Bill Clinton's finger-wagging, journalist-poking, ranting, raving screechfest yesterday got a lot of attention and has generated a lot of conversation.
It is just getting started. While going batty might help his wife get the Dem nomination for President next year, it won't do any good for Democrat candidates this year. The Clintons have always belonged to the Party of Clinton first and foremost, so conspiracy theorists will have lots to chew on for a while.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Democrat Family Day In Frankfort!
Some highlights from today's big event:
Speaker of the House Jody Richards: "Ernie raised taxes on our small businesses with the AMC. We stopped that. That's not good policy."
So how did Kentucky Democrats stop that bad policy? By voting overwhelming for it, of course. Notice that Jody voted for it as well.
Senate Candidate Jim Keller, former state Supreme Court Justice, speaking about Supreme Court candidate Mary Noble: "She is a yellow dog Democrat. Don't forget that when you go to the polls!"
And then Wesley Clark flew in from Mars: "Much of what has happened since 9/11 has been a cover-up." And then "President Clinton was a very fine Commander-In-Chief. He kept this country out of war."
But the funniest harangue came from congressional candidate Tom Barlow, who said: "We are delivering lower gasoline prices and when we take office in January we are going to bring peace to the Middle East peacefully, we are going to have affordable medical care and high paying jobs!"
Speaker of the House Jody Richards: "Ernie raised taxes on our small businesses with the AMC. We stopped that. That's not good policy."
So how did Kentucky Democrats stop that bad policy? By voting overwhelming for it, of course. Notice that Jody voted for it as well.
Senate Candidate Jim Keller, former state Supreme Court Justice, speaking about Supreme Court candidate Mary Noble: "She is a yellow dog Democrat. Don't forget that when you go to the polls!"
And then Wesley Clark flew in from Mars: "Much of what has happened since 9/11 has been a cover-up." And then "President Clinton was a very fine Commander-In-Chief. He kept this country out of war."
But the funniest harangue came from congressional candidate Tom Barlow, who said: "We are delivering lower gasoline prices and when we take office in January we are going to bring peace to the Middle East peacefully, we are going to have affordable medical care and high paying jobs!"
Merlene Davis Does A Lieberman
Remember when Sen. Joe Lieberman gave a speech on the Senate floor about Bill Clinton and how terrible the things he had done were but that, ultimately, we shouldn't do anything about it?
Merlene Davis' column in the Lexington Herald Leader did the same thing with Kentucky's public education system. She manages to complain about some CATS scores, but is happy enough with the status quo to avoid suggesting any changes.
Another missed opportunity by the Left.
Merlene Davis' column in the Lexington Herald Leader did the same thing with Kentucky's public education system. She manages to complain about some CATS scores, but is happy enough with the status quo to avoid suggesting any changes.
Another missed opportunity by the Left.
Getting Ahead Of Ourselves Again
Sen. John McCain is on Meet The Press right now. As I head off to church I'm wondering: is he the best we can come up with in 2008?
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Liberals Gone Mild: Late Summer Edition
At long last, this is all they have left. Jerry Lundergan is ready to set his own barn on fire because some lobbyists got their names printed on a Republican party fundraiser invitation.
Do they really think they caught two dozen sophisticated legislative agents risking their entire businesses in order to shake John McCain's hand?
No, they really don't. They just don't have any issues. They had to do something and couldn't think of anything else.
All this minimum wage tax increase as fiscal policy nonsense and month after month of vague complaining about gas prices -- grown only louder as prices fluctuated downward -- should have been a dead giveaway they had nothing left in the hopper.
Do they really think they caught two dozen sophisticated legislative agents risking their entire businesses in order to shake John McCain's hand?
No, they really don't. They just don't have any issues. They had to do something and couldn't think of anything else.
All this minimum wage tax increase as fiscal policy nonsense and month after month of vague complaining about gas prices -- grown only louder as prices fluctuated downward -- should have been a dead giveaway they had nothing left in the hopper.
