NV Assembly Democrats Corrupt As Hell

I might have to retract a thing or two I have said about Annjeanette Damon, writer for the Las Vegas Sun, as she clearly has found a few moment's to rip on Democrats, probably for one the few times in her career.
From the Las Vegas Sun:  The exchange of money between lobbyist and lawmaker can be a particularly loathsome chore.
Many politicians balk at the constant need to raise funds.
And although some lobbyists might revel in grandiose displays of political patronage, others grimace at what can seem like never-ending demands for campaign funds.
Those grimaces tightened even further last week, when a cadre of Assembly Democrats filed amended campaign finance disclosures detailing how they had spent thousands of dollars in campaign funds.
The seven lawmakers originally sought to keep those expenditures secret, following the advice of their lawyer, who said they didn’t have to report expenses that were not directly related to campaign efforts.
Secretary of State Ross Miller disagreed, saying a failure to disclose any expenditure from a campaign fund is likely a violation of the state’s campaign finance laws.
After the Sun reported the secret expenses, the Democrats then reversed course and filed new expense reports, detailing nearly $45,000 in campaign fund spending on a slew of living expenses during the legislative session in Carson City. These included rent, electronics, house cleaning and supplies, groceries, lunches and dinners at Carson City restaurants and even bottled water.
The lawmakers also paid for airfare and hotels to professional conferences in Hawaii, Texas and Florida.
The legislators tapped their campaign funds for these expenses despite the fact the state pays them a per diem for each day of the legislative session — whether they are physically in Carson City or not — to cover many of the same expenses.
Those who tried to keep their expenses hidden were: Assembly Democrats David Bobzien, of Reno; Debbie Smith and Skip Daly, both of Sparks; and Lucy Flores, Marcus Conklin, Peggy Pierce and Marilyn Dondero-Loop, all of Las Vegas.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/26/assembly-democrats-show-donations-increasingly-sec/
Just another example of Democrat politicians thinking they are better than anybody else that only fools follow the law and regulations.
However, the biggest loser in the bunch is Lucy Flores who complained:

Flores complained the disclosure requirements had grown too onerous and said they would be easier to comply with if she had “a staffer that the state paid for to record every single one of my receipts.”
So, in the 147 years Nevada has been a state, of all the legislators and governors, Lucy Flores is the only one who has wanted a paid state employee to do her books.  Maybe she needs to find a new line of work, like waiting in a welfare line- but then, she would still have to do paperwork.

As for Damon, I think her stripes will change once the Fall elections rolls around- she'll still be the mouth piece of the Democratic Party.