Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Merit Hiring Mess Starts Again

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With a bipartisan grouping of three nominees for the Personnel Board, AG Greg Stumbo begins anew his death of one thousand cuts for Governor...

More Chaos In Mexico

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Mexico's Al Gore refuses to concede the Presidential election he lost in July. This should be interesting.

KY Senate Dems On Thin Ice Tour

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State Senate Democrats depend very heavily this fall on two of their members and one candidate, all with serious legal problems, to prop up ...
Monday, September 04, 2006

We Need A Boston Tea Party

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A year ago, Congressional Democrats were congratulating themselves for stifling Social Security reform. Since then, they have refused to sug...
Sunday, September 03, 2006

"Give A Man A Fish" Democrats

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Labor Day is a good time to give thanks for the freedoms we Americans enjoy because of the continued growth of our economy for future genera...

Massachusetts Train Wreck 7/1/07

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The Boston Globe reports on progress for socialized medicine in Massachusetts. It will be in place by July 1 of next year. The best part ...
Saturday, September 02, 2006

"Invincible" Americans

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My wife and I went to see the Disney movie "Invincible" last night. Don't go see it unless you actually like inspiring, moving...
Friday, September 01, 2006

Northern KY Scandal Brewing

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Sources in Frankfort report a juicy lawsuit is about to explode all over Democrat House candidate Randy Blankenship. Apparently he has a lit...

Liberals Attack Suburbanites Again

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I couldn't resist commenting on Mark Nickolas' blog after he congratulated Lexington for being named the 9th smartest city in Ameri...

Sammy Brown Tracks Down Suspect

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Nicholasville murder suspect Melissa Helton would have been arrested in Kentucky yesterday, but instead had to be located in South Carolina ...

Hacker Denies Helping Worley

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Mark Hebert of Channel 11 News in Louisville reports on his website that Ralph Hacker, a member of the Kentucky GOP Executive Committee, ho...

President Photoshop?

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Hillary Clinton is moving closer to announcing her bid for President of the United States. We know Photoshop can clean up Katie Couric and e...
Thursday, August 31, 2006

Name That Fraud Contest

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We have just about reached the point where Ed Worley's fraud-for-land scandal deserves a name. Any ideas? Since Sen. Worley was caught o...
Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Worley Scandal Makes Front Page

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The Richmond Register picked up on Sen. Ed Worley's (D-Richmond) fraud trial today with a front page story. Unfortunately, the Register ...

More 2007 Buzz

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Linda Greenwell got 49% of the vote for Auditor of Public Accounts in 2003, narrowly losing to Paul Patton's cabinet secretary Crit Lual...
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Free Speech and Fair Tax

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The Johnson amendment allows the federal government to use the U.S. Tax Code to abuse the free speech rights of non-profit organizations. Th...

GOP Losing On Gas Prices?

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How can the Republicans possibly be losing support because of gas prices when the closest the Democrats have gotten to an actual idea on the...
Monday, August 28, 2006

The Dropout Problem In Kentucky

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The best problems for big government to have are those that have no solution but do possess a very active constituency. So much the better i...

Why Liberals Hate WalMart

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A Washington Post (!) essay comes to a devastating conclusion that Democrats have turned on WalMart because the company does more to help lo...

Not Big Steve Henry Fans

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Wow. The Louisville Courier-Journal has a happy re-cap of Dem Gov. wannabe Steve Henry's habit of blaming his misdeeds on others for t...
Sunday, August 27, 2006

Death Taxes Are Killers

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The Seattle Times today ran a very clear, concise essay on why the Death Tax has to go. Here it is.
Saturday, August 26, 2006

Lie Into The Microphone, Ed Worley

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The federal racketeering lawsuit against KY Democrat Senate leader Ed Worley is getting interesting. Apparently, Worley got caught saying s...

KY Republican Revolution 2006

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I'm hearing reports all over the state of Republican candidates for local office who are winning wide support despite Ernie Fletcher'...
Friday, August 25, 2006

GOP "Insurgency" Not Dead Yet

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Larry Forgy said of the Fletcher Deal: "I feel the Republican insurgency is killed by this." I'm not sure which side is actu...
Thursday, August 24, 2006

Warning To State Employees

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E-mail scammers have apparently sent a phony message to Kentucky state employees and their families who have accounts at Commonwealth Credit...

