Letter: Gibbons isn’t doing much for Nevada

Mary Ann Beam

Monday, Jan. 29, 2007 | 7:27 a.m.

So I guess it's time to ask for a do-over. We are all familiar with those, I presume.

Those funny little requests when people get busted for a crime (usually white collar) or if you break a law, get caught and sentenced to jail time, you ask for a do-over again and again and again until the judgment suits you.

Or a do-over can be sought, after more than 50 percent of the people vote for a change in the way this state progresses by way of smoking reform, by tavern owners who don't like the result, so they tie up the vote in court - by asking for a do-over again and again.

At this point thousands, including myself and family, must be screaming for a do-over. This new Bush clone, Gov. Jim Gibbons, who is head of our state, gives out only what apparently has bought his ear. No education help, no real or significant environmental reform, no moving forward. No real and actual governance on top of disappearing after his speeches - wow. And he doesn't even know we exist down here in the south.

Golly, this so reminds me of Groundhog Day on a federal level and now we are "privileged" to see it up close and personal. Our state will suffer for a while until this fellow leaves office, but, as in the federal branch, he will leave office one day and be just another insignificant political hack and then we will move forward. I still would like a do-over, though.

Mary Ann Beam, Las Vegas

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