Chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party Mark Fahleson is a real piece of work.  Once again, Fahleson is sticking the party’s nose (or trunk as it were) where it doesn’t belong: local, non-partisan races. Fahleson’s already been rebuked by the Hastings Tribune for interfering in the local school board race — the NE GOP was […]

This week’s wimp won’t be a problem much longer in our state government because he didn’t run for re-election this year.  However, we could not let his wimpy behavior pass unnoticed and undocumented. State Treasurer Shane Osborn has disregarded the privacy of university students and the value of taxpayer dollars. Osborn was recently featured in […]

As the multi-billion dollar anti-aging market indicates, Americans are forever seeking the mythical Fountain of Youth, which supposedly grants eternal youth to all who a) find it and b) drink its water.  However, in today’s economic climate, trading in a few laugh lines for youth might be a terrible choice.  Jobs are scarce, college is […]

Plenty of news stories, random thoughts, ideas, etc. cross our emails and twitter accounts over the weekend, so we thought we would throw a few of these ramblings into a post.  Feel free to debate them, offer your ideas or just tell us something is simply not true. A look ahead: Nelson Goes GOP? Bruning’s […]

The Huskers take on the Jayhawks this weekend at Memorial Stadium, so we’ll be taking a break from politics to enjoy a less cutthroat past time.  We’ve worked up some Turner Gill talking points for those in the office who are a little less football-savvy and rustled up some Big Red blankets because we heard […]

Today we celebrate the service of our veterans.  Our elected leaders are attending events and emailing their supporters giving ideas on how you can help honor vets.  Bold Nebraska keeps elected officials accountable and is often pointing out things they can do better, today we point out what each of our Senators are doing right […]

Jon Bruning announced his intent to run for Senate two days after midterm elections were over: this is why people hate politics. Bruning’s announcement was just a symptom of a growing attitude amongst politicians and political operatives that it’s always Election Day.  There’s never time to govern anymore because everyone is focused on the voting […]

Today, Neal points out the mathematical difficulties of cutting taxes and trying to reduce the deficit. Editor’s Note: Neal Obermeyer cartoons reflect the opinions of the cartoonist and not necessarily those of BoldNebraska.org

This morning newly re-elected Attorney General Jon Bruning announced he will form an “exploratory committee” to make a bid for the US Senate in 2012.  He is starting today, just 3 days after he was re-elected to the job of Attorney General.  He said he can do “both jobs” as the lead legal eagle in […]

Remember, remember the 5th of November and a happy Guy Fawkes Day to you all.  If you’re a history nerd or just really like “V for Vendetta”, you’ll recall that on this day in 1605, Guy Fawkes’ attempt to blow up Parliament with gunpowder failed.  The Brits celebrate Fawkes’ memory by burning his effigy, go […]