All Allegations?

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Governor Fletcher issued a statement this afternoon that read "I have been cleared of all charges against me and exonerated of all alle...

Greg "Cut And Run" Stumbo Gives Up

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Saying the Governor was likely to pardon himself anyway, AG Greg Stumbo today gave up the merit hiring investigation that he hoped would cau...

Stumbo Press Conference Set

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Today at 12:30. Stay tuned. UPDATE: The charges against Governor Fletcher have been dropped by Judge Melcher and can't be brought again....

The Next Misleading Liberal Rant

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Daily Kos is a leftist website with a lot of readers. Because of its many readers, Daily Kos is very likely to cause big problems for Gover...
Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Merit Hiring Settlement Rumor

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All is quiet on the merit hiring case, but rumors are swirling that a settlement is in the works. Official Frankfort has been buzzing all da...

An Issue We Can Agree On?

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I'm still waiting for my liberal friends to convince me Kentucky's Certificate of Need (CON) program does anything to lower healthca...
Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Pork For Dinner

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Eat up.

Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Do Crystal Methamphetamine

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A U.S. Senate candidate to our west in Missouri is getting some unwanted attention because of her alleged fondness for crystal methamphetami...

Sex Offenders, The New Pioneers?

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Defending sex predators has to be a thankless job. Not that I am about to thank Marlene Gordon of The Coalition For The Homeless for trying...
Monday, August 21, 2006

The Real Referendum On Gambling

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Greg Stumbo is as much a legitimate candidate for Governor as the Easter Bunny is ready to start making little rabbits with Jennifer Aniston...

Concentrating On 2006

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First-term legislator Jim DeCesare (R-Bowling Green) is the kind of leader Kentucky needs. His was one of only two votes against the state...

Democrat Math Stays In Vegas

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Greg Stumbo wants to spend education dollars without teaching basic math, fight crime while establishing "criminal enterprise zones,&qu...
Sunday, August 20, 2006

Bubba And Hillary Parse The War

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The most dangerous political hacks in America try to spin "cut and run."

KAPT Goal: Fleece Taxpayers?

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Kentucky's Affordable Pre-paid Tuition program (KAPT) keeps losing money. The taxpayer-backed program is due to release its actuarial an...
Saturday, August 19, 2006

Left Meets Right In Lexington

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A very interesting political event takes place September 7, at a fundraiser for Lexington city council candidate KC Crosbie. The guest speak...
Friday, August 18, 2006

Can't Ignore The Front-Runner

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Here is an interesting article about Sen. John McCain .

Reckless Disregard For Truth

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Newspaper editorialists are quite fond of looking down their noses at those who play fast and loose with the truth. They like to depict tho...
Thursday, August 17, 2006

Fletcher, Worley, Moberly

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Hard to miss a strange sign on Main Street in Richmond at the Chamber of Commerce. It says "Ernie Fletcher, Ed Worley, Harry Moberly, A...

Some D's We Actually Need

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Two Kentucky schools have institutionalized grade inflation in order to fake better results. They have eliminated D's from their grading...

Old Messes

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Steve Henry still says he didn't take the $162,000 he paid back to the government to settle his Medicare/Medicaid fraud case. I don'...
Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Return Of Pence

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Ryan Alessi has the story.

Grayson, Napier Campaigns Roll On

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The Danville Advocate Messenger caught up with two gubernatorial candidates in Lancaster yesterday.

Good News For Gov. Fletcher?

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Brian Goettl at Conservative Edge reports the Kentucky Supreme Court may pick up the merit hiring case. An opportunity to get out of indict...

Barack Obama, Gas Hog

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Beautiful. Actually, this foolishness about fossil fuel usage hastening the end of the world is no more true coming from these folks now tha...
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Mary Lou Marzian To Chair KDP?

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Some Dems are ready to make Chairman Jerry Lundergan walk the plank. It will be fun to see what they might do next.

Thanks For Saving Us Democrats!

