Oscar Goodman, mayor of Las Vegas, suggests punishing graffiti artists by cutting off their thumbs on television. Yeah, we have an eccentric mayor, but he’s popular out here. He used to be a mob lawyer, and is known for his off-the-cuff remarks such as telling a group of fourth-graders last March that his favorite hobby is “drinking” and that a “bottle of gin” would be one of his desert island selections.