The writer of this article states, "The Energy Department has not confirmed whether it will ask the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to withdraw the Yucca Mountain license application."

The DOE has the authority to withdraw the license application. They do not "ask" the NRC to withdraw it.

Please get your facts straight.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Nevada gets 23.3706% of the energy generated by Hoover Dam.

http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/faqs/po...

In 2003, the Nevada Teachers Union successfully pushed for a last-minute bill that explicitly prohibited using test data in teacher evaluations.

Now those same teachers are complaining that they are being shut out of the federal grant program for the country's schools.

Teachers: You brought this on yourselves.

Lesson learned: Teachers, be careful what you wish for. (And be careful what you push the Nevada Legislature to vote for.)

I have to agree with cignettis -- the credentials (or lack of them) for such a committee on nuclear projects is laughable.

Again, another issue crucial to Nevada is left to politics. But why should I be surprised?

Just to clarify Blueberry's statement...

ANY registered voter can vote for ANY candidate -- from ANY party -- in the general election. It's not only available to persons registered as independents.

Just thought I'd clarify this, since there seems to be a surprising amount of confusion regarding this issue.

This would be funny if it weren't so pathetically sad.

The thought of Limbaugh leering at girls in swimsuits makes me nauseous.

This from today's New York Times:

"When the Letterman and Sen. John Ensign blackmail stories broke yesterday, I couldn't help wondering if anybody but me noticed how differently they were handled. The funny man did the honorable thing. The man who was elected on the 'values' ticket did everything he could to keep the story covered up.

Since Nevada's junior senator is not nationally significant in the grand scheme of things, I'm sure Letterman's story will get exponentially more press than Ensign's. But the people of Nevada should be made aware and allowed to compare the courses of action the two men took to resolve an identical problem."

John Ensign says: "Public option would be popular, so let's not do it."

If anyone here still believes that John Ensign is representing his constituents, now is the time to allow those beliefs to die.

@Dawgdayafternoon -- Love your posts. I'm afraid some may not get your sarcasm, though. But don't let the dolts slow you down.