The full Senate is expected to vote on horsey gambling today. What are your predictions this morning? [H-L]

Here’s more on the West Liberty man shot and killed by police yesterday. The guy, Jimmy Hill, came out of his house allegedly brandishing a knife and machete. So they shot him. Directly across the street from an elementary school that had kids on the playground. [WLEX18]

First Chris Christie ate gay marriage. Now he’s trying to eat Warren Buffett? [Politico]

Here’s more on why that mortgage deal Jack Conway bent over and took like a champ is bogus. Several states are using the funds from the deal to close budget gaps. So much for helping struggling homeowners. [HuffPo]

So much for going after shady mortgage deals in Kentucky. [C-J/AKN]

You sure can’t drive around Nicholasville these days. At least not if you don’t want to get shot to death while driving your car. [WKYT]

Thursday morning pee alert! Oh well, bad haircuts are their own form of Pope-approved contraception, so wingnuts should be pleased in the end, right? [Wonkette]

Doesn’t Rand Paul have more important things to do and to weigh in on than synthetic drugs? [BGDN]

Three Harlan County coal mining employees have been indicted. When will people learn that safety trumps profits? [H-L]

Of course the national debt will swell under top Republican tax plans. That’s how things work. It’s called Republican Hypocrisy. Same as Democratic Hypocrisy. [WaPo]

A federal judge says Washington state can’t force pharmacies to sell Plan B. So we’ll be starting up a wire coat hanger business really soon. [HuffPo]

Now Mitch McConnell says President Barack Obama’s budget is a charade and dead on arrival. But he’s still not offering an alternative or taking any responsibility for his own charades for the past several decades. [The Hill]

Cutting the corporate tax rate may be good for businesses but it seems silly while the average American is getting stiffed. [Reuters]