Right?
On Friday, Governor Steve Beshear, Greg Stumbo and David Williams released a joint statement:
“We have conferred throughout the day today about the remaining issues confronting this session, determined to end this process as we began it – with a spirit of cooperation and resolve to move forward.
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This session began with a commitment to work together to address the significant issues confronting the commonwealth. Today, we are continuing to honor that commitment and move forward in a way that will create jobs and economic opportunities for more Kentuckians.”
So everything must be all puppies and rainbows, right? Even Reginald Meeks is acting like everything is a-okay. We raised taxes on several occasions and instead of working together, both sides of the aisle sold out for personal gain. It’s all good, right?
We’ve saved our budget and our economy and the state retirement system!
Oh, wait. We haven’t done anything of the sort. The KRS is in shambles, we have a potential crook running the retirement system (he’s triple-dipping and spending a heck of a ton of money on a conference filled with belly dancers and strippers):
You have to kind of admire a guy that can triple dip from a pot of money.
First Klausner makes hundreds of thousands of dollars from the KRS, he then makes money off of referral fees on class action (see Forbes) and finally, (and this is the best) he makes more money by charging hundreds of thousands to money managers (the talking heads in the video) to speak at the conference, where else are the speakers going to get access to a potential investors with billions of dollars to invest, like our own KRS Trustees.
So here are some things that Greg Stumbo, David Williams, Jonathan Miller, Steve Beshear, and all of the media should be looking at.
Why are four or five Trustees and perhaps staff, many with spouses and girlfriends, spending 3 and 4 days at the Hyatt on the state dime?
While Steve Beshear, Greg Stumbo and the legislature look in the other direction.
And people like Keith Hall shirked his duties as a State Representative to attend an SEC ball game.
It gets better…
Not only did we accomplish very little this legislative session (I’m sure to receive tons of calls after saying this, begging me to cut some slack and take one for the team for a change), but our legislators have redeveloped the good old boy system.
On Wednesday we told you that Kelly Flood was hosting a party to celebrate the end of the legislative session. We were told it’d be held in Speaker Pro-Tem Larry Clark’s suite, so we gave Kelly the benefit of the doubt and assumed that an alcohol-fueled shindig would take place at the Capitol Plaza Hotel where it’s a little more legal.
Turns out that’s not what happened. According to four legislators who attended the event, Kelly Flood’s party took place in Larry Clark’s office suite inside the Capitol Annex. There were boxes of alcohol– wine, beer, hard liquor. The Speaker of the House and dozens of others were in attendance. Not only did Flood and these legislators skip out on various committee meetings during the day to throw down, they broke the law. It’s illegal to take alcohol into the capitol and the annex. Illegal. And we hear the Kentucky State Police is poking around and considering an investigation, as they should.
We accomplished SO much in Frankfort.
(Oh, Kelly– Keep trashing me for reporting the facts. It’ll get your lying butt everywhere on the pages of this website, sweetie.)
11 responses so far ↓
1 E // Mar 16, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I feel the pride just swelling up inside me!
…no wait…it’s just gas…my bad.
2 Ray Re // Mar 16, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Amazingly, the billions sent Kentucky’s way from Washington didn’t seem to count against our money woes. In fact, things are still so bad that Speaker Stumbo says the GA will be back this summer to further do the people.. ummm ..make that do the people’s business. The bravery on public pension disaster was truly a session highlight.
3 E // Mar 16, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I’d almost wager, that when the time comes obfuscation on the pension issue is no longer an option…we’ll see a wholesale exodus of incumbent lawmakers. They’ll bow out, leaving the REALLY tough legislation and problem solving to someone else.
Any takers?
4 Andy // Mar 16, 2009 at 3:30 pm
E, I think you’re predicting the future. I think we’ll see some significant turnover/retirements prior to the 2010 filing….
5 E // Mar 16, 2009 at 3:51 pm
If I’m right, then the question that begs to be answered is; who in their right mind would want to step into the pile-of-shit -for-a-budget that the current cast of characters is going to leave behind?
6 vestigium // Mar 16, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Good question E. The lack of political courage on the part of anyone in Frankfort, together with the desire of a large part of our citizenry’s to remain ignorant, uninformed, and unhealthy, seems to be our destiny as a state. We have a Governor who says he has no future political ambition who plays it safe, a right wing naysayer leading one house, and a despicable person leading (if that’s what you call it) the other.
I am usually an optimist, believing that some transformational leader will emerge, but it seems increasingly unlikely. On the other hand, the state of the economy is making a lot of talented people available. Maybe someone will emerge and be highly motivated to change state government. Right?
7 E // Mar 16, 2009 at 8:42 pm
They’re out there…
8 JohnnyDem // Apr 4, 2009 at 5:48 am
This sort of reporting, trashing Flood, and the editor’s (venomous) and laughable note is an example of everything that’s WRONG with the progressive movement. Dude, you’re WAY off base here and come across as a wing nut. The more you trash Flood, the crazier and more disconnected you sound. Sweetie? Great political reporting. Honestly.
9 jake // Apr 4, 2009 at 10:02 am
Kelly Flood? A progressive?
She LIED to the progressives in order to support the conservatives, where she’s squarely been since election day.
And what the hell is with people who give progressives a free pass just because they’re progressive? THAT is what’s wrong with the progressive movement.
Kelly Flood broke the law when she had an alcohol-fueled party in Larry Clark’s office suite.
Who ever said I was a reporter?
And how am I way off base? Are FACTS to be avoided now? Is that the case?
Give me a fucking break.
I could go on for days about Kelly and her deception. Starting with her days in Florida and ending in the Commonwealth, where one of her campaign speeches including a five-minute trashing of Greg Stumbo– which turns out couldn’t have been further from the truth.
10 JohnnyDem // Apr 5, 2009 at 7:04 am
I agree that you’re no reporter. Exactly how many conversations have you HAD with Flood? And inferring she’s a conservative? She has presided over more gay marriage ceremonies that anyone in the legislature dumb ass. You’re vindictive rants are just odd…like ‘pass the Thorazine’ weird. Your editor’s note in this article speaks volumes…the whole ’sweetie’ thing is just pathetic. Trust me when I say you lose any semblance of credibility with that sort of thing. In the end, she’ll be re-elected, you’ll continue to rant and rave…she’ll pass great bills and contribute in meaningful ways and you’ll pass from novelty into obscurity. Sweetie.
11 jake // Apr 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Don’t spin what I say. I did not infer that she’s a conservative, I said she sold out and misled people like Kathy Stein, Joni Jenkins, Jody Richards, Nathan Dickerson, Ernesto Scorsone and others who worked their asses off for her.
I’ve had five or six conversations with her. The longest was the night of the JustFundKY dinner in Lexington.
I know she supports the gays and I also know she’s a full-on liar.
Anyone who reads this site on a regular basis – and you clearly do not – knows that I couldn’t give two shits what you or anyone else thinks.
Kelly *may* be re-elected. Or Kathy Stein and Ernesto Scorsone may decide someone else should hold the seat– someone who won’t flat-out lie to the people putting her in office.
Oh, and sweetie? If I was just a novelty… I wouldn’t have a thriving media operation that’s been built over just two years. And I probably wouldn’t have great access in Frankfort or anywhere else, for that matter.
And if you REALLY knew Kelly Flood’s entire deal, you’d already be aware of everything I’ve published.
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