What do you predict will be discovered about Richie Farmer’s ag department? Hookers? Missing cars? Gobs of money missing? [Deep Reeechie Thoughts & Press Release]
A new report shows that Kentuckians are frequent binge drinkers. That may have something to do with their quality of life. [Business First]
Republican Bart Rowland of Tompkinsville and Democrat Barry Dean Steele of Knob Lick will face each other in the 53rd House District Special Election on February 7. [Press Release]
The 20 biggest donors of the 2012 election cycle so far. This should make your eyes roll back in your head. [Mother Jones]
Mitch McConnell was in Jeffersontown today where he played pat-a-cake for some folks. Half way through, his tape had to be flipped and his batteries changed. [Teddy Ruxpin Came To Town]
Willie Horton, Willie Horton, Willie Horton. You know the Republican Presidential Primary has completely fallen apart. [NPR]
Late last year, ProPublica and the Washington Post published a series of stories that exposed racial disparities in the awarding of presidential pardons. You should read this. [ProPublica]
The Supreme Court says judges cannot get involved in church-employee discrimination dispute. [WaPo]
Has Ron Paul turned into those little fish in the foot bath tank at fancy spas? You know, those things you see on the teevee that eat the dead skin off your heels? [Politico]
Will this summit help stop child abuse deaths in Kentucky? Will things eventually start looking up for the Commonwealth? [H-L]
This story about evolution and an extinct tortoise could send the Ark Parkers into a complete meltdown. [BBC]
On the FLOTUS Seething Hostility Scale – with Laura “Xanax Smile” Bush a 1 and Barbara “Side Eye” Bush a 10, Michelle Obama is maybe a 3. [Wonkette]
Louisville can’t afford trash pick-up but it can afford all of this new mess. You’re so surprised. [The 'Ville Voice]
Ron Paul says he wants to get rid of everything that’s unconstitutional. So why doesn’t he want to get rid of Head Start? It’s all or nothing, kids. [HuffPo]
7 responses so far ↓
1 Conservative Kentuckian // Jan 11, 2012 at 8:04 pm
I had two thoughts about the Comer/Edelen partnership. The first is that if Farmer had done anything glaringly wrong, wouldn’t Crit have jumped all over it? The second is that both Comer and Edelen have higher aspirations and could face off against one another at some time in the future. Why would Comer be giving Edelen something that he might be able to campaign on against him in some upcoming race? (Not saying that anything Edelen might find could be used against Comer, but that Edelen could use it as a possible feather in his cap). Comer has gotten rid of a bunch of Farmer’s non-merits and it seems that would be sufficient to signal a fresh start.
2 jake // Jan 11, 2012 at 8:08 pm
How would Crit know about it? You’re giving her more credit than she deserves. It took Holly Harris de-nutting people to get them to come forward.
I don’t believe you’re as naive as you’re letting on. If you are, stop voting immediately.
The whole reason Holly moved over there was because of the literal nightmare Richie was leaving behind. And they’re only now scratching the surface.
Jamie’s asking for a full audit so he doesn’t have to take the blame for all the messes Richie caused. Or the missing vehicles. Or the hookers or whatever. Or the wasted money on candy. Or all the other crap.
3 Mark H (Not Hebert) // Jan 11, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Don’t forget Farmer’s purchase of 3,000 copies of the UK “Unforgetables” DVD from Speedways across the state.
4 Conservative Kentuckian // Jan 11, 2012 at 9:57 pm
How recent are these Richie foibles? From what I’ve gathered, most anything that might turn up would be from the last 12-18 months.
5 jake // Jan 11, 2012 at 10:01 pm
They’re literally only scratching the surface. That’s why a full-scale audit is necessary. Provides high-level access to information that may otherwise be tough for Jamie to get.
6 Conservative Kentuckian // Jan 12, 2012 at 11:11 am
Reason I wondered is that anything Crit’s administration might have turned up would have already surfaced. Didn’t her office do regular audits of Agriculture. I know for a fact that Crit’s administration was all up in Transportation’s ass over something as simple as whether a truckload of gravel was paid for out of construction or maintenance funds. So if something that minor was such a big issue, it seems logical that what’s being alleged at Agriculture under Farmer’s administration would have been big stuff.
I still think it may backfire politically on Comer where his future political aspirations are concerned. As unpopular and politically poisonous as Farmer may be, Comer won’t make any friends within his own party by seemingly allying so publicly with a Democrat and a possible competitor for a future higher office. I hope if anything was amiss from Farmer’s tenure they sniff it out, but it appears to be grandstanding on Comer’s part to make the announcement so publicly instead of just writing a letter requesting an audit.
7 jake // Jan 12, 2012 at 11:16 am
“I know for a fact” usually means “I heard from Junior Stotts” or something similar.
Audits only uncover things like Richie did when people talk. And talking often requires castration.
Most folks couldn’t give two shits if Jamie ruins his political career. If that’s what he’s in this for, he needs to resign now and go back to playing with cattle.
Most people do care about finding out about Richie’s foibles.
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