The state has no business taxing health insurance.

Vote for Allison Copening? The woman can't buy herself a clue.

I'm willing to bet that this bill's detractors are not business owners. It's cost-prohibitive for many small businesses to offer their employees health insurance coverage, and for those that do there are very few options. I think any legislation that makes it easier for more people to have access to affordable health care (i.e. a small business making it available to employees) is a good thing.

It's also telling that the first "concerns" about this legislation are being put forth now, just weeks before the election. Why doesn't that surprise me? It's just another political game by the Dems.

Speaking of Dems, Allison Copening's big bright idea is to create an "insurance clearing house" Web site that would be run by the government and cost small businesses money. In essence, her big idea would create more government bureaucracy and cost businesses more money to support. And it would compete with services already being offered by insurance brokers in the private sector, services offered to businesses for FREE.

I don't want the government telling me where or how I can choose my health care. And I sure don't want an IQ-challenged opportunist like Copening telling me.

Wow. For Allison Copening to attack Mr. Frank Beers for having the audacity to coordinate a candidates debate in his community is beyond reprehensible.

Unlike the lazy Copening, who couldn't be bothered to attend and meet people in Sun City, I was there. It was a fair forum, with the highly respected Mitch Fox moderating and doing a fantastic job. ALL of the questions came from people in the audience. Everyone had a chance to answer the questions, as Copening would have if she had been there.

For this woman to attack Mr. Frank Beers makes me sick. It is indicative of her lack of morals. But based on her libelous attacks against Sen. Bob Beers, nothing should surprise us when it comes to Copening.

But more importantly, it was clear to anyone in the audience last night why Copening wasn't there: that's because State Sen. Bob Beers is not in the same league as she. His grasp of the issues, understanding of the legislative process, and ability to create workable solutions is unmatched.
Copening doesn't even come close, and I guess the tactic of hiding from voters so they won't figure this out is all she can do.

She does not deserve to be on the same ballot as these other candidates. She doesn't have the character or IQ needed for the job she seeks.

Jon-

Last night's Face to Face with Allison Copening was a gem! It takes a lot of chutzpah for someone to sit across from you with absolutely no understanding of the job she's seeking or the issues facing the district and still try to fake it.

She looked VERY annoyed when you asked her to commit to a debate with Beers on your show. Apparently there's too many "details" to work out, like a day and time.

That's one debate I wouldn't miss for the world.

Thank you for a fantastic story, Mr. Kantowski. Swede Savage really was an original on the circuit and one can only imagine what might have been had it not been for that terrible tragedy.

Thank you again for the thoughtful tribute to Swede. Brought back a lot of memories.

I guess there were a lot of informed taxpayers this primary election, informed enough to have the good sense to vote for someone else.

Talking bad about someone is maligning the good name of a business owner and not paying for your wedding flowers and using a political mailer to further damage the reputation of a poor fool who married the wrong woman.

Enjoy your sandwiches!

Whether or not she is a business owner or lives off a trust fund DOES impact how I am represented. It also means she has deceived voters by telling us up until now that she is a "copy writer." Why lie about something like that? By the way, since you know her, tell her that it's "wig" not "whig."

Nice that she supports a charity or two, but that does NOT impact how I am represented.

Her personal life became public when she decided to run for the assembly. People who are "private" don't run for office.

I'll be supporting whomever beats her in the primary. And if the vote is unfortunately split and she actually wins, I'll be volunteering my time for the Democrat in this race, whomever he is.

Lazy fact finders? I call it being an informed taxpayer and resident.

By the way, if you have been to Allen's sandwich shop twice, how would you know if she's there every day to "make sure her employees are always working," learning the history, doing payroll, etc? That's a lot of info to glean over two subs.

I find it odd that a person running for office would be reluctant to say how they make a living. McArthur and Jones are retired (easily verified), Brownson works at the MGM as a waiter (also easily verified). What is such a big deal about Allen coming clean about her so-called profession? Why the secrecy?

That's because she doesn't work. She has claimed until now to be a copy writer, which is false. Now she says she owns a sandwich shop. Well, there is no record of a business license listing her in Southern Nevada. If she owns a business, it isn't here. More deception.

Mr. Eckhouse, I'd be interested to know the name of Ms. Allen's sandwich shop and if it is located in Las Vegas.