People of Nevada, you have a rare politician that you have voted into office: a person who will speak the truth and not always follow party lines. I have always respected Senator Ensign, and now I respect him more. Thank you, Senator, and may you set an example for other senators and representatives!

neiman1, I fail to understand what Senator Reid has to do with energy costs. The price of gas that we use in our cars in influenced by several factors, but primarily supply and demand - the basic rule of economics. Demand has been increasing steadily over the years, mainly because of the expanding economies of China and India (more cars on the roads). We are at the point of peak oil - the cheap, easy-to-get-at oil has been used. Your efforts would make more sense if you tried to persuade Senator Reid to convince the casinos to loosen up the slot machines.

I agree with the Comments by OG and slotsnme. The casinos have forgotten why they became successful: they catered to middle class America by offering nice rooms at fair prices, good food and choices for prices people could afford, reasonable priced entertainment, and gambling games that people could play and not break their budget and have a reasonable chance of winning. Well, maybe not really winning but at least playing for awhile. I enjoy 3 Card Poker. When I first started playing maybe the minimum bet was $3. Look at the minimum bet now, especially at the Strip casinos or on Friday night or the weekends - outrageous! Who can afford that except the really wealthy or foolish? It takes the fun out of a LV experience - at least for me.

I would hope that Metro would place a high priority on catching these crooks and bringing them to justice. Has a reward been offered? If not, it should be. Not catching these guys will just encourage more of this dangerous, anti social behavior.

jfnance32 said:
"Palin and Obama have near the same amount of experience. Palin has more executive experience.
Yet, does the letter say that Obama is not qualified to be president. No, it is does not.
So, I guess this experience test only applies to females."
Big difference: The Democrats selected Obama during the primaries. He is THEIR choice.
One person selectd Palin.

"The robbery occurred at about 12:30 a.m. July 26..."
And here it is, the end of August and these guys have still not been caught? They probably live in the area where they got off of the bus. The police have their pictures. A cash reward may be available. Sounds like they may never be caught.

"The five suspects are described as 17 to 20 years old and 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-8, weighing 150 to 180 pounds."
Anything else regarding descriptions that would help identify these thugs? Well, uhh, guess not - that's about it.

I am not a Romney fan, but as a Republican I believe he would have been a far better choice than John McSame. Actually, any other candidate would.

Politicians are idiots, and Reid tops the list. Why do they spend so much time and energy attacking the other candidates when they could be spending that time and energy in a more productive manner: addressing the serious problems we have as a nation and coming up with workable solutions? Politicians do not have solutions, they create more problems than they solve. We, the American people, deserve better.

neiman1 said: "The slowdown in Las Vegas will continue as long as fuel is high. Contact Sen Reid and tell him to drill"
Fuel prices and availability are only part of the concern that Las Vegas is overbuilt relative to houses, hotels, casinos, and restaurants. The American consumer is totally tapped out regarding discretionary money. Today most people are barely surviving because of loss of house equity, high credit card debt, inflation, stagnant wages, high health care costs, and a whole host of other factors.
The success of Las Vegas was due to offering the average American or person from some other country a "good deal" on room rates, food, gambling, and entertainment. Success has spoiled the casino owners - they have killed the golden goose because of greed (i.e. exorbitant prices). For example, I enjoy playing Three Card Poker. Look at the minimum bet in most casinos, especially on the weekends – outrageous. Do they think we are all rich?