Quote of the Day

“For whatever you think of [Mitt] Romney and his callous message to Nevadans, the lesson here is this: Once you’ve fallen for the scam — be it Tulips in 1630, Pets.com in 1999, or Las Vegas houses in 2005 — you shouldn’t expect to get repaid. The money wasn’t there in the first place.” — Las Vegas Sun political analyst J. Patrick Coolican, arguing the merits of a free-market solution to the aftermath of the housing bubble.