Friday, June 01, 2007

Treasurer/Chairman Skippy, Call Your "Office"

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Jonathan "Skippy" Miller was so busy performing the duties of his State Treasurer job that earlier this year he decided to run for...
Thursday, May 31, 2007

Does Jack Conway Think He Can Ignore Every Law?

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Liberal Attorney General candidate Jack Conway is going to have to explain whether or not he supports the current occupant of that office Gr...

Another Shot At The Wrong Target

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Rep. Tanya Pullin wants to expand need-based financial aid for college students --something there really isn't a shortage of -- and top...

Special Session Needs A Trade-Off

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The Governor and the General Assembly should be able to agree on the spending projects they both want to add to a June Special Session. Othe...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Urging Kentucky Republicans To Stand For Something: Issue #1 School Choice

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Instead of getting bogged down with petty foolishness , it would be great if Kentucky's Republican candidates could coalesce around a si...

Explaining "High" Gas Prices In America

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The Club for Growth has a hard-to-ignore take on a Gallup poll on the cause of $3 a gallon gas. The hard fact is blaming oil companies for ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Four Dollar Meds: Biggest Loss Leader In History Or A Political Statement?

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Wal-Mart is saving consumers hundreds of millions of dollars with its private prescription drug plan.

Did Democrats Toss Election To Rehab Lunsford?

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Interesting to note from Ryan Alessi's column that Bruce Lunsford knew he could have forced a run-off -- one he could well have won -- ...

The Pulse Of Lexington

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I will be on Leland Conway's radio show at 630 AM or wlap.com this morning at 11:00 talking about how the new media should impact public...

A Non-Liberal Professor At University of Kentucky

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Here's an interesting podcast featuring John Garen, Economics department chairman at the University of Kentucky.
Monday, May 28, 2007

Jim Newberry Won't Talk About Civil Case, But He Really Should Answer This Criminal Question

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Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry has refused to answer questions about the lawsuit against him and former Mayor Teresa Isaac for violating the ...

A Fun Summer Project In Kentucky

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It's time to get Kentucky's state legislators to publicly state who they each support for governor. Democrats who refuse to answer h...
Sunday, May 27, 2007

Pay No Attention To The Anonymous "Draft Forgy" Blogger Behind That Curtain

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Some anonymous character is still trying to push the ridiculous idea that Larry Forgy should run for U.S. Senate against Mitch McConnell. Wh...

Take Their Freedom, But They Want Their MTV

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Venezuela loves its communist dictator until, of course, he shuts down a popular television station.

Dividing November Spoils In Late May

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House Budget Chairman Harry Moberly has worked out a deal to support Steve Beshear for governor in exchange for the Budget Director's jo...
Saturday, May 26, 2007

Live Blog GOP Unity Rally 2007

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Stiff upper lips and bravado at the Republican party get together this evening would be terribly disappointing. If the Republican party of K...

CJ's Novel Idea: Complain About Money In Politics

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The Louisville Courier Journal's left-wing polemicists were a little too eager to start their holiday weekend. This is apparently the ca...
Friday, May 25, 2007

On Seat Belts And Casinos

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New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine says, in the following public service announcement, that he should be dead. Seems like the Garden State shou...

The Call Of The Entrepreneur

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Kentucky can't reach its potential until it gets government out of the way of its small business owners. A documentary called "The ...

Keeping Your Eye On The Ball This Summer

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I just heard Lieutenant Governor Steve Pence say he hasn't heard from Governor Fletcher asking for his support. Uh-oh. Actually, I shoul...

GOP Unity Rally Is Set

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The media keeps trying to portray tomorrow's GOP Unity Rally as not so likely to happen. It will happen, though. Frankfort GOP headquart...
Thursday, May 24, 2007

A Disturbance In The Force

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Can't pretend that Mark Nickolas moving to Montana won't have an impact on the Kentucky blogosphere. Good luck, Mark.

Treasurer Skippy Double Dips Frankfort Style

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Mark Hebert says Jonathan Miller will take time from his busy Treasurer duties to draw a hefty paycheck as chairman of the Democratic Party...

Unconscionably Obscene Market Regulation

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The legal standard for obscenity is intentionally vague. Different communities, as a result, get to decide what kind of business activity cr...

