Nevada occasionally sucks

Nevada had the chance to elect a female Governor last night but didn’t—Dina Titus (D), lost to Jim Gibbons (R), by about 2% points.  Jim Gibbons admitted just a few days ago to taking gifts in exchange for votes in the legislature.  About a week and a half ago, he was accused of assault by a woman he’d met in a restaurant.  Both Gibbons and the woman admit that they were together and had drinks, but Gibbons claims all he did was help the drunk woman to her car (whereas the woman claims she was escorted to her car and then groped against her will).  Read that last sentence again:  Gibbons admits he was walking a drunk woman to her vehicle so she could drive herself home.  The security tapes from the garage where all this happened were first missing, then they were “miraculously” found last weekend but they just showed a completely empty garage.  The security company which “found” the tapes in their safe has ties to Gibbons.  No one will explain why the security company had the tapes in their safe for two weeks after they’d claimed the tapes didn’t exist.  When Gibbons was doing his drinking with the woman in the bar, he was supposed to have been debating his opponent, Titus, but he had refused.

Yep, that’s the new Nevada Governor… at least I’m not guilty of voting for him.  His opponent, Dina Titus, had no skeletons in her closet, just the usual “tax and spend Democrat” stuff.  However, I’ve heard that even some Democratic women didn’t want to vote for Titus because they didn’t like “her personality”.  We get the government we deserve, and in this case, I guess Nevadans feel they deserve a grey-haired, stylish, corrupt Republican over a well-educated and energetic female Democrat.  Women are held to such a different standard then men, something I need to remember everytime I think, “No, not Hilary!” when it comes to the 2008 election.  Elections should be about substance, not style.

Anyway, that’s the last of my political talk for a while.  I’d hoped Titus would win to give this state a new energy, but instead it’s just going to stay the same ol’ boys club.  Congrats to Harry Reid on being the new Senate Majority leader, though—the next two years are going to be a wild ride in one way or another.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 11/08 at 05:58 AM

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  1. Bummer. I’m ok with the people WI elected - I don’t love them, but they’re the lesser of two evils! We even voted for some money for our schools. It’s BOND money, so no taxes. Nevada’s situation sounds AWFUL. I want a democrat for our next president, but Hilary rubs me wrong. CA reelected Arnold… why?

    Posted by Victor Tabbycat's Mom  on  11/08  at  08:20 AM
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