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On a day like today when the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 132 points , I'm sure glad Democrats saved us from bankrupting ourselves...

Whither Ernie?

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There can be disagreement about how the Fletcher Administration reached its current doldrums, but few would argue anymore that no real probl...

Good: Republicans For Lieberman

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When an opponent is hurting himself, the shrewd action is to let him do it. Watching Republicans save the once-proud Democratic Party from i...
Monday, August 14, 2006

Divided Loyalties

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No, I'm not talking here about Republicans. The party of fighting cats will have kittens at election time. It's Democrats in a quand...

Later Filing Date, Less Corruption

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Rep. William "Cash in My Freezer" Jefferson (D-LA) faces 12 opponents in his bid for re-election. Last Friday was the filing deadl...

'06 Will Be The Epic Battle

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Political types keep saying we need to stop letting the 2007 statewide races distract from the Congressional, General Assembly, and local ra...
Sunday, August 13, 2006

Here Come The 2007 Dems

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Steve Henry is set to announce tomorrow his choice of a running mate: state Treasurer Jonathan Miller.

Jerry Lundergan As Sandy Berger

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Remember when former Clintonista Sandy Berger got caught sneaking classified documents in his socks? I thought Jerry Lundergan might be doi...

Time To Apologize To Larry Forgy

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Larry Forgy had a bad day yesterday. In addition to losing the vote for a seat on the Kentucky Republican Party Executive Committee -- which...
Saturday, August 12, 2006

Mark Twain On Fletcher/Pence

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Rumors of Steve Pence's political demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Lucas First Dem To Get 'Liebermanned'

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SurveyUSA.com reports Republican Rep. Geoff Davis leading Democrat challenger Ken Lucas in their latest poll. If the widely anticipated Dem ...

Saturday Morning Violence

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Hey, who needs cartoons? This morning at RPK Headquarters the state Executive Committee will witness a battle of surrogates for Governor Er...
Friday, August 11, 2006

GOP 2007 Fight Begins

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Billy Harper has his running mate. Dick Wilson of Paducah has signed on with Harper to run as a slate against Ernie Fletcher.

More Gubernatorial Intrigue

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Sources report Rep. Lonnie Napier will be among the growing crowd of Trey Grayson supporters at the Louisville fundraiser tonight.

Please, No Exoneration Pep Rallies

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Now that Governor Fletcher can't be charged in the merit hiring case, he should go to Louisville tonight to support his Secretary of St...

Hubbard: "Confused" About Civil Unions

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Convicted felon state Senate candidate Carroll Hubbard told Project Vote Smart he opposes same-sex civil unions. Then he inexplicably attack...
Thursday, August 10, 2006

The Next Big Thing In Frankfort

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Kentucky's General Assembly passed an unconstitutional budget this year. Some pretty high profile people are about to break their silenc...

More Good News For America

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Now that the United States has unilaterally -- with England and Pakistan -- violated the civil rights of two dozen more Islamic freedom figh...

McCain Coming To Kentucky

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Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will speak at a fundraiser for the KY Senate Republican Trust on Monday September 25, 2006. Memo to Hillary Clin...
Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Little Birdy Report: KY GOV 2007

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Spotted together at the Lexington Bluegrass Airport this afternoon were Paducah businessman Billy Harper and State Rep. Lonnie Napier (R-Lan...

The 7% Destruction Of Democrats

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Understanding the gap between perception and reality is pretty important when it comes to public policy, especially when we are at war. Ente...

Affording Enviro-Fascists Here At Home

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Now that British Petroleum's screw-up is going to cut oil supply (and raise gas prices) we must take another look at Alaska .

Fletcher Campaign Imploding Over Grayson

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Two sites ( here and here )have picked up yesterday's Kentucky Progress story about Fletcher campaign people trying to shut down a Trey...

Kathy Stein Lies For ACLU

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The internet makes it much more difficult for moonbats to do this stuff. Rep. Kathy Stein is on the Sue Wylie Show this morning denying that...
Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Lieberman Loses

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There has been and will continue to be massive speculation over what Ned Lamont's primary victory over Sen. Lieberman means. I don't...

