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No more Mr. Nice Guy by GOP congressman in ad that accuses state Sen. Dina Titus of being self-serving, using votes for infamous 300 percent pension increase almost 20 years ago and for tax increases of 1991 and 2003. See ad at right.
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With his long history of bald-face lying in his campaign commercials, deceit from Porter is to be expected.
Tessa Hafen was born and raised in Henderson, worked for the Nevada delegation in Washington, and challenged Porter in 2006 for the seat.
Porter ran an ad claiming she was a carpetbagger.
He's as trustworthy as Alaska senator Ted Stevens.
Titus is Ms. Taxus.
She has never fought against higher taxes.
She has always fought for higher taxes.
Yes she voted to get something for herself, too.
If Ms. Taxus goes to DC then all she do is lick the shoes of her new master, Ms. San Fransico Pelosi.
She was a leader against offshore drilling now she is kind for new "restricted" drilling maybe perhaps.
We are losing jobs left and right due to high gas prices and she is playing games!
What is this shoe licking thing, nance? We keep hearing that reference by you and have to wonder why this image is always on your mind.
Uh, Nance, who introduced the measure to cap property taxes at the legislature--and got credit from REPUBLICAN State Senator Randolph Townsend for helping to set the agenda?
Are you sure you're not Jim Gibbons? I noticed the shoe-licking issue, too.
Hmmm. Let's ask Bob Beers favorite conservative pundit, Chuck Muth about Dina, shall we?
Muth's group rated Dina more conservative than Bill Raggio... the Republican Majority Leader in the state Senate.
Your rhetoric evades facts yet again, Nance.
Who lead the charge on one of the biggest tax increases in state history......Ms. Taxus!!!!!
You don't know your history, Nance.
Kenny Guinn, the Republican governor, led the charge to increase taxes.
Wow....Guinn did it all by himself.
Wow....I did not know that Gov. was also a senator!!!!!
Ms. Taxus was the senator minority leader and without her leadership that biggest tax increase in history of the state would never have been passed.
And Raggio was the majority leader, without his leadership that biggest tax increase in history of the state would have never been passed.
And Guinn was the Governor, without his SIGNATURE that biggest tax increase in history of the state would have never been passed.
Who lead the charge? The MINORITY leader?
No, genius.
The Governor.
Thebs, you do realize that the only way a Republican can justify anything his or her party does is to blame Democrats who had nothing to do with it. When you have a lying, philandering, pandering sexist like John McShame as your top candidate, a governor who makes him look decent, and a congressman who may make the governor look competent, what is to be expected?
It took Guinn, Raggio and Ms. Taxus to pass the biggest tax increase in state history.
Or unless you are saying that Ms. Taxus, senate minority leader, was just a potted plant during that time?
http://democraticspace.com/usa/2006/gove...
In this article, Ralston wants Ms. Taxus to...."explain to voters why the taxes...she thought they were needed"
She also has said is that all we need to do is get rid of state senator Bob Beers and then they can easily raise taxes again.
http://www.lvcitylife.com/articles/2008/...
This article talks about the dream of Ms. Taxus becoming the senate majority leader so she can raise taxes.
http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/FSCvi...
www.acenational.org/newsletters/acenewsl...
In these articles, she is defending one of her tax increases.
http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC...
In this article, Titus defends her tax increases again.
http://www.nevadalabor.com/barbwire/barb...
In this article, she is promoting a 2% increase on gaming.
Doc Green, I'm well aware of Nance's graduate-level study in equivocation and double standards. It's fun to watch him squirm around and try to talk his way out of lie after lie.
Like a few minutes ago when he claimed Obama was ONLY taking money from small donors. Lie.
Or when he said Obama's plan for plug-in hybrids was to have 150 MILLION of them on the road by 2015. Lie.
Nance, sorry, you claimed Dina led the charge when it just is not true. How, exactly, does the MINORITY leader, who does not have control over the legislative AGENDA, push a tax increase through?
It's laughable on it's face.
Raggio brought it to the floor. Guinn signed it.
Sorry, no matter how many wacko websites you quote of her defending the increases, that doesn't change the truth we know as REALITY.
Let's quote a TIME magazine article on the subject, shall we?
