Crazy bigot James Dobson has flip-flopped and decided to endorse Rand Paul instead of Trey Grayson. After a fancy telephone call from Frank Simon, we hear. [B&P & BizWire]

Dobson’s lobbing attacks at Mitch McConnell left and right. [Politico]

Everybody in Warshington is drunk on James Dobson. [National Journal & Talking Points Memo]

Renee True – who admits to double-dipping and makes excuses for nepotism – says using the title of PVA on her campaign materials was simply a mistake. Which clearly explains why “Re-Elect” is on every piece of material she produces, right? [H-L]

Ah, the Wildcat Coal Lodge has come back to bite us all in the butt with embarrassment. [HuffPo]

Remember Aretha Franklin’s inaugural hat? It was turned into a birthday cake! [Oh, the Horror]

Public Policy Polling expects to release polling data in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race on Tuesday or Wednesday. [Twitter]

First Lady Jane Beshear may not be keen on her title, but she should be. Because she truly is a First Lady that Kentucky’s proud of. [H-L from The State Journal]

This is definitely one of the most amazing embassies in the country. [Gizmodo]

The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook by Al Schmid is the best ever. Amen. [The Kitchn]

Giant catfish? Nah, giant carp. And Kentucky wants you to haul them in, for fun, because why not? [C-J]

Trey Grayson was endorsed by Hal Rogers, who is not a teabagger. [CQ Politics]

Gonna be out of town on election day? Then it’s time to vote absentee. If you need to do a mail-in ballot, you’ve got until May 11 to request them from your county clerk. [Click the Clicky]

Rand Paul leads Trey Grayson in the latest Public Policy Polling memo. Full details will be released tomorrow or Wednesday. [PPP]