Race Over, Stumbo Needs To Do His Job

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Now would be a great time for Attorney General Greg Stumbo to come clean on his position regarding the unconstitutional boyfriend benefits a...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Underemployed, Overpaid Lib Seeks Do-Nothing Job; Skills Include Taking Credit, Casting Blame, Failing To Get Blogger Kicked Off Radio Show

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The Lexington Herald Leader is getting up to speed on the old story about Jonathan Miller being handed the Democratic Party Chairman's...

Melinda Wheeler: Take My Salary, Close My Office

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I was skeptical when Treasurer nominee Melinda Wheeler started campaigning on a plan to shut down the worthless Treasurer's office, but ...

Linda Greenwell v. Crit "Musical Chairs" Luallen

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A second state budget secrecy bill could be headed to Kentucky and its success in another state exemplifies why Kentucky needs a stronger s...

Put Up, Shut Up, Or Don't Show Up?

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Governor Fletcher won re-nomination yesterday with 101,256 Republican votes versus 100,875 who voted against him. The only reason it wasn...

"Draft Forgy" Dies A Not-So-Quiet Death

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The anonymous effort to draft Larry Forgy to run against Mitch McConnell perished as quickly as it sprang to life . Forgy said last night h...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Election 2007 Comes Down To Casino Vote

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So it's Ernie Fletcher against Steve Beshear in the gubernatorial race. Yes, we get to hear about pardons, indictments, and hiring. But ...

Senator McConnell, Call Joe Lieberman

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The Senator from Connecticut is talking again about switching to the Republican party because of the Dems' insistence on surrender in I...

What GOP Needs From Its Gubernatorial Nominee Is What Kentucky Needs From Next Governor

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Republicans and Democrats may have their nominees for governor today or maybe we will have to wait until next month for a run-off. Either wa...
Monday, May 21, 2007

MSM Turns Blind Eye To Fayette County Fraud

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U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Coffman thrashed Fayette County Detention Center officials Friday in open court and the mainstream media ...

Can't Count Steve Henry Out Of Crowded Dem Field

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Cell Phone, Internet Users For Billy Harper!

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A Washington D.C. pollster called my home via robo-dial Friday night. But guess what? I wasn't there so I missed the call. Like more an...
Sunday, May 20, 2007

Bipartisan Scam To Advance Casinos

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Bruce Lunsford has jumped all over Steve Beshear for claiming casinos will benefit Kentucky. But Lunsford's running mate Greg Stumbo coo...

Dangerous Liaisons On The Campaign Trail

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Senate Democrat Leader Ed Worley of Richmond says he is against casino gambling when he is in his conservative central Kentucky district. Bu...

A Primary Opponent For Mitch McConnell In 2008?

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I'm not sure who will lose more votes over this , Anne Northup or Ernie Fletcher, but I don't think it helps either one. Voters are ...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

Northup Whiffs On Right To Work

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The Kentucky Right to Work Committee candidate survey hit mailboxes today. It was no surprise that none of the Democrats answered their ques...

Billy Harper Is The Only Candidate Who Can Unite The Republican Party In May, State In November

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The most interesting place to be in Kentucky next Saturday will be in Frankfort at the GOP Unity Rally, if it happens. The RPK website doesn...

Georgia Governor Signs School Choice Bill

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Kentuckians should watch closely to see how much the state of Georgia saves by offering special needs scholarships to families with handicap...
Friday, May 18, 2007

"Pardon Me, Governor"

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"You Misunderstood Me When I Misquoted Myself"

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See if you can make any sense out of this from Bruce Lunsford and his trashy running mate Greg Stumbo.
Thursday, May 17, 2007

Ben Chandler's Moderate-ectomy Is Complete

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Dick Gephardt arrived in Washington D.C. in 1977 as a moderate midwestern Democrat and by the time he was losing the 1988 Democratic Preside...

Mix In A Little Fiscal Conservatism, Please

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The Kentucky Club For Growth will hold a press conference in the Capitol Rotunda tomorrow at 11 am.

Illinois Debating Who Gets How Much Pension

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Kentucky should definitely take a look at this .

Kentucky Added Four Billion In Debt Last 4 Years

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Grab Your Ankles: LFUCG Class Action Lawsuit

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Mismanagement of the Fayette County Detention Center will cost taxpayers dearly. Despite official statements from the Detention Center that...

"Are We There Yet?"

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More Political Squabbling On My Telephone

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Got this message on my phone last night: Hello, I'm calling on behalf Anne Northup's campaign for governor. Ernie Fletcher's cam...

