We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] Very important breaking news: police arrested a naked man in the restroom of a Corbin truck stop. [H-L] Isn’t it cute watching Republicans continually try to “save” Medicare [...]

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The state with the most integrity? Definitely not Kentucky. The Commonwealth ranks just 18th. Because that’s how corrupt Frankfort is. With an overall grade of C- at 71%, here are the specifics: Public Access to Information: C Executive Accountability: C- Judicial Accountability: F State Civil Service Management: B Internal Auditing: A State Pension Fund Management: [...]

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We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] Mitch McConnell is continuing to blame Democrats for all that is wrong in Warshington. You’ll likely never hear him take responsibility for anything he has caused or done. [...]

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Tim Moore: You need to immediately issue an apology or get ready for a lot of people in Appalachia to chap your ass. May want to make a sizable contribution to the Red Cross, as well. Your remarks at a Republican dinner the other day seem, ahem, less than appropriate: Moore said Republicans in Frankfort [...]

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Greg Stumbo can’t let his dream of making his idol, Paul Patton, even more wealthy. So he’s working on a “compromise” to make the University of Pikeville a public school. [H-L] Hal Rogers is so angry that he can’t keep getting unlimited coal cash that he’s back to ignorantly attacking the Environmental Protection Agency. [The [...]

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How much you want to bet that more than one person in Tourism signed off on the language this firm is being blamed for? Kentucky is canceling its $179,900-a-year contract with a British marketing firm that touted “Roadkill Bingo” as one of the state’s tourist attractions. [John Cheves] Surely you find it highly entertaining that [...]

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What does Rand Paul know about the price of gasoline? He was on – what else? – Fox “News” to discuss it: Really – blaming Barack Obama for the country’s debt. And complaining about the lack of fracking. HAHAHA.

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For several years we have written about animal cruelty and cockfighting in Kentucky. Each time, a predictable subset of society chimes in with half-illiterate responses and attacks. Here’s just a small taste: Kentuckians Want Tougher Cockfighting Laws [January 28, 2010] Why Is Cockfighting a Problem in Kentucky? [February 24, 2010] Here’s A Gift For Our [...]

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It’s Pretzeldent Day. Of course the round-up is delayed. Expect light posting today, as well. Ronnie Ellis recapped last week in the legislative session so you should probably go give it a read. [Ashland Independent] No, this isn’t the last time gambling will come up in Frankfort. It’ll keep coming up until people stop trying [...]

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Oh, looky here. Fresh off the heels of a disastrous state government audit that essentially indicted State Treasurer Todd Hollenbach with being childish, incompetent and wasteful comes news – from his office – that he screwed up payroll for nearly everybody in state government. Here’s the release/memo/whatever: OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER TODD HOLLENBACH NOTICE [...]

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