Alecia Webb-Edgington should probably stop shopping stories to eight reporters as “exclusive” if she wants her candidacy to be taken seriously. Otherwise, Thomas Massie will self-fund and leave her in the dust. Actually, we get the sense Massie is already leaving her behind. [4th District Thoughts]
At least EIGHT child abuse deaths are missing from Kentucky’s recently released list. What a farce. HEADS NEED TO ROLL. [Debby Yetter]
Northern Kentucky Democrats say they’ll be fielding a candidate for congress. Unfortunately, we all know that candidate is going to lose like woah because there’s no way they can afford to run and win in that media market. It won’t be Nathan Smith and it won’t be Patrick Hughes. [Amanda Van Benschoten]
Pro-tip: When you break into a home in Kentucky, the resident can and will likely shoot you. [H-L]
Mitch McConnell is so worried that the White House might do exactly what he would do that he just can’t stand it. [Politico]
And now he’s admitting that President Barack Obama could pull off recess appointments that frighten him so much. [FDL]
Really, you have to roll your eyes at this state purchase of a mega amount of land for millions of dollars from a major political donor. [John Cheves]
70% of America is dreading the 2012 presidential campaign. Americans would rather pull out their eye teeth than suffer through another election. [Wonkette]
Are Republicans flirting with fratricide? A sudden departure from civility (what?) could damage them in 2012. [The Economist]
A survey of 29 cities shows hunger has risen in most of them in the last year and is largely expected to increase in 2012 as the United States faces a sluggish economy, the U.S. Conference of Mayors said on Thursday. [Reuters]
Nothing to see here, everything is puppies and rainbows! Fitch has downgraded its ratings of seven of the world’s largest banks, citing challenging financial markets. [BBC]
Go ahead and grab your ankles, though, because you know everybody is going to lurch to the far right. They’re all gonna claim – like Mittens Romney – that massing welfare cuts won’t hurt the poor. [HuffPo]
What the heck happened in Oldham County yesterday? Two dead and another shot? [WLEX18]
Joe Gerth wrote a three-page piece about governors and their lieutenants. It brought up a promise from Daniel Mongiardo that Steve Beshear would eventually experience a blow-up. We hear Mongiardo continues to claim that very thing. Who wants to bet he’ll eventually be responsible for causing it? [C-J/AKN]
7 responses so far ↓
1 FreeManInKy // Dec 19, 2011 at 10:22 am
MIT grad who started a business and sold it out of his dorm room. Moved back to a rural county in Kentucky and has built his house with solar power and wood and rock he’s found….. He’s also a judge executive that is making that county progress more in 8 months than the last 8 years. Yeah, Thomas Massie is the real deal.
2 le gardien de but // Dec 19, 2011 at 12:31 pm
I wish I had the opportunity to vote for Thomas Massie as governor last month. Instead of the options we were given…..
3 Noah // Dec 19, 2011 at 1:47 pm
He had 70 employees so I’m not sure how they all fit in that dorm room, but I’m impressed by him. A fresh face and someone who’s actually been successful in the private sector without damaging someone else (or the environment, etc)
4 Bill Adkins // Dec 19, 2011 at 3:47 pm
All well and good — but is he a Tea Partier or is he smart?
5 jake // Dec 19, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Tea Partier or Teabagger, you mean.
6 Noah // Dec 19, 2011 at 4:53 pm
He’s smart. And he believes we’re taxed enough already. Don’t know about the bagging part.
7 Bill Adkins // Dec 19, 2011 at 5:25 pm
I usually call them Tealiban. But the quetion was “or” — for a damn good reason. The Tealiban is negative for state and nation.
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