Capitol News
By ED HOWARD Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Statehouse Correspondent
LINCOLN - The presumptive presidential candidates are talking about nuclear power as part of any overall policy dealing with development of more energy sources.
Just the word "nuclear" stirs unpleasant memories in many Nebraskans. They remember the years' long, extremely expensive court battle that Nebraska waged against a multi-state compact which wanted to build a dump in Boyd County for low-level nuclear waste. Nebraska capitulated.
Something Nebraskans might want Messrs. McCain and Obama to address: If the nation is to plan more nuclear power plants, is it not important to simultaneously plan for storing subsequent nuclear waste?
Rhetorical question: Shouldn't the above interrogative qualify as a rhetorical question?
On another front, wind power advocates have to like Nebraska's potential. After all, there is the story about how the wind blows so hard in Nebraska that chickens have been known to lay the same egg twice. And some Cornhusker denizens will argue that the story is legend, not myth.
The state's Republican and Democratic organizations are working diligently to elect respective party members to the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Unicameral Legislature.
The late Jim Exon, legendary Democrat who served two terms as governor before a career in the U.S. Senate, was fond of referring to the legislative branch as "Nebraska's nonpartisan, Republican Legislature."
Whaddya' think they are thinking?
Whether at the state or federal level, you have to wonder at elected officials who fib (at least) about things they previously said or did.
If you are a public person, chances are that video or audiotape exists of most of the policy statements, or other major pronouncements, you have uttered.
There is an Irish capital of Nebraska, and a Czech capital of Nebraska, and a Danish capital of Nebraska.
So, when will a state senator introduce a resolution to recognize a community in his/her district as the Latino capital of Nebraska?
The view from here: It will most likely happen when the number of registered voters in a district, reflecting Latino ancestry, make it politically feasible.
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel put the kibosh on beltway speculation that he might give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. He won't even be in the same area code with the convention. In fact, he won't even be in the country.
Equally interesting is news that former Gov. Mike Johanns, who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Bush, will not attend the Republican presidential nominating convention.
Johanns is the GOP candidate for the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Hagel. Johanns is opposed by Democrat Scott Kleeb, whose solid grasp on the role of underdog is not likely to loosen between now and November.
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