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How Badly Will Frankfort Ruin Kentucky Today?

February 7th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Occasionally, Frankfort does something in a bipartisan manner. Here’s hoping their bipartisanship on the prescription drug nightmare in Kentucky is genuine. [H-L] Health departments across Kentucky are facing cuts amid growing demand. Legislators just kind of roll their eyes at the situation. [Debby Yetter] The long-term unemployment situation in America just got a lot worse. [...]

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Tags: Budget · Campaign Finance · Discrimination · Economy · Giving Back · Hal Rogers · Health Care · Humor · Jobs · KY-4 · Presidential Race · Stats · Steve Beshear · Taxes · Wasted Money

We Don’t Much Buy The Positive Economic Hype

February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

You should probably read the White House statement on the employment situation in January. But don’t forget that it’s not as puppies and rainbows as it looks. [White House] The hair of the dog. Does a bit more debt keep the economic recovery on track? [The Economist] The Indianapolis stadium deal is souring and you [...]

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Tags: Economy · Greg Fischer · Health Care · Jobs · Journalism · Kentucky Business · Kentucky Tourism · Law Enforcement · Presidential Race · Richie Farmer · Stats

Papaw & Princess Damon Are Suddenly At Odds

February 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments

No, you’re not shocked that an intelligence study links low IQ to prejudice, racism and conservatism. And by conservatism, they mean fearmongering. [HuffPo] A million dollar lottery ticket was sold in Frankfort. Probably to some dirtbag legislator who will use it to buy more hookers and coke. [H-L] Steve Beshear says the gambling amendment is [...]

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Tags: Contest · Discrimination · Economy · Education · Gambling · Giving Back · Health Care · Jobs · Mainstream · Presidential Race · Stats · Steve Beshear

Do You Think Frankfort Is A Disaster This Year?

January 30th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Let’s get one thing straight: no “deal” was struck to extend the filing deadline for congressional candidates. The House and Senate just couldn’t get their shiz together to resolve their biterness so they were forced to push things back a week for more bickering. [H-L] How hilarious would it be to watch Jerry Abramson get [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · Crit Luallen · Discrimination · Economy · Flashback · Humor · Jobs · Mainstream Mistake · Mitch McConnell · Presidential Race · Taxes · Wasted Money

Kentucky’s Economy Is So Strong! Oh, Wait…

January 25th, 2012 · 2 Comments

Bob Gunnell, a prominent Democrat, Steve Henry apologist and former partner of Peritus (they’re going after him, not trying to buy him out) who has stiffed everybody and their mother is now trying to kill neighborhoods in Louisville. It’s a damn joke and you should be outraged that a recycled political hack like this has [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Education · Jobs · Kentucky Business · Polling · Presidential Race · Richie Farmer · Stats · Steve Beshear · Taxes

President Obama’s Weekly Video Address

January 17th, 2012 · No Comments

This week President Barack Obama focused on making sure more products are made in America:

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Tags: Barack Obama · Economy · Jobs

Clean Energy Actually Creates Jobs & Saves Cash

January 12th, 2012 · No Comments

A new study released by the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) estimates that diversification into clean energy could create as many as 28,000 jobs and save Kentuckians a bit of cash on energy bills in the future. “This study confirms that legislation to diversify our electricity portfolio would be economically beneficial to Kentucky,” [...]

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Tags: Economy · Environment · Jobs · Stats

Scary Finding Out Sen. Higdon’s A Secret Mexican

January 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments

Homeowner association crap in Kentucky is absolutely out of control and this problem merely illustrates it. [H-L] Ron Paul correctly observed that Newt Gingrich is a massive wimp. The more you know. [Wonkette] It’s just a shame that Ron Paul’s SuperPAC didn’t mention what Santorum actually is in its parody video. [WaPo] Goodness gracious. Sexytime [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · FEAR! · Greg Fischer · Humor · Jobs · Poverty · Presidential Race · Stats · Steve Beshear

State Senator Gerald Neal Deep In The MSD Crud

December 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

Indiana state workers are getting a pay raise while Kentucky state workers are facing additional cuts and likely furloughs. [WFPL] A whopping 17% of Americans are satisfied with the current direction of the United States and its jacked up elected officials. [Politico] The nation’s economy grew at a 1.8 percent annual rate in the third [...]

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Tags: Congress · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Jobs · Journalism · KY-4 · Mitch McConnell · Polling · Taxes · The Gays · Wasted Money

Imagine Gas Jumping 40 Cents Overnight In The 90s

December 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

Is it really a good idea for Steve Beshear supporter and confidant Judge Phillip Shepherd to be the sole child abuse case sensor? [Debby Yetter] Or is the fact that he says the state is withholding too much information about child deaths a good thing when it comes to his potential decisions? [H-L] The truth [...]

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Tags: Economy · Education · Environment · Investigation · Jack Conway · Jobs · Military · Mitch McConnell · Stats · UofL · Wasted Money