THE LOWDEN LINE

There are two competing thoughts on the proper role of the Republican Party when it comes to primary elections. The first is the one followed in Nevada, where the party stays out of primaries and then backs whichever candidate goes on to the general election.

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Nevada’s economy is still slow, which means the Governor may need to call for even additional reductions in the spending increases approved by the Legislature last year. And that has the apocalyptic Chicken Littles in full throat once again.

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There’s been much talk about the aftermath of the presidential caucuses in Nevada this year. For their part, the Democrats garnered the lion’s share of attention and media focus. Then again, at least in Clark County, they’ve botched the opportunity big time. Yes, they continue to get more media attention than Republicans, but it’s all about how badly their post-caucus conventions have gone. That’s media attention we here at the GOP are happy not to be getting.

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“Earmarks” are special projects which members of Congress slip into massive spending bills. For example, Hillary Clinton tried to “earmark” $1 million into a health and education bill last year to build a “hippie museum” commemorating the 1969 Woodstock festival. This is what is known in DC as “bringing home the bacon” – at taxpayer expense.

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At an unofficial meeting of about a dozen GOP state chairmen in Las Vegas yesterday, Grover Norquist – president of Americans for Tax Reform and author of a new book titled “Just Leave Us Alone” – warned that Republicans risk losing their “brand” as the taxpayer’s best friend thanks to Republicans who back tax hikes.

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Liberal Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, Reno Democrat, is not only usually dead wrong on one public policy issue after another, but she may also be the most shameless legislator in the state when it comes to using serious incidents and events for partisan political purposes.

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Out with the old, in with the new. That’s what happens to the Republican National Committee (RNC) once the party settles on a presidential candidate. And this week pretty much marks the official changing of the GOP guard in Washington, as the RNC switches its primary focus from supporting the presidential agenda of President George W. Bush to supporting the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain. As such, Politico.com is reporting the following leadership changes this week:

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There will be a fundraising luncheon in honor of GOP presidential nominee John McCain on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas.

Hosted by Sheldon Adelson, Terry Lanni and Sig Rogich, the luncheon will be held in the San Polo Ballroom on the 3rd level at the Venetian. There will be a private reception and photo opportunity with Sen. McCain at 11:30 a.m., followed by the luncheon at noon.

Tickets for the private reception and the lunch are $2,300 per person. Tickets for the luncheon only are $1,000 per person. RSVP to Paige Marriott at (202) 549-2558 or paige@marriottgroup.com

Congratulations to John McCain for attaining enough convention delegates on Tuesday to become the 2008 Republican presidential nominee. His come-from-behind victory is truly remarkable and historic.

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It’s official. Well, semi-official. We still have a convention this fall in Minneapolis. But John McCain will be the 2008 Republican presidential nominee. And no matter which of the remaining Democrats eventually wins their party’s splintered nomination (way to go Ohio Democrats!), the nation will have a crystal clear contrast of governing philosophies to choose from. This will decidedly NOT be a choice between two middle-of-the-road moderates.

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