Governor

What a difference 16 months makes. Last January, when he first came into office, Gov. Jim Gibbons was largely panned for what many saw as a leadership style that attempted to import Republican/D.C. politics into the Silver State, scandals and all.

To refresh, first, the Governor pulled-out the GOP all-purpose canard of national security to justify his midnight swearing in. Of course, the real reason that Gibbons maneuvered to take office prior to the official inauguration had nothing to do with protecting the homeland, but rather was engineered to stave off a last minute appointment by out-going Gov. Kenny Guinn to the state's powerful Gaming Control Board.