Recall state lawmaker over Saudi ties

So, let me get this straight. A well-connected Nevada politico, Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod, registers as a foreign agent for the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her job is to lobby against a bill before Congress that allows the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia because most of the 9/11 attackers came from there. Huh?

Then, on the day the Review-Journal outs her, she resigns her job as a foreign agent and returns to her day job as an elected representative from Assembly District 34. They must be so proud of her! Can you say “recall”?

This is disgusting and wrong on so many levels. She sold her soul to the devil for money. She should go live in Saudi Arabia and see how they treat women over there. She just might come to appreciate this country a little more.

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This is just one of several driving habits we find a little strange in Nevada. People go up acceleration ramps at 25 mph to get on a highway instead of accelerating to highway speed so they can merge in. Of course, when they get to the top of the ramp they are going too slow to merge, run out of lane and often stop, causing accidents and backups.

Another strange and dangerous one to us is that people don’t know the universal rule “keep right except to pass.” Nothing backs up a highway more than someone in the left and center lane going below the speed limit or not going at a speed adequate to pass other cars.

There doesn’t appear to be any state program to teach proper driving habits and techniques. I commend the Nevada Department of Transportation for advertising how to merge in a zipper pattern