Planes Versus Trains: Newberry Botches The Odds

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Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry told the Lexington Herald Leader he is sending Vice Mayor Jim Gray on a government trip to Colorado on a diffe...

School Choice Isn't About Shutting Down Schools

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If we expanded school choice options in Kentucky -- an idea that makes liberal activists sputter and foam at the mouth any time it is mentio...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Campaigns Cut Off Noses, Spite Faces

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Governor Fletcher's campaign has scored a lot of points going after Anne Northup on school prayer. Today, though, they may have gone too...

I Like Billy Harper's Idea Of Road Privatization

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Four years ago, I had hopes Ernie Fletcher would become the best fiscally conservative governor in America. Today, though, it's South Ca...

Recorded Phone Message I Got Last Night

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More cutting edge campaigning to improve the lives of real Kentuckians: Hello this is Anne Northup and I am running for governor as a Republ...
Monday, May 14, 2007

Mayor Newberry Has No Comment; Actions Speak

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Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry still won't talk about the abuse of power, official misconduct lawsuit filed against him Friday by federal...

Calling All Bruce Lunsford Opponents!

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Opponents of Bruce Lunsford's gubernatorial campaign may have missed the story over the weekend about Lunsford staffer Teresa Isaac get...

Illinois Dems Reject Kentucky-like Tax Increase

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A gross receipts tax on businesses, like Kentucky's Alternative Minimum Calculation, was unanimously rejected by Illinois' House of ...

I'm Voting For Billy Harper For Governor

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Call it a protest vote if you want. I'm voting for Billy Harper. In an embarrassing primary food fight between Anne Northup and Ernie Fl...

One Question For Kentucky Treasurer Candidates

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As unhelpful as the MSM discussion of the gubernatorial race has been, it has been worse. Instead of arguing about who would set up which ne...
Sunday, May 13, 2007

The Cover-Up Will Be The Story On This One, Too

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If you blinked, you missed the Herald-Leader's coverage of the FBI investigation of the Fayette county jail and the successful cover-up...
Saturday, May 12, 2007

Lexington's Own Abu Ghraib Scandal

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The Lexington Herald Leader is picking up on the Jim Newberry/Teresa Isaac cover-up at the Fayette County jail story tomorrow. The really a...

Good News! Fletcher, Stumbo Agree You Are A Hurricane Katrina Victim

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I'm getting pretty tired of the role reversals in politics giving us "conservative" politicians who eagerly embrace a liberal ...
Friday, May 11, 2007

Jim Newberry And Teresa Isaac Were Sued Today; Violated State Whistleblower Act

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Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry and his predecessor Teresa Isaac were sued today for violating Kentucky's Whistleblower Act. The suit was f...

Marathon Oil Sues Fletcher And Stumbo

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Ernie Fletcher and Greg Stumbo find themselves on the same side of a legal struggle today. Both have been named as defendants by Marathon Oi...

I'll Take "Four-Letter Acronyms For Bad Education Policy" For $100, Alex

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Can't help but think that if Billy Harper had steered clear of promoting his role in forming the Kentucky Education Reform Act at the be...

Kentucky Sued, Lunsford/Stumbo Should Pay

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The MSM isn't reporting that Marathon Oil yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Kentucky because of Attorney Gen...

KERA And The Governor's Race

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It's Day Two of the "KERA is Good" tour at the Courier Journal. They are trying to bash Governor Fletcher for saying he would...

Greg Stumbo's Political Witch Hunt Against Big Oil

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Attorney General Greg Stumbo has started suing oil companies for rising gas prices. This will satisfy a large part of the electorate, but K...
Thursday, May 10, 2007

What This Race Should Really Be About

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The GOP gubernatorial primary has gotten personal. What issues do you wish the candidates would address?

Ed Whitfield Is a Fair Taxer

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While former U.S. House members Ernie Fletcher and Anne Northup are clashing about who has raised taxes higher, Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentuck...

Which Dem Campaign Will Have Most Impact On Policy In Kentucky?

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Bruce Lunsford would give us Canadian-style healthcare. Steve Beshear would invite in casinos. We would contend with the possibility of thes...

Courier Journal Loves Anne Northup?