"More often than not, incurring the wrath of your own party is a recipe for failure in politics. But in 2003, when Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn fought for the largest tax increase in state history, he not only infuriated his core Republican supporters but also sparked a bitter legal battle and a short-lived recall campaign against him. So it is a testament to Guinn's savvy and leadership that instead of being wounded in the civil war, he actually came out stronger, eventually broadening his public support and raising his standing among good-government watchdogs. "The state will be better off for years to come," says Alan Ehrenhalt, executive editor of Governing magazine."
Please, explain how the minority leader brought legislation to the floor.
Explain to me your obviously intricate knowledge of the legislative process, genius.
LOL, clueless.
Wow...according to theBS....not one single Democratic leader had any role in passing the biggest state tax increase in history even though it takes a super majority to get tax bills pass. Every single state Democratic senator voted for the tax increase and I sure that Ms. Taxus had a role in that.
But according to theBS, Ms. Taxus must have been hiding under the rock during that time.
If anyone believes that I got a beach front house to sell you on Sunset and Eastern.
Nance, no one has said Titus didn't support the tax plan. But for you to claim that she was the driving force behind it is not merely a lie; it is stupidity of a level that even the R-J editorial page would have trouble reaching, though heaven knows they try.
Now Nance, I didn't say that. I corrected you, as you feebly attempted to claim Dina was responsible for raising taxes, that she "led" the fight. How does the minority leader "lead" a fight, Nance?
But please, Nance, tell us how the minority leader of the Senate brought legislation to the floor.
Please, explain.
LOL!
Ok....in your little liberal world...Ms. Taxus was a small player when it comes to the largest state tax increase in history.
I guess you are saying Ms. Taxus show no leadership during that time.
She was a bench player that took naps during the sessions.
Are you saying that Ms. Taxus did not show any leadership during budget crisis?
I take that.
Ms. Taxus...was a big nobody in the state even though she was senate minority leader. She play no role during the budget crisis. She tooks naps and play no leadership role. She let her fellow senaters just do whatever they wanted. She had no input. She just did not care even though one would except her to play a major role, she did had no leadership.
I think she should have resign a lot time ago if she was a Democratic leader in the senate.
That explains why Democrats crawl under rocks before elections about tax increase but the day afterward it is like.....WE NEED A BIG TAX INCREASE.
In other words, since, cowardly, you won't admit it:
Dina, as the minority leader in the Senate, COULD NOT bring the legislation to the floor.
Raggio, as the REPUBLICAN majority leader in the Senate, DID bring the legislation to the floor at the urging of the REPUBLICAN governor, Kenny Guinn.
And you think Dina "led" the fight?
Have you spiked all that Limbaugh Kool-Aid with something exotic, Nance?
HAHAHAHAHA!
Let me understand your statements:
1) Senator Taxus was the senate minority leader
2) Senator Taxus played no leadership role getting bills passed
WOW...............................
Did she argue in favor for it? Yes she cooperated with the MAJORITY of state senators and argued for it.
Did she vote for it? Yes, she cooperated with the MAJORITY of state senators and voted for it.
Is that a "leadership role?" Um, no, the majority voted for it.
Actually, as you pointed out, the supermajority endorsed it, argued for it, and passed it.
So no, she didn't bring the bill to the floor as a favor to the governor, so no... she did not "lead" the fight to get it passed.
That was Kenny Guinn.
If anyone played a leadership role in this, it was Raggio, who brought the legislation to the floor.
Another Nance myth, debunked!
Again, theBS is saying that the senate minority leader plays no leadership role in getting tax bills passed. Every single senate Democrat voted for the tax bill. She played no leadership role.
Hmmmmmmm.......LOL........woooooooooooo......LOL.......
I am saying that your characterization, "Who lead the charge on one of the biggest tax increases in state history......Ms. Taxus!!!!!" is completely and categorically false.
I'm saying that if one person can claim to have "led the charge" it is REPUBLICAN Kenny Guinn.
No need to put words in my mouth when I've expressed it as clear as day.
Titus was the Senate Democratic leader.
Because she was a leader then she was part of the leadership that lead the charge for the tax increase.
Here is some quotes on her doing "leadership" duties in regard to the tax increase bills.
"Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, said Republicans realize any tax plan that includes an employer-paid tax on payrolls will not receive Democratic support.
Titus said any new tax plan will include major increases in existing taxes and a net profits tax on banks. "
"We are still negotiating," Titus said. "We couldn't get a broad-based tax on all businesses out this time, but we got it on banks. One thing at a time, I guess."
Titus predicted the so-called "head tax," or business license tax, would be increased substantially to cover what the state government would have received had it passed a gross receipts tax or a payroll tax.
This tax, currently $100 per employee per year, would bring in an additional $366 million over the next two years if it were raised to $300. "
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2...
Oh you can't shift your argument after the fact.
You said SHE led the charge.
Obviously, that isn't the case. There were at least two people who were MORE INFLUENTIAL in leading the tax increase... Bill Raggio and Kenny Guinn... both Republicans.
Sorry, but you argument doesn't hold water, Nance, and trying to shift it after the fact is WEAK.
Dina joined with the supermajority in arguing for and voting for the tax increase, AFTER Raggio brought it to the floor and Guinn got it written.
Sorry, you wanted to hold her solely responsible by saying, "she led the charge" and not identifying two people who had MORE INFLUENCE over the situation...
who were, conveniently, Republicans!
It's your double standard in full bloom, Nance.
It is an joint charge.
It was four horseman (scary reference). Ms. Taxus was riding one of those horses and she was riding it hard.
The tax increase would have failed if it was not for the leadership provided by Ms. Taxus.
Yeah, that's not what you argued. You gave the lead role strictly to Dina. You never mentioned Raggio. You never mentioned Guinn.
And it's too late to change your DEBUNKED argument.
It would have failed if Guinn didn't get Raggio to bring it to the floor. There wouldn't have even been a vote.
LOL, clueless.
You need to learn to read.
I just said it was a joint effort.
It was four horsemen with Ms. Taxus riding hard the 4th horse.
Yeah, now that you've been proven wrong, you change your argument.
Had you said, oh, nine hours ago that Titus was ONE of SEVERAL people who pushed the tax increase through, you would've had a point.
You didn't.
You said, "Who lead the charge on one of the biggest tax increases in state history......Ms. Taxus!!!!!"
You didn't mention Raggio's BIGGER role in the increase.
You didn't mention Guinn's BIGGER role in the increase.
You blamed it all on Dina.
Now, after you've been proven wrong, you change your argument, as if you haven't spent the last nine hours arguing that Dina was primarily responsible?
LOL, clueless.
I did not say that there were not other leaders.
More than one person can lead the charge.
The writer is talking about Ms. Taxus. If the writer was talking about the other leaders then I would have mention them too.
Ms. Taxus was right there hand-in-hand with Raggio, Perkins and Guinn....they all were leading the charge. It took all of them to get the biggest tax increase passed in the history of Nevada. If any of them decide not to lead the charge then the tax increase would have been dead immediately!
Mr. theBS aka theClueless thinks.....Ms. Taxus was just in the corner waiting for Raggio, Perkins and Guinn to give her some marching orders. She just voted and said "yes sir...no sir" whatever you guys think.
Hey, it's not my fault you were vague, Nance.
Had you said this: "Mrs. Titus was right there hand-in-hand with Raggio, Perkins and Guinn....they all were leading the charge. It took all of them to get the biggest tax increase passed in the history of Nevada. If any of them decide not to lead the charge then the tax increase would have been dead immediately!"
No one would have disagreed with you.
But you didn't say that, did you?
No, you singled Dina out.
You said she led the charge.
Now you change your tune.
Too late!
LOL, clueless.
theBS (clueless)
I did not change my tune.
The story is about Ms. Taxus.
There is no need to mention the others.
You said, "Who lead the charge on one of the biggest tax increases in state history......Ms. Taxus!!!!!"
Then, I clobbered you with facts about who ACTUALLY led the charge, and your rhetoric COMPLETELY CHANGED to:
"Mrs. Titus was right there hand-in-hand with Raggio, Perkins and Guinn....they all were leading the charge. It took all of them to get the biggest tax increase passed in the history of Nevada. If any of them decide not to lead the charge then the tax increase would have been dead immediately!"
Or are you going to call me a liar again and get clobbered again with truth?
I'm quoting you, genius.