Rocky Adkins says he won’t be joining the Beshear Administration to work for an energy cabinet. [PolWatchers]
The Democratic coordinated campaign is holding an open house this Friday the 25th @ 5:00 P.M. at 2230 Dundee Road in Louisville. That’s just a couple blocks from Mitch McConnell. This should be interesting. [Press […]

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Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford held a press conference this afternoon to unveil his eight-point energy independence plan. Lunsford says the plan will provide both short-term relief and long-term solutions.
Here’s Lunsford’s plan from his press release. Let’s discuss.
Opening Up the Strategic Reserve. The Lunsford Plan would take a two-fold approach to the […]

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FYI folks: Calling to threaten us will get you no where but a nice little jail cell. So if you’re unhappy about something we’ve written? Take your Prozac before reaching out to us.
John Yarmuth and Anne Northup have an opponent in the 3rd District congressional race. Libertarian Edward Martin qualified for […]

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Mitch McConnell is having a great time spinning out of control. This time it’s because a Lunsford campaign staffer went to Austin, Texas. Dirty Librulz!
Those fancy “Something stinks in Washington” air fresheners must’ve gotten under McConnell’s skin.
Lookit:

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So we’re gonna waste some time with another update. We’re also stuck in meetings, preventing us from paying attention to what’s going on.
The Felner story? Yeah, the C-J’s put a new guy on it. And, despite what we saw as promising last week, are wholly disappointed. Come on, C-J. Get […]

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The Herald-Leader rips Mitch McConnell’s latest attack ad apart in an editorial. McConnell blames opponent Bruce Lunsford for high gas prices in the ad, which is reportedly responsible for serious health problems plaguing thinking people. Injuries from eye-rolling accidents are on the rise in Kentucky emergency rooms.
From the H-L:
Kentucky’s gas tax, 8 cents […]

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The Rural Democrat’s William Shackleford is calling it quits. [TRD]
Steve Beshear says his entire cabinet will continue making appearances with him across the state. The H-L can suck it, says the gubnuh. [PolWatchers]
Bill Nighbert resigned from his senate leadership job a couple weeks ago. He’s moved on to work for a […]

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Roll Call reports that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has heavily invested early in the campaign cycle to improve field operations that made Democrats successful in 2006. So far the DSCC has invested more than $5 million in 17 states, including Kentucky.
This is all possible because the DSCC has maintained an almost 2-to-1 cash […]

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Does Jim Bunning already have a challenger for the upcoming U.S. Senate race in 2010? [Roll Call]
You like crazy? You like trying to figure out what crazy is trying to say? Crazy once accused us of being apologists for the Kentucky Democratic Party. Crazy now accuses us of having anger and […]

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It’s Friday. We’re ready to blow this you-know-what. So enjoy your weekend! Don’t do anything we would do.
First Lady Jane Beshear today announced ‘Horses and Hope’ - a program to fight breast cancer. Along with the Kentucky Cancer Program, the project will work with the horse industry to provide breast cancer […]

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