well as probation violations. Yet was still on the street to murder a woman.
* The cops are doing their jobs. They’re arresting the bad guys. But the DA and liberal judges keep letting them out.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
“I don’t understand much about politics…” – Liberal blubber-blogger Jon Ralston, 1/2/20
Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach, publisher of Nevada News & Views and blogs at MuthsTruths.com. His views are his own.