Deep breaths. We’ll help you get through this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTrust us, we know nobody’s going to call it Harry Reid International Airport. They’ll call it “LAS” or “Las Vegas airport” or “McCarran.”<\/p>\n
They’ll call it McCarran because it’s been McCarran since 1968. It’s like a divorce. It takes about half the time the relationship lasted to really move on.<\/p>\n
Which means someone might accidentally call it Harry Reid International Airport in 2046.<\/p>\n
The bottom line here is this name change to Harry Reid International is a little dumb, and not because some people aren’t fans of Harry Reid.<\/p>\n
Yes, the McCarran name had to go. Sen. Patrick McCarran was super racist and an anti-Semite. Good riddance.<\/p>\n
But renaming the airport after another, arguably controversial, politician makes no sense unless it’s in the context of politicians schmoozing other politicians.<\/p>\n
The renaming of McCarran to Reid is a lot about political favors, as well as currying favor. Which makes favor delicious, by the way.<\/p>\n
We don’t follow politics all that much, but we assume the Clark County Commission is racking up some political points by naming the airport after someone who can still make a phone call and have people whacked or whatever powerful people do to show they’re powerful.<\/p>\n
Allegedly.<\/p>\n
We kid. Can people even make jokes anymore?<\/p>\n