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The Courier Journal asks GOP primary voters to consider the difference between the largest tax increase in Kentucky history and a smaller &...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

I Spy With My Little Eye, A Shift In The Race

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Very reliable inside sources report each of the Republican gubernatorial campaigns have polling data showing Anne Northup with a small lead ...

WROCK Blogster

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Former Rep. Anne Northup turned the tables on a fairly tough crowd at the Women Republicans of Central Kentucky meeting today in Lexington, ...

What's Next: "Drive Off In A New Otis Mobile, Those Other Clunkers Will Leave You Stranded!"

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Marketing to political observers is something political bloggers struggle with every day. So this email from Rick's City Cafe in Frankfo...

Is Billy Harper Worth Another Look?

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The Harper campaign has been saying for months that Northup and Fletcher would eventually tear each other apart giving Billy Harper an oppor...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Stan Lee Is On The Air

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Mark Nickolas' Kiss Of Death

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His first gubernatorial candidate out of the race, lefty blogger Mark Nickolas sees a momentum shift from Skippy Miller to Anne Northup.

Burning Question Two Weeks From Election Day

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Will Anne Northup update her attack ad by removing the picture of Jonathan "Skippy" Miller as one of the happy Democrats expecting...
Monday, May 07, 2007

Indiana Democrats Kill School Choice Option; Teachers Union Wins, Students Lose

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Indiana's House Democrats have shut down virtual charter schools in their state.

Survey Says School Choice Needs To Be Explained, But When It Is It Wins

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Click here to see for yourself.

Will Billy Harper Be Like Fleet Street?

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He started first out of the gate as a snow-white outsider with enough money to run a campaign for governor out of his own check book, but Bi...
Sunday, May 06, 2007

Repeal The 16th Amendment Now

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In 1913, the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution tossed aside the Founding Fathers' respect for the privacy of an individual to ear...

Give Me A Libertarian Who Hunts Down Terrorists

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Congressman Ron Paul would be a great candidate for President on the strength of his economic policies, but his weakness on the throw-out-th...

Courier Journal Says Jonathan Miller Should Quit

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In the weakest gubernatorial endorsement editorial I have ever seen from a "major" newspaper, the Louisville Courier Journal enco...
Saturday, May 05, 2007

Jody Richards Misses Mark On Education Policy

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The most basic economic theory states that lowering the price of a good increases demand for it. Education is a good and all consumers of e...
Friday, May 04, 2007

Pelosi Take Note: Mayor Of Mogadishu Bans Guns

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War-torn Somalia is now going to try a little gun control . Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi has painted herself into a corner by cutting off fundin...

GOP Candidates Missing Most Important Issue

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While the Democratic candidates for governor are all over the subject of who has the best plan for socialized medicine in Kentucky, the Repu...

Chandler, Yarmuth Join Liberal "Hate Crime" Stunt

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House Democrats yesterday rammed through a bill to throw federal tax dollars at prosecution of hate crimes. Hate crime legislation is Nancy...
Thursday, May 03, 2007

Trading Merit Misdemeanors For Big-Time Criminals

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Democratic party insiders in Frankfort and in Madison county confirm that a Bruce Lunsford administration would likely include Richmond'...

"I'll See Your Bad Policy And Raise You One More"

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Wow. Spending hoped-for casino revenues on government subsidies to businesses for health insurance. How about a trifecta? You bet! We can s...

A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course, Of Course...

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While some gubernatorial candidates are sitting on their hands waiting for the Kentucky Derby to pass -- except Jonathan Miller, who announc...
Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Why Is This Man Still Employed By Lexington Jail?

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The FBI investigation into the cover-up of prisoner abuse in the Fayette County Detention Center is still open. After the former mayor so qu...

Maybe They Should Outlaw Unhappiness First

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Strange story from Switzerland has gun control activists prying guns out of the hands of people who want to commit suicide. Looks like some...

Jody Richards Lurches Leftward On Healthcare

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Jody Richards has a plan: expand government programs and everything will be just fine. Oh, and Richards has gone up with a television ad ...
Tuesday, May 01, 2007

The Gig Is Up On Northup Campaign

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When the Democratic gubernatorial candidates file their next campaign finance reports, some of them may need to report in-kind contributions...

Putting Medicaid And Welfare In Perspective

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While everyone is talking about healthcare reform: in the name of promoting freedom and self-sufficiency, can we get a candidate for govern...

You Have Three Minutes To Look As Silly As You Possibly Can ... Ready? OK, Go!

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