Democrats including state Sen. Bob Coffin of Las Vegas, Assemblyman David Bobzien of Reno, Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson and North Las Vegas City Councilwoman Stephanie Smith took part in a telephone conference call Tuesday to endorse a two-year, $775 billion public works spending bill proposed by President-elect Barack Obama, supposedly as a strategy to create new jobs and reverse the country’s economic tailspin.
Is it over? Is it really over? Are we still here? An economic downturn the likes of which most people have never seen. Government bailouts and handouts. A presidential election and all the nonsense that goes with it. These are just a few of the things we endured in 2008, a year many would prefer to forget. But lest we be tempted to repeat the follies of 2008, let’s take one more look in the rear-view mirror. And remember — with apologies to Dave Barry — we’re not making any of this stuff up.
