Setting a standard that would trip many pols
To the editor:
The headline on the front page of your July 9 edition is all about Sen. John Ensign's affair. The piece was written by Molly Ball, who in my opinion is an excellent journalist.
On page 4A is another story: "Ensign: Former aide says Nevadan should resign his position in Senate." I hope the Senate Ethics Committee rules that he should resign, for whatever reason. Why? Because by applying this standard, the ethics people can enforce this rule on most members of Congress and then the constituents will be able to vote into office fresh blood.
Dwight Eisenhower would have been forced to resign the presidency, along with FDR, JFK and Bill Clinton (he was impeached). Sen. Ted Kennedy, Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Christopher Dodd and a host of others would have been forced to quit. Space restraints prevent me from listing all the immoral politicians, including some of the immoral "lady" politicians. Where the shoe fits.
It seems that if the immoral politician is a Republican, that politician has a target on his back. I just defined "double standard."
Anthony Stephen
LAS VEGAS
Two to tango
To the editor:
I am confused by Doug Hampton's take on his wife's affair with Sen. John Ensign. Does he want us to believe his wife is in some way mentally challenged or an idiot savant? Why does he keep implying that his wife had nothing to do with the affair but was just unwillingly dragged along?
In my day, I thought that an affair had two willing participants. It seems that Cindy Hampton is even incapable of standing on her own two feet and speaking for herself.
L. HILL
LAS VEGAS
Public schools
To the editor:
Regarding your recent article on the proliferation of "education consultants":
I believe the U.S. Department of Education should be abolished altogether. Education in this country has gone straight down hill ever since its inception. And the scary thing is that our government school teachers came out of those same government schools.
I am sure there are still some excellent teachers in the Clark County school system, but they must be overwhelmed with what they have to endure from the system to be good at their job.
LAYNA WOODS
LAS VEGAS
Inmates in charge
To the editor:
Your recent editorial, "Time for a second stimulus?" was very well done and I hope well understood by those who care and who can still think. Thank you for writing it.
Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Hello? To even mention a second "stimulus," let alone to give it serous thought, is frightening. Wake up, America. It appears that the inmates have taken over the asylum.
Al Ciricillo
LAS VEGAS
Gassed up
To the editor:
According to the Review-Journal Business section on Wednesday, oil prices have now fallen $10 a barrel in just the past seven days. Yet it seems the price of gas, at least in my part of town, has yet to drop.
Over the past month the price per barrel had been rising almost daily and daily you could watch the gas stations raise their prices. Yet why is the price staying the same now when the price per barrel is falling so rapidly?
I live near Rhodes Ranch and the three stations in the immediate area of Warm Springs and Durango all have stayed at or above $2.70 a gallon over the past week. Why is that?
Jay Petrick
LAS VEGAS
Tip wars
To the editor:
I'm having a hard time understanding why the dealers at the Wynn are so vehemently opposed to the management sharing the tips generated by the patrons there.
Management generally does its best to ensure excellent customer service and smooth rotations and to handle issues that arise that the dealers wouldn't be able to resolve. It's a team effort, and thus the tips should be shared.
What I find to be more interesting, however, is that one dealer might be charismatic and keep his table full all evening, while another has the personality of a stone. Clearly one dealer is generating a great deal of tips and good will while the other is basically a doorstop, and yet they equally share the gratuities. That would seem to be far more of an inequity to me, yet none of the dealers seems to mention that.
I would gladly support their cause if their fight was simply to retain their own personal tips. But if they are OK with Grumpy Gus getting a portion of their tips, I think it's only fair that management should be considered part of the team, as well.
Tony Marovitz
HENDERSON
