Jim Rogers Really, Really Doesn't Like Barbara Cegavske

While most everyone who saw Nevada State Senator Barbara Cegavske's appearance on Jon Ralston's Face to Face seemed to agree she stunk, none were as vociferous as Jim Rogers. The television station owner and former chancellor of Nevada System of Higher Education's review managed to squeeze three "stupids" into one lone paragraph (with two "no knowledges" and a "clown" for good measure). So, yeah, he's no fan of the current GOP congressional (CD-4) candidate.

Things didn't get much better for Cegavske, at least in Rogers' eyes, when conservative activist Chuck Muth somewhat came to her defense. OK, he really didn't come to her defense so much as said she needs to be better prepared next time.

That didn't go over too well with Rogers, as he calmly explained why that probably won't work.

The reason Cegavske was woefully unprepared was not because she failed to study the issues, her problem is that she is stupid and has no capacity to understand the issues.

I guess if there is a silver lining for Cegavske it's that Rogers only used "stupid" once in his post.

But, as things often go, right on cue with reading Rogers' latest barb, an email arrived from Cegavske's campaign. It was the typical boilerplate message, repeal ObamaCare, no tax increases, etc. But the part that caught my eye was her pledge to cut "$1 trillion in spending in my first year in Congress." Really? A trillion in a year?

Besides the fact she suddenly seems to be channeling Ron Paul, this seems almost laughable coming on the heels of her Ralston interview. I mean, if you couldn't come up with a single good example on what she would have cut from Nevada's projected $600 million deficit (spread out over two years btw), how in the world  is she going to slice a trillion? She's not. It's a talking point so out there that it treats her potential constituents as complete fiscal rubes. She knows it (I hope) and, as Rogers is fond of saying, it's stupid.