Here’s Mitch McConnell blaming everyone but himself for this country’s hot mess of an economy: Empty words falling on deaf ears.

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Thomas Massie has spent a lot of time trash talking farm subsidies lately. Particularly during a visit to Shelbyville where he spoke to a group of farmers. But you know what’s really cute? The teabagger hypocrisy. Thomas Massie most certainly doesn’t have a problem taking farm subsidies for himself. He just doesn’t like it when [...]

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What the hell is wrong with people!? A city commissioner has resigned and a police investigation has begun since tires and other debris were unearthed in city-owned Spring Hill Cemetery. [H-L] Really, what was that, again, about racist rednecks not voting against President Barack Obama because he’s black? [Wonkette] That’s right – A Kentucky Newspaper’s [...]

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What’s that? Oh, yes, President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage this afternoon. [Freedom to Marry, The Advocate, NYT, HuffPo, BBC, WaPo, Yahoo] The president of a mail order bride company has been lobbying Republicans to water down protections for abused immigrants. [HuffPo] Lexington is still super-nervous about potential United States Postal Service [...]

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Poor Mittens Romney still can’t figure out where he stands on the issue of immigration. [HuffPo] Here’s the glowing mainstream media review of Jerry Abramson and his tax “reform” commission. Absolutely no mention of his attempt to stifle transparency and to keep proceedings secret. [C-J/AKN] Lexington got something else right: the council voted against discussing [...]

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Haha, wait for it. Jerry Abramson tried to hide the Tax “Reform” meeting in Frankfort today. Per the Legislative Research Commission: The Lt. Gov’s office asked us not to turn the camera on. Can you believe that? Jerry Abramson told the LRC folks not to turn their cameras on. So much for transparency. P.S. It [...]

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Here’s a video of Alecia Webb-Edgington from several weeks ago: We have a few questions: How can she challenge the status quo while she’s pocketing thousands from the lobbyists and corrupt types responsible for the debt she mentions? How could she have lived up to her campaign promises if she’s skipping the most important votes [...]

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All this talk about Thomas Massie’s other SuperPAC is borderline hilarious. We especially love the bit where they refer to Gary Moore as someone who increases taxes. Despite, you know, reality being a real bitch on that front. The same teabagger double standard you’re used to in Kentucky. Amanda Van Benschoten’s replacement doesn’t share the [...]

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The faux Family Foundation continues to rail against instant racing and anything that it thinks will upset Jesus or whatever. So the appeals court will offer a ruling in 4-6 weeks. [H-L] A top Obama administration official on Tuesday accused lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives of living in a world of “fairy tales [...]

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Mitch McConnell appeared on Republican radio in Louisville a few weeks ago saying the “war on women” was manufactured. And that all kinds of Republican women back him up. Unfortunately? None of those Republican women are remotely on the same page with him: Interesting how that works.

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