Here’s part of his KET interview with Bill Goodman: Long story short: he believes immigration reform is necessary so unbelievably low, unlivable wages can continue to be payed for extremely difficult labor.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday accused a Kentucky Democratic super-PAC of planting bugging devices in his campaign office and asked the FBI to investigate. [The Hill] U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell asked the FBI Tuesday to investigate a secret recording of a private meeting in which he and his campaign aides discussed Ashley [...]

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Central Kentucky Teabaggers (reality: they’re just a handful of teabaggers in Hardin County) have been publicly patting themselves on the back and freaking out at both the re-election of President Barack Obama and the Republican Party itself. So we thought it would be fun to share this photo of Bobby Alexander of the Central Kentucky [...]

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Brett Guthrie’s mail consultant apparently doesn’t realize that Democrats vote in the general election. CLICK TO ENLARGE CLICK TO ENLARGE Or they’re two years behind the times. Nobama fear!!!1! Surely Guthrie can afford something better than that.

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A new government survey once again ranks Kentucky among several states with very high obesity rates. [WFPL] Away from the cameras, and with all the usual assurances that people aren’t being quoted by name, there is an unmistakable consensus among Republican operatives in Washington: Romney has taken a risk with Ryan that has only a [...]

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Here comes the rest of the Jerry Lunsford fallout. This one is pretty severe. And it’s clear the Beshear crew just played musical chairs with him. [H-L] Brett Guthrie most certainly is toying with a run for governor. He’s been calling all kinds of people to ask if they’d support him and he’s been asking [...]

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What, you thought Frankfort would actually resolve