If you have $125, you could pay to hear Bristol Palin speak about being a teen mother. She’s only being paid $14,000. [H-L]
In a press release today, the NRSC blamed Jack Conway for the state’s nursing home problems and ignored the millions received by Republicans from the industry. [Press Releases]
What? A couple billionaire [...]

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What’s that sound? I hear this is unofficially being called Non-Merit Layoff Day in Frankfort. Can’t confirm any numbers (200 saving $5 million?), but quite a few non-merit employees were axed today. So many, in fact, that some didn’t even bother showing up for work. Anyone have details? [Frankfort Rumor Mill]
Kentucky [...]

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Anybody have Jim Newberry’s fancy book of new idears or whatever from his 2006 campaign, by chance? If so, I’d love to get my hands on a copy, from you, just because. [Email Me If You Have It]
This new tool, going live on Wednesday, is going to be awesome for checking campaign finance histories. [...]

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And so it begins:

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The best thing about morning television? Rand Paul saying on GMA that it was okay to hold his victory party at a private country club because Tiger Woods brought golf to the inner cities. Yes sir. [Saw It On The TeeVee]
Jack Conway won last night. Guess that endorsement from Gunner made a difference. [...]

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The DSCC has spent about $20,000 in Kentucky over the past few months. Told ya so. [CQ Politics]
WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE OF THE POVERTY! Steve Beshear says the 2011-2012 budget shortfall is $1.5 billion. But he still refuses to address comprehensive tax reform and is thus ignoring the reality-based community [...]

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I can see this concept being used against Steve Beshear, Ben Chandler, 90% of Frankfort…

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The Courier-Journal editorial board on Ben Chandler: Profiles in timidity. HAHAHA. [Best C-J Editorial In Weeks]
This is one of the saddest stories ever written. [H-L]
$235,000 in clean diesel funding was announced yesterday by the Kentucky Division for Air Quality. Time to apply for some grants, folks. [Clicky Clicky]
Lexington company TSP [...]

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Jack Conway’s got a new campaign manager: Jonathan Drobis.
Drobis was dep. campaign manager to NY Comptroller Bill Thompson (D), who came close to upsetting NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg last month in his run for a third term. He previously worked for the consulting firm Abrosino, Muir & Hansen, and worked on Sec/State Hillary Clinton’s [...]

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Here’s what the DSCC’s communications director had to say about Trey Grayson’s official announcement:
“The people of Kentucky deserve an independent voice in the United States Senate – not a handpicked protégé of failed Republican leadership in Washington. If Trey Grayson can wrangle enough special interest money to overcome Rand Paul’s formidable grassroots fundraising, voters will [...]

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