Chickenhawk and WATB Mitch McConnell is one of the wealthiest U.S. Senators in the country. He ranks at just 19th in terms of personal wealth. And he has the nerve to tell average Kentuckians that he’s one of us. He’s worth at $13 million or so and acts like he’s s normal, so everyday. Fat chance, Mr. Elitist! [PolWatchers]

Thanks to Joe for wasting tons and tons of our valuable time by linking us to this awfully and awesome website. Gag. You’ll probably love it. [Palin for President by way of Barefoot & Progressive]

We submitted six hundred million thousand hundred million questions for the Courier-Journal editorial board meeting with Mitch McConnell. It’s at 9:30 this morning. FEAR! [C-J Ed Board Interviews]

Oh, speaking of Mitch McConnell. He took money from Saddam Hussein’s lobbyist. How fancy is that? William Timmons worked closely with those who contracted with Saddam Hussein’s regime on a deal for the sale of Iraqi oil. Those two later pleaded guilty to or were convicted of federal criminal charges for acting as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein’s government. Mitch took $3,000 from him. $1,000 for his campaign in 2007 and $2,000 for his Bluegrass Committee PAC in 1997 and 2003. [FEC 1, 2, 3 & Huffington Post]

You heart Bill O’Reilly. Hard. You heart him. [YouTube Hilarity]

The University of Louisville’s College of Education and Human development has received a three-year $3.1 million National Science Foundation grant. The funds will be used to develop assessments that will later be used to predict teacher performance and student achievement in geometry. You can bet your rear end that UofL will CLOSELY monitor the use of these funds and that the NSF will watch the grant like a hawk during this post-Felner era. [Business First]

Heather Ryan has a 30-second spot on the tubes. [YouTube]

The Drive for 60. Bruce Lunsford is featured in the latest edition of TIME in a story about how he’s likely to smoke Mitch McConnell out of his U.S. Senate hidey hole this November. Oh, how times have changed, ladies. Changed, changed, changed. Just like the, you know, change that we’ll experience in our late 40s. [TIME]

Barbara Boxer mentioned Bruce Lunsford in a blast email. Interesting. This should send the mouth-breathers into a heated rage of foaming. [American Chronicle]

Between now and October 30th, Secretary of State Trey Grayson will hold mock elections for elementary, middle and high school students across the Commonwealth. As part of the initiative with the National Student/Parent Mock Election, Grayson will take voting equipment to schools. Results will be released at the end of the month. [Press Release]

Here’s where he’ll be: Boone County High School 10/17, Dixie Heights High School 10/21, Prestonsburg High School 10/22, Hazard High School 10/23, Pikeville High School 10/24, Leslie County High School 10/24, Spencer County High School 10/27, Fleming County High School 10/28, Mason County High School 10/28, Henderson County High School 10/29, Ballard High School 10/30, Western Hills High School 10/30.