Just when we were beginning to lull ourselves into political hibernation until 2011, LEO Weekly had to release its annual Loserville list of hilarity. Here’s a taste of our favorites: When push came to shove, our attorney general’s commanding jaw line, dimpled chin and devilish smile were no match for the Tea Party’s scion Rand [...]

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Or mini-scandal. Whatever it is. People are questioning the timing of a Beshear-Abramson fundraiser and many non-merits are being solicited. Why will you love it? The now-infamous Brooke Parker refused to answer questions about non-merits getting calls at homes after hours. KRS 121.150 says, verbatim: No candidate, slate of candidates, or committee, nor anyone on [...]

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Do you eat that lady yogurt – Activia or Danactive? The stuff that makes your you-know-what more regular? Well, Attorney General Jack Conway just announced a settlement with Dannon over deceptive advertising about some, uh, soft claims it made. The company will pay $21 million to Kentucky and 38 other states to settle unlawful claims [...]

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It’s no secret. But. Everybody else is afraid to say it, apparently, so I’ll just go ahead: Steve Beshear is using state government to wage his re-election campaign. The latest crack in the shell will come at a 3:30 press conference in Louisville at 16th & Broadway that’s billed as an announcement on a new [...]

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Republican Hopkins County Attorney Todd P’Pool has announced his candidacy for Attorney General in 2011. Here’s an excerpt from his press release: “Twice, I have been elected as Hopkins County Attorney, and twice, I have received the Outstanding Performance Award from the Kentucky Cabinet for Families & Children (2009 and 2010). Under my leadership, our [...]

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Remember when Mitch McConnell cried for 18 minutes over the departure of his staffer? Now he’s crying over Judd Gregg: It’s lovely to see all the Republican men in Warshington crying. Lovely.

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Congratulations to Jim Milliman for retiring from law to be Rand Paul’s state director. Jim’s well-known for debating John Yarmuth on the teevee and for representing Brown & Williamson against Wigand. Remember the movie that was made about it? This is a terrific move for Rand Paul. [Press Release] Oh, woops, here’s a big list [...]

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This has absolutely nothing to do with politics. It’s a movie that (seriously) is directed by cats. I was mesmerized for four entire minutes. Some folks fitted their cat overlords with tiny cameras and recorded footage for weeks on end. These are the highlights. Watch it ASAP. [Cheezburger] Hey, Ryan, there’s more to this story. [...]

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What? Papaw Steve Besher wants to “set the record straight”? Some of the governor’s communications people put together an article that they say tells the “real story” about saving the taxpayers money with highly-paid non-merit appointees. Here’s a taste: First, the stories suggest that non-merit workers (those who generally don’t retain their jobs when administrations [...]

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So, maybe we were at a gas station when we ran across this hilarity. Take a look: See? “Wasted Money” – guess someone else out there realized that name got a lot bigger: Thank you, gas station people, for the humor in all this frigidity. Also, who the heck just has a green marker in [...]

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