Friday, September 22, 2006
Fiscal Sissies Need Not Apply
Kentuckians who have had enough of wild government spending will soon have reason to hope for real change. The Club for Growth of Kentucky will blast onto the scene very, very soon.
The Club for Growth is an organization of individuals who support fiscally responsible government policies and candidates with the courage to agree. The Kentucky Club will support their aims here in the Bluegrass State.
Interested? Think you can handle it?
Go here now.
The Club for Growth is an organization of individuals who support fiscally responsible government policies and candidates with the courage to agree. The Kentucky Club will support their aims here in the Bluegrass State.
Interested? Think you can handle it?
Go here now.
Addressing The Healthcare Crisis
Kudos to Kentucky's doctors for joining the effort to repeal Certificate of Need laws that limit the number of healthcare providers and the services they can provide. The status quo gives us prices that are too high.
Combining this issue with medical malpractice reform will turn up the heat on both, but could help get action on both as well.
Combining this issue with medical malpractice reform will turn up the heat on both, but could help get action on both as well.
Rumor On A Stick
Idle speculation has Steve Pence picking Bruce Lunsford as a running mate.
Lunsford spent eight million dollars of his own money to run for governor in 2003. He finished third in the three-way Democratic primary.
Lunsford spent eight million dollars of his own money to run for governor in 2003. He finished third in the three-way Democratic primary.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Can't Please Everyone
George Bush's approval rating continues to climb in Kentucky. It is up to 44%.
That's high enough for now. As frustrating as it is that "the Dems are worse" is about the best the national GOP can do for a campaign slogan this year, it is working.
That's high enough for now. As frustrating as it is that "the Dems are worse" is about the best the national GOP can do for a campaign slogan this year, it is working.
Yarmuth Getting Desperate
Isn't it just about time for John Yarmuth to melt down like Clooney did?
This doesn't look good for him.
This doesn't look good for him.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Democrats Versus Cars
California's Attorney General is suing carmakers for causing global warming.
Maybe we could get our left-wingers to push Greg Stumbo to do the same. That would be fun to watch. In fact, you can call the Sierra Club of Kentucky in Lexington at (859) 296-4335 and tell them to get on the stick and call their Democrats before we all burn up in our fossil fuels!
Maybe we could get our left-wingers to push Greg Stumbo to do the same. That would be fun to watch. In fact, you can call the Sierra Club of Kentucky in Lexington at (859) 296-4335 and tell them to get on the stick and call their Democrats before we all burn up in our fossil fuels!
Dem House Candidate Can't Be Fired
Nothing in the Lexington Herald Leader yesterday or today about the East Lake neighborhood forum at the Eagle Creek Public Library Monday night.
The low point was when House candidate Chris Frost, a UK law professor, answered a question about how he would deal with University of Kentucky President Lee Todd if Frost were elected to the legislature.
Frost stunned listeners by saying "I'm a tenured professor. He can't fire me."
That's the kind of attitude we like in our government employees.
The low point was when House candidate Chris Frost, a UK law professor, answered a question about how he would deal with University of Kentucky President Lee Todd if Frost were elected to the legislature.
Frost stunned listeners by saying "I'm a tenured professor. He can't fire me."
That's the kind of attitude we like in our government employees.
Ensuring "Clean" Judicial Elections?
As election day draws closer, judicial races are heating up all over Kentucky.
My approach to such races has been to pick the more conservative candidate -- so far as I could determine -- and hope for the best. Higher court justices often come up through the ranks, so it stands to reason that sober district court judges are necessary if we are to have good appellate justices down the road.
I've seen a few efforts to improve voter knowledge for judicial elections, but generally they range from the mundane to the absurd.
The Kentucky Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee is at least bipartisan. But their website, if you read it, offers precious little other than finger-wagging about avoiding conflicts and ignoring voters.
Voters should choose candidates on the basis of their complete records, and remember that the best judges are those who aren’t afraid to make decisions that might be unpopular. The judges’ code of conduct says “a judge shall not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor or fear of criticism.” The public doesn’t need, and shouldn’t want, judges who make decisions with the next election in mind.
