FLASHPOINT for Aug 19, 2006

Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 | 7:29 a.m.

If it quacks like a lame duck ... Gov. Kenny Guinn uttered nary a peep during the race to succeed him, offering up only a tepid almost-endorsement for Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt despite his antipathy for Rep. Jim Gibbons and state Sen. Bob Beers. Can he be a factor in the general? Guinn has said he will support the GOP nominee, but the governor never forgave Gibbons for pouring gasoline on the tax increase fire more than three years ago. That's a long time to hold a grudge, but Guinn takes these things very personally. He also can't support state Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus. So maybe Guinn can be a one-person truth squad when Titus and Gibbons start spewing nonsense about the budget. That would be entertaining.

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