Nevada Democrats like Shirley Breeden and Allison Copening are just inspirational…for those who think being a people person is all that’s required to be at the helm of state government.  From The Las Vegas Sun:

Thus far, she’s been either unable or unwilling to express clear ideas about the state’s looming problems or how to solve them, or has leaned heavily on her new friends in the Senate Democratic caucus.

“We need to provide, you know, short-term solutions. And look ahead and think of where we want to be and have long-term solutions as well,” she said.

Here she is responding to a question Monday about whether a tax increase or spending cuts are needed to deal with the budget shortfall, which could reach $1.3 billion during the 2009 legislative session: “Well, there’s, I mean, don’t you think we’ve cut enough? There’s no way we can have a tax increase. People can’t afford it. No one can.”

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