Does anyone remember when non-white fearer Ray Jones was defending and obfuscating the UMG and MWD? Funny how it turns out that Jones is a lying liar when it comes to that fancy audit that rocked Eastern Kentucky’s political world. Something tells me he’s got something to hide and that’s why all those records are still under lock and key. [Williams Daily News]
For fourth year in a row, Congressman John Yarmuth has donated his entire salary to 27 charities. More wealthy electeds from Kentucky should follow suit. But they never do. [The 'Ville Voice]
Woah. Doing business in Greece sounds a lot like trying to do business in Kentucky. I’ll bet Greece doesn’t have some crazy ass label tax, though. [NY Times]
My favorite thing about the Herald-Leader is that it doesn’t bother with half the solid and import pieces of legislation floating in Frankfort at this very moment. And, of course, that it doesn’t bother mentioning than several important pieces of legislation haven’t even been filed yet. [H-L]
Mitch McConnell is STILL threatening a shut-down of the government! Because he apparently wants his ego to be as big as mine. So I have a message for Mitch: Pull those pantyhose up and get to work. Because you suck at being a good press whore. [Politico]
Egypt is absolutely jacked up. There’s no other way to describe it. [HuffPo]
Fox News sure is good at locating Egypt on a map. What was that about being accurate and such, again? [Wonkette]
The Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands received a million bucks in federal funding for stream restoration. The state says the funding will “address acid mine drainage problems.” [Press Release]
Way to go, Republicans. Paying China first seems like it’ll really get this country somewhere. [Business Insider]
I don’t even know what he’s talking about. But I don’t like watch the state flush a few more million down the drain. [Ralph Long]
Several Eastern Kentucky counties are passing measures to ban pain clinics from setting up shop. Keeping pill mills out of the region could be a good thing or it may not even matter. Just means folks will have to drive further to get their sneaky fix. [H-L]
That Florida judge who says Nobama Carez is scary and illegal? He’s from Cadiz, Kentucky. [Wikipedia]
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1 Novena // Jan 31, 2011 at 6:54 pm
“Pimpin’ Along with Mitch”
Mitch pulls out the “cut spending, debt, and entitlements” mantra regularly (whenever he wants to do nothing for average Amurkins). How about him cutting all the damn spending for the top 2% of his wealthiest, most greedy “welfare queens”?
2 Mark H (Not Hebert) // Jan 31, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Egypt is representative of the larger Middle Eastern problem, which is going to create massive problems for Israel and the US.
That problem is rooted in an incredibly lopsided demographic base, illiteracy, and joblessness. Just take the Egyptian statistic of 60% of the population is under the age of 30 (40% in the US). 90% of those are unemployed and 1/3rd are illiterate.
Can you imagine if 90% of people under the age of 30 were unemployed in this country? This trend is not going to change anytime soon and bodes a frightening future for the region and our stability. I’m afraid this is just the beginning to a very unstable decade.
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