Seriously, what does any of this mean? Interestingly, I found most of the above passage attributed to Al Cross in a Richmond Register news story. Al is out of pocket today, but I will try to get some comment from him about which unpopular decisions we want our judges to embrace and which partisan interests we want them to reject. If we are supposed to pick judges who make decisions we don't like, why are we bothering to have elections?
My approach to such races has been to pick the more conservative candidate -- so far as I could determine -- and hope for the best. Higher court justices often come up through the ranks, so it stands to reason that sober district court judges are necessary if we are to have good appellate justices down the road.
I've seen a few efforts to improve voter knowledge for judicial elections, but generally they range from the mundane to the absurd.
The Kentucky Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee is at least bipartisan. But their website, if you read it, offers precious little other than finger-wagging about avoiding conflicts and ignoring voters.
Voters should choose candidates on the basis of their complete records, and remember that the best judges are those who aren’t afraid to make decisions that might be unpopular. The judges’ code of conduct says “a judge shall not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor or fear of criticism.” The public doesn’t need, and shouldn’t want, judges who make decisions with the next election in mind.
Seriously, what does any of this mean? Interestingly, I found most of the above passage attributed to Al Cross in a Richmond Register news story. Al is out of pocket today, but I will try to get some comment from him about which unpopular decisions we want our judges to embrace and which partisan interests we want them to reject. If we are supposed to pick judges who make decisions we don't like, why are we bothering to have elections?
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Like Garlic To A Vampire: Liberals Hate Special Ed School Choice Bill
It was no surprise to see the Lexington Herald Leader editorial page wax poetic about trapping special education children in schools that won't help them.
Here is a different perspective. And you probably didn't see this either.
Here is a different perspective. And you probably didn't see this either.
Chris Frost: Too Little, Too Late
State House candidate Chris Frost, a Democrat running against 88th district Rep. Bill Farmer (R-Lexington) must be ready to start his campaign. He sent a letter to his opponent dated September 14, in which he challenged the incumbent to three debates.
Go fish, Mr. Frost. The time for scheduling debates would have been in May.
Go fish, Mr. Frost. The time for scheduling debates would have been in May.
Another Candidate For Governor?
General John G. Coburn has a website up for Kentucky Governor in 2007. It doesn't mention his party affiliation, but I found this article from 2001 in which then-Congressman Ernie Fletcher called him a good friend and suggested that if he ran in 2003, he would run as a Republican.
Monday, September 18, 2006
More KY Casino Ugliness
If Attorney General Greg Stumbo is Dr. Frankenstein, trying to breathe life into the ugly mishmash of big government charades we call casino gambling, Senate Democrat Leader Ed Worley (D-Richmond) is his Igor.
The worst kept secret in Frankfort is that Worley is carrying the water for casinos whenever he can. "To maintain state government at the level we're spending, the answer is expanded gaming," Worley told Bloodhorse.com in May. He told gambling supporters at the same meeting to "keep spending your money to educate people and this will all work out in time."
What's funny is that people in Worley's Senate district aren't so hot on casino gambling and he knows it. So while he tells The Kentucky Enquirer "Unquestionably there is $450 million lying on the table. This is an option the people of Kentucky ought to have as opposed to having their taxes raised," he tells ministers in his district -- in a letter dated 9/6/06 -- First, before there can be any expanded form of gambling, whether it is casinos, slot machines, poker or any other gambling not currently legal in the Commonwealth, there must be a constitutional vote by the majority of the voters of Kentucky.
The little problem with this is Worley knows what he has said is not true. Senator Ed Worley requested of AG Stumbo the opinion that stated a constitutional amendment is not necessary to expand gambling in Kentucky.
Sloppy, reckless behavior in recent months has caused Senator Worley to get caught lying in federal court to cover up fraud, and now he is lying about a Kentucky law opinion with his own name on it.
Wow.
Casino Gambling In 2007
The Paducah Sun's Bill Bartleman spoke at the KEMPAC meeting last Thursday in Louisville. He said casino gambling would decide the 2007 gubernatorial election.
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