We’re gonna hear that asked over and over and over throughout the gubernatorial election in 2011. Get ready, ladies.

Okay, children, what the crap was that Christmas Tree fight David Williams and Papaw Beshear got into last week? Jeeez. [Still Wondering]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that Kentucky Association of Counties board members were allegedly in the dark about $3 million in out-of-control spending? Can’t wait to read the Sylvia Lovely audit. You know that’s gonna be a hot mess. [Ryan Alessi]

Hal Rogers pushed $2 million to coal research at the University of Kentucky. [H-L]

Teresa Isaac needs to watch this video in the worst way. [Ill Will Press]

Kentucky has the longest waiting list in the nation for low-cost medication for AIDS patients. This is a must-read. [John Cheves]

The Courier-Journal editorial board has officially become a waste of space. Now they’re defending and supporting the practice of allowing sex offenders to live near schools and day care centers. That makes tons and tons of sense. About as much sense as calling Gilles Meloche a change agent. Or sending out Courier-Journal employees as attack dogs when the paper gets rightfully criticized. [C-J]

The Herald-Leader editorial board did the exact same thing. [H-L]

WYMT is once again allowing Daniel Mongiardo to weasel his way out of taking responsibility for the sickening things he’s said about Governor Steve Beshear, the U.S. Senate and employees of the Commonwealth. [WYMT]

Jodie Haydon gets the Democratic nod. [H-L]

Mitch McConnell apparently wants everyone in the country to die so he can make a few more million. [The Hill]

The poorer we get, the fatter we get. Yay America. Fat fat fat. [Wall Street Journal]

The University of Kentucky crowned homecoming royalty over the weekend and gave everybody a lump of coal. [H-L]

Poverty, ignorance and that scary Barack Obama are fueling a resurgence of militias in Kentucky. [C-J]

Could a coal industry lobbying chief be probed for perjury? It’s a possibility, according to congressional investigators. [Talking Points Memo]

I’m just not sure how to feel about this photograph of Kathy Groob as a dominatrix. I am not kidding. It is the most hilarious or most terrifying thing I have ever seen. Ever. Massive pee alert. Go to the restroom before clicking the clicky. Seriously. [Clicky Clicky]