Final Meltdown For McKinney

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Wildwoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is going down to defeat tonight. Her last statement on her campaign website isn't quite as bizarre as...

Can't Make This Stuff Up

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When asked to comment on Trey Grayson, Governor Ernie Fletcher said "he's been described as a rising star. I hope he's not a s...

Hey Guido, Those Creeps Are Stealing Our Money!

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Best letter to the editor of the day from Conrad Reynolds of Louisville. Followed by some BBB drone suggesting that those stealing from cas...

Ben Chandler Is Out Of '07 Race

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Steve Pence is running for something. Not sure exactly what, but he looks like someone getting ready to launch a campaign. Despite conventio...
Monday, August 07, 2006

Who Is In Charge Here?

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Democrats keep talking about how bad things are with Republicans in control of Congress. But the numbers that don't lie show voting blo...

Massaging The Data

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Found a Top 10 college list with no connection to sports and -- surprise! -- found the University of Kentucky checking in at number seven. M...

Inflating Our Way To Prosperity

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A caller to the Jack Pattie Show in Lexington this morning asked Congressman Ben Chandler how we address the inflationary impact of a minimu...

Sales Tax Holiday Gains Illusory

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This past weekend was a big one for state sales tax holidays . National Retail Federation spokesman Craig Shearman summed up the fake consum...
Sunday, August 06, 2006

500,000 Reasons For Domestic Partner Benefits

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The Courier-Journal keeps alive for now their drive to extend state university health benefits to include anyone who can lie on an affadavit...
Saturday, August 05, 2006

News From Fancy Farm

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Secretary of State Trey Grayson announced at Fancy Farm he is considering a run for Governor in 2007. This adds a layer of interest to the f...

Courier Journal Proves My Point

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The Louisville Courier-Journal printed an editorial today that perfectly underscores the entire purpose for the conservative blogosphere. Se...
Friday, August 04, 2006

Big Endorsement For Bill Farmer

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State Rep. Bill Farmer (R-Lexington) has an opponent this fall that some liberals just love. Chris Frost is a teacher who wants to raise ta...

Do Some Good: Income Tax Holiday

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This weekend, several states are putting on their Sales Tax Holidays. In retail, ten percent discounts are routine for the asking and these...
Thursday, August 03, 2006

Lundergan Plan For 2006 Revealed

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Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Lundergan isn't worried that Hillary Clinton ate his lunch and took all his money . He has a pl...

Moberly: Ed Worley Is My Daddy

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Rep. Harry Moberly is known for having a taste for petulance. He had a heaping helping of it today in front of a crowd of about 100 people a...

Napier For Governor Slate Soon?

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The anonymously run website for Rep. Lonnie Napier's potential run for Governor is now naming potential running mates. Representatives J...

Innes On Education

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Richard Innes is a burr in the saddle of double-talking education officials in Frankfort. So this looks like very good news.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Regents Lawsuit Can't Hold Water

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Three rejected nominees to the Board of Regents at Murray State University have filed a stupid lawsuit against the Governor, claiming Fletch...

Paducah Citizens Didn't Get Memo

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Kentucky Democrats keep spinning that their no-idea complaining will triumph over Republican conservatism. The citizens of the 3rd House dis...

Georgia Mud Wrestling!

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I love this: blithering Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is suing blathering journalist Cynthia Tucker and her Atlanta Journal-Constit...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

His Culture Of Corruption Ain't So Bad, Is It?

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Sources report Sen. Ed Worley (D-Richmond) is polling his district asking if voters will hold his various financial scandals against him.

Greg Stumbo Is Eliot Spitzering

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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, after mastering the art of running questionable investigations in the media, has leveraged that ski...

Bill Frist Is Toast

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A story getting little coverage outside West Virginia -- yet -- indicates Bill Frist isn't our guy for 2008 or even for the Senate Leade...

RomneyCare Is a Dog

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Just watched a presentation on Mitt Romney's healthcare plan at the Southern Legislative Conference. I saw nothing to persuade me this i...

Romney's Defense of Health Plan

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I'm going to Louisville today to hear Mitt Romney talk about his Massachusetts health plan. It is an alternative to the single-payer gov...