FLASHPOINT for Apr 24, 2006

Monday, April 24, 2006 | 7:20 a.m.

So I have managed to obtain a supersecret copy of the state Democrats' pitch to allow Nevada to have a presidential caucus early in 2008 and compete with Iowa and New Hampshire for attention. It has pictures of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman - one on each of the 42 pages of the pitch book. It has pictures of the Strip and strip clubs and promises the Democratic National Committee - "What happens in Vegas already has happened in The White House." It has pictures of Sen. Harry Reid and declares "You can party all night with this man!" Finally, it has a picture of Yucca Mountain and a caption: "Don't worry; the waste won't be here until long after you're gone." Frankly, I don't see how Nevada can lose.

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