Remember Astrida Lemkins of Steve Nunn fame? She emailed Joe to complain about the award she almost won. She thinks Joe’s a creep. I won’t bother telling you what I think she is since she blamed Amanda Ross for her own death. [Barefoot & Progressive]

This map of weather incidents in Kentucky is nothing short of impressive. [Click the Clicky]

Great. More Eastern Kentucky corruption news you can believe in. Two Clay County officials allegedly helped rig elections for decades. [H-L]

Quite possibly one of the best Rachel Maddow tweets ever. It’s about Jim Bunning and the Courier-Journal, no less. [The Twitter Machine]

Do you have a spare $60 laying around? Mitch McConnell will appear and speak at an event on January 13th at the Audubon Country Club at 6:30. It’s really to sell books for John David Dyche but Mr. Red China is allegedly going to speak “about the national healthcare bill and also our prospects for the 2010 election cycle with a time for your questions.” It would be hilarious for someone to drop that cash and ask him some funny questions, on hidden camera. So get on it. [Press Release]

Tax breaks are jacking our world up, kinda. Especially the secret kind. But Steve Beshear still refuses to talk about comprehensive tax reform. Somebody should ask the Gas Station Governor about piecemeal taxation. [Blackford & Cheves]

When will this happen in Kentucky? Colorado dropped its minimum wage. [HuffPo]

Steve Beshear is killing the state by working against comprehensive tax reform. And no one else in Frankfort really has the sense to do the right thing. What a shame. [Stephenie Steitzer]

I fell asleep reading this. Somebody please go through and tell me what it says, in bullet points, 20 words or less. [Bluegrass Politics]

Remember Dan Druen? He’s on the internets, for real. [Click the Clicky]

Covington is considering cat licensing. I am not kidding. This shiz is hilarious. Hello, cheezburger thingy just waiting to happen. (Apparently cats are already licensed in Louisville. But it’s still funny.) [H-L]