Flashpoint for Jan. 18, 2006

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006 | 8:21 a.m.

"No. No. No. Maybe." That was an almost gleeful Bob Beers on Tuesday reciting the positions taken by his gubernatorial opponents on his tax and spending initiative. "This drives politicians nuts," Beers chuckled. Well, maybe not nuts, but it does turn many of them to mush. Especially fellow Republican. Jim Gibbons, speaking at the same event, insisted he could not take a stand because he had not read the latest incarnation. Loves the idea, though, but maybe not. Lorraine Hunt commended Beers for his efforts but said she was wary. "All good ideas should be heard," she equivocated. So it's a good idea then? TASC is complex, but Beers knows that simple truth: It makes candidates squirm.

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