Reply #6: I'm not sure what problem it is you see that I don't [View All]

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I don't read that Reid or his sons or the developer did anything illegal in this article. As to gains made by Reid in terms of political contributions, that aspect also seems somewhat overinflated in the article. Factually, since the developer is a friend of Reid's and a Democrat it makes sense that he would be a donor. Having said that, I do think the original plan to pay $160,000 for a change in the power line (later changed to $10million) to the other side of the road was smarmy. Interesting that the article does not note a comparison of what funds were given to republican representatives in the state.

All states need some form of business development. It is the de facto job of representatives to bring development and jobs to their state. I don't expect them to be saints, just not sinners.

The problem as I see it is that no one seems to fight for the Federal government, meaning the land rights of all US citizens unless or until there is a legal issue. Then the damn things drag on in court for years. We lose more and more Federal and private land to developers every year. For wildlife alone this is a significant problem. I appreciated the fact that the developer did make changes in the overall plan to accomodate some environmental issues.

The fact that Reid's son works for the developer is a non issue. I think the author of the article implies irregularities when the fact is the guy is paid by the developer to advocate for the developer. It seems to me the writer is reaching on that one.