bill clark wrote on March 23, 2008 05:16 AM: evidently this doctors creed and country don't have values on life or dignity their here for the money, and not to help the sick...

CHEERS TO OSCAR HE IS ONE HELL OF A MAYOR i could not picture vegas without him

huh? wrote on March 20, 2008 05:16 PM: Weren't Brown and Oscar law partners or at least business partners at some point as well?

spike wrote on March 20, 2008 03:00 PM: And to think that all this time I thought all Oscar did was drink Martini,s and hang out with Show Girls! Maybe I should eat a huge piece of Humble Pie! Sorry Oscar.

Cynical Observer wrote on March 20, 2008 02:25 PM: Who is attorney Jay Brown, the lawyer for Endoscopy Centers (aka Desai & partners)? Jay Brown is a "zoning, corporate and gaming lawyer". But he's also a very close friend of Harry Reid. The same Harry Reid who said that Dr. McBride shouldn't be removed from the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners even though McBride is president of the largest medical malpractice insurance company in Nevada.

How are Brown and Reid tied together? Remember this story from the Associated Press by John Solomon and Kathleen Hennessey:

"Senator Reid and Jay Brown, Reid's longtime friend and former casino lawyer, were involved in real estate between 1998 and 2004.

-The deal began in 1998 when Reid bought undeveloped residential property on Las Vegas' booming outskirts for about $400,000. Reid bought one lot outright, and a second parcel jointly with Brown. One of the sellers was a developer who was benefiting from a government land swap that Reid supported. The seller never talked to Reid.

-In 2001, Reid sold the land for the same price to a limited liability company created by Brown. The senator didn't disclose the sale on his annual public ethics report or tell Congress he had any stake in Brown's company. He continued to report to Congress that he personally owned the land.

-After getting local officials to rezone the property for a shopping center, Brown's company sold the land in 2004 to other developers and Reid took $1.1 million of the proceeds, nearly tripling the senator's investment. Reid reported it to Congress as a personal land sale.

The complex dealings allowed Reid to transfer ownership, legal liability and some tax to Brown's company without public knowledge, but still collect a seven-figure payoff."

Reid=Brown=Desai

ckblv wrote on March 20, 2008 09:02 AM: At least Oscar cares, that is more than I can say for our State officials.

Bunch of Bull wrote on March 20, 2008 08:44 AM: badtimes, you said it all.

Ross and Tarkanian were still allowed to vote on issuing the complaint

Didn't Oscar vote and his buddy Jay Brown was Desai's attorney. Jay Brown is Harry Reids land windfall buddy.

Keep your eyes on this one.

badtimes wrote on March 20, 2008 08:27 AM: "On Wednesday, council members Lois Tarkanian and Steve Ross and city attorney Brad Jerbic all disclosed that they had relatives who were patients at the clinic during the period investigated by health officials."
Its like installing taffic lights, unless someone they think of value is impacted nothing is done til someone dies