Some in the media are quietly speculating that Daniel Mongiardo wrote those prescriptions for Jerry Lunsford. But you know what? It’s probably better not to speculate on something so personal and, you know, protected by HIPAA. [H-L]
You can’t even sit inside your Lexington apartment these days without all kinds of stray bullets just going everywhere. [WKYT]
Federal officials shut down a coal mine in Harlan County just nine days after a surprise inspection. [H-L]
The Food and Drug Administration has denied the Corn Refiners Association’s petition to rename HFCS as “corn sugar.” [The Consumerist & More]
Mitch McConnell is the most adroit of politicians, but he’s about to be tested in what could be the most difficult and revealing period of his more than three decades in public office. Is this his moment of truth? [Politico]
Aww, how sad, John Schaaf no longer sends us his monthly lobbyist spending newsletter. We still receive nice little threats and hateful emails, though. [Bluegrass Politics]
Just great. Now everybody in America is going to get bug AIDS. Are you ready for bug AIDS? [HuffPo]
Here’s a look at how Republicans believe entitlements – something most teabaggers don’t understand – are killing the American dream. [NPR]
Political campaigns are using increasingly sophisticated methods to target messages to voters, methods that are not at all transparent. Your help is needed to uncover and understand them. [ProPublica]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t willing to wager on whether Republicans will take control of the chamber after this fall’s elections. But he knows the battle for 51 seats over the next five months is going to be ugly. [Roll Call]
These people apparently have never been to Kentucky to see the kind of political campaign spokespeople who get hired. [Wonkette]
America’s political system and the state of renewal? The American political system, as all the world thinks it knows, is gridlocked, not to mention dysfunctional and broken. [The Economist]
No changes were found Thursday after a recanvass was conducted in the May 22 Frankfort mayoral primary, according to the Franklin County Clerk’s Office. [H-L]
3 responses so far ↓
1 James R. // Jun 1, 2012 at 8:35 am
What is the purpose of fining coal mine operators for safety violations if they do nothing to the coal operators if they do not pay the fine?
Try not paying a $78 dollar speeding ficket and you will go to jail. Not pay $800,000 fines for safety violations and nothing happens to you if your a coal operator. No wonder we keep having people die in mines. Arrest the coal operators if they dont pay fines and keep in jail until they do and then things might change.
2 Roger // Jun 1, 2012 at 10:53 am
…(W)e weren’t sent here just to make a point — … we were sent here to make a difference,”
-Mitch McConnell
The difference being made, of course, is to his wallet.
3 Ed Marksberry // Jun 1, 2012 at 11:37 am
Kudos Roger, how is it that Mitch’s fortune has grown to over $12,000,000 if he is from the so called “wrong side of Louisville”?
I’ll bet Mitch’s endorsement of “Citizens United” will come back to bite him in the buttocks!
As far as Mitch’s legacy, he’ll be considered the “Great Obstructionist”, especially at a time when our country needed to be united. There will be scores of papers written for scholars to study and debate over the value of self-absorption to galvanize legacy vs self-sacrifice in the name of reasoning.
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