Richie Farmer wants to be your mustachioed governor. But who in their right mind would run with him? Maybe Trey Grayson if he loses the senate race? Don’t forget to take part in the nonscientific poll. [AP via H-L]

House Republicans are turning to war criminal Ollie North for advice about Afghanistan. His conviction was eventually overturned, but who in their right mind doesn’t know about his involvement with Iran Contra? The GOP apparently has no public filter. [Politico]

Want an inside look at the Challenger disaster? An engineer who tried to stop the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 will give a free talk at the University of Louisville on November 3 about the ill-fated project. Allan McDonald will speak at the Planetarium at 7:30 P.M. He’s set to describe the sequence of events and discussions held the night before the launch and the horror of watching the shuttle disintegrate shortly after launch. The event is free and open to the public. [Press Release]

The Faux Family Foundation is about to crap its pants, no doubt, because Chuck Schumer told some gays a couple nights ago that he won’t rest until gay marriage exists in all 50 states. [More Politico]

Mayor McCheese Jerry Abramson is STILL praising Gilles Meloche! “Change agent” my rear. These folks should be strung up, in public, for us all to yell at. Seriously. [WFPL]

That mean Bob Layton destroyed Rand Paul. How mean! Rand Paull still hasn’t apologized for his perceived anti-Semitic language – when he compared Barack Obama with Adolf Hitler. [Bob via Joe]

Jimmy Higdon says he’ll be outspent by the Democrat in the 14th District special senate election. [Bluegrass Politics]

Law enforcement officials say the death investigation of U.S. Census worker Bill Sparkman is expected to be resolved within weeks. [C-J]

We know what kind of people the University of Kentucky are. Now we’re just negotiating the price. [Barefoot & Progressive]

John McCain will join Mitch McConnell on November 11th for the opening of the McConnell archives at the University of Louisville. That should be interesting, eh? [Joe Arnold]

PEE ALERT! A letter writer to the Courier-Journal said, “Barack Obama’s fellow commies in the media are using comics as a tool to remake the U.S. into a Maoist state.” Hahahaha. [They Get Letters]