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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Lonnie Napier is just cold tired of the poors and the minorities getting their welfare checks without having to be tested for drugs. So he is retiring and taking up a full-time position of yelling at people to get off his lawn. [Ryan Alessi] Looks like Kentucky is going to get a No Child Left [...]

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What happens in Kentucky if the Supreme Court of the United States decides that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional? Will heads literally start exploding? Will all the closet case faux family folks go insane? [NPR] The office of State Treasurer needs to be abolished. Democrats are costing this state tons of money by [...]

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Greg Fischer is attempting to revise his own campaign finance history. When you read this story, you’ll likely remember the dozens upon dozens of pieces we wrote that point out very similar actions since 2008. In many cases, instance in which Fischer made denials about matters his treasurer and attorney (Jennifer Moore) are admitting now. [...]

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We can’t help but wonder if payday loan sharks – that have been protected by people like Steve Beshear – might be about to run into something they can’t instantly repair with a campaign contribution or two. [Business Insider] Mittens Romney’s tax play proposes a whopping $600 billion bet with America. Because it’s the Republican [...]

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Does anyone in the Louisville metro area have warehouse space they’d be interested in providing to No Kill Louisville for its food bank? If so, please get in touch with Jake. [Contact Jake] Is 2012 going to be a bumpy ride? Ronnie Ellis thinks so and he explains why. [Ashland Independent] Ron Paul finally manned [...]

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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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One of the people who spent the most time trashing Leslie Holland and myself when we worked to help prosecute Steve Henry’s corruption was Larry Zielke. Today, he got his rear end handed to him by Crit Luallen. Your new lieutenant governor is mostly responsible for all of this corruption. [Crit Luallen] And just like [...]

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Don’t miss Comment on Kentucky tonight at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Scheduled guests: Ronnie Ellis, Tom Loftus, Greg Stotelmyer. You know it’ll be a good show when Ronnie is on. [KET] If all children were aborted, we wouldn’t be having this discussion. So let’s abort all children. [HuffPo] Republicans refuse to tax millionaires fairly. [...]

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Adult Baby Richie Farmer not only hired his mistress, he hired her friend! In a merit job! And you thought we were crazy for saying the man was dumber than a box of rocks. Here’s betting David Williams believes us now. Jamie Comer’s people tell me there’s plenty of reason to fire her and it’ll [...]

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