I’ve stayed relatively silent about the Sotomayor business. I already said I think she is an intelligent pick by Obama. She has an incredible three-decade track record and she is the very essence of the American Dream (born to humble circumstances and has risen beyond her status through education and hard work, while facing discrimination…
It’s too (suddenly) hot to think deep thoughts, so here’s a round-up of what has caught my eye: New push for expedited solar power plants in NV announced today. This makes me happy. I could write another post on disgraced Republican Senator John Ensign, but it seems more efficient to let the Gleaner do it.…
One of the hard parts about being a writer, a journalist or a blogger — indeed any profession where you put yourself out into the public eye — is you never know how someone is going to react to your work. Everybody likes praise and, aside from a few journo friends of mine, nobody really…
As if getting in trouble for texting a mistress on a government-issued cell phone (and now getting a divorce while governor) weren’t bad enough, Gov. Jim Gibbons just can’t help himself when it comes to texting. While giving testimony on his energy bill, he stops to view and deal with a text! Watch it for…
Before I crawl back to bed for a while, can’t fathom letting this piece of news fall off the desk … Nevada’s unemployment rate is now 9.4 percent, or roughly 1 in 10 Nevadans are unemployed. National rate is 7.6. We are so kicking everyone’s asses! Or, well, we are so getting our asses handed…
So now there’s a leaked photo of Rihanna, which, if real, shows that she was the victim of some kind of assault. This makes me sick. I agree with Broadsheet that to even link to it is wrong. All I want to say is that this is disturbing to me on many levels, not the…
Do we really have to talk about this? I feel like I need some therapy first. I like The Gleaner’s take the best: … [T]he proposals unveiled by the nation’s most unbalanced governor are not the result of an informed and responsible policy analysis. They are what happens when a self-obsessed emotionally unbalanced and ultimately…
I’m feeling rather uninspired lately. Why bother? Everything just feels shitty. Is it the shitty economy? In particular, is it the bleak outlook for Las Vegas’ (and vicariously Nevada’s) economy? Is it hulking, half-finished, man-eating City Center blotting out the sun? Is it post-holiday humdrum? Is it this dastardly cold that is camping in my…
Enough is enough! Now the Siren finds out that there is a clause that re-victimizes rape survivors because of a “contributory conduct” rule?! Disgusting! According to an Aug. 19 Las Vegas Sun story, the clause is part of the Nevada Victims of Crime Compensation Program, which seeks to help survivors with costs related to their attack. So…
How wonderful that Gov. Jim Gibbons found the time in his busy texting schedule (850 texts in a 5-week period, impresive!) and divorce proceedings to call a special session of the state legislature to, you know, deal with our crushing $1-billion-and-counting budget deficit. What a multi-tasker! I’m sure it’s not meant to distract us from…
The Sin City Siren 