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After the events of last week, one thing that is for certain is that there is never a dull moment when it comes to Nevada politics. Indeed, last week the state was treated to the spectacle of Republicans acting like Democrats, Democrats acting like, well Democrats, and Gov. Jim Gibbons doing a Bush-like late Friday afternoon, avoid the media document dump.

After taking grief for months for their party's inability to effectively organize and efficiently conduct party business, there must have been plenty of smiles among the state's Democratic brain trust as the normally well-managed Nevada GOP saw its state convention descend into a chaotic mess compliments of the Ron Paul-fueled insurgency.

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The state is asking air charters to show if there would be cost savings to have chartered flights to and from Las Vegas for official state travel.

The state spent over $3 million last year on official travel with the airlines. Full story here.  read more »

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.

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TO: ANDREW MARTIN

FROM: WALLY EDGE

RE: ROBERT DASKAS

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It was recently brought to my attention that you may not fully understand the political tradition of getting, keeping, and then giving away political power. The formula works something like this:  read more »