James Smack

If you aren't lazy, find real numbers at the Clark County website, the Washoe County website, and the Secretary of State's website.

Primary condensed soup for the lazy:

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." - P.J. O'Rourke

To anyone who has worked with elected officials, the truth of P.J. O'Rourke's statement is undeniable. Fortunately for journalists, the "whiskey and car keys" analogy now carries over to political campaigns thanks to the First Amendment.

Just about anyone can run for office. From the success of the "steak knife" tag we also see that even when lacking any semblance of common sense, just about anyone can serve.

And we can call them on it when they do.