The House & Senate agreed on several new “incentives” in Frankfort. Active-duty military members are now tax-exempt (state), folks trading in a vehicle for a different vehicle only pay sales tax on the difference of value in the two vehicles (wtf?), $5,000 credit for people who buy newly built homes. Not just any home– must be new, which is, uh, whatever. No one has a clue how much these “incentives” will cost Kentucky taxpayers in the long run. [Bluegrass Politics]

Joe Scarborough, author of Last Best Hope and host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, will be in Lexington tonight at Joseph Beth Booksellers to sign his new book. 7:00 P.M. Go check it out.  Make sure you send us pictures. (And, no, FTC, we weren’t paid to mention this. This just happens to be a political blog and we routinely mention political events.) [Press Release]

Just in case you need to be reminded that Al Mohler and his dozens of gay employees continue to support bigoted and hypocritical behavior. [C-J]

Oh, and this, as well. [Even More Ignorance Disguised As "Religion"]

Man, we love this Governor Mark Sanford asshat from South Carolina. Pretended he’d disappeared to the Appalachian Trail for four days while he was actually in Argentina? Hahaha. We love him because he makes our governor come off as a genius even in the midst of legislative failure. [HuffPo]

Marcus Carey has got to be the most racist “conservative” in Kentucky. We wish he’d just start referring to the president with the n-word. It’s clear he’s got that kind of racist energy built-up inside him. [Way Too Much Racism]

Can you believe someone actually believes a Bunning retirement would mean the end for Democrats? There’s not a single candidate the Republicans can put up that will be able to beat Jack Conway. [National Journal]

Did you know it is unwarranted and mean spirited to report when stewards of the public trust break the rules and deceive the public? Garsh, how mean! Can’t let the facts get in the way of hurt feelings. [C-J]

We hear Mexican-afeared Doug Hawkins has forced the Saint Paul Parish Council to keep David Yates from holding a campaign event after previously giving him permission. Hawkins did the same thing a few weeks ago when Holy Cross High School. Guess it’s time to start getting Doug “Tan In A Can/Protect Our White Women/WATB” Hawkins’ events canceled left and right. [Multiple Reports]

Uh, sorry, but Dale Romans isn’t being totally honest about what he’s up to. For instance, throughout 2007, he was nigh impossible to get a hold of (he was a supporter of Lunsford) because he was rarely in Louisville. He was gone so often, in fact, that I was forced to always deal with his pal Frank L. Jones, Jr. all the time. While there’s no denying the thoroughbred racing industry in Kentucky is suffering badly, we’re just not swallowing his story hook, line and sinker. [Joe Arnold]

Looks like Ben Chandler is one of the Congresscritters who is upset over his fancy and potentially unethical trip to the Caribbean is being investigated. [Sunlight Foundation]