Getting the Job Done…Not

Despite ethically questionable calls to bankers urging them to be “fair” in considering a billion dollar-plus loan request for the MGM Mirage by Senate Majority Harry Reid (D) – the second most powerful man in the U.S. government – the casino giant has been unable to raise the funding it says it needs to complete the CityCenter mega-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. And according to the Wall Street Journal the company “is preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing that could bring the massive project to a halt.”

Tell me again why Harry Reid’s “clout” as the Senate Majority Leader is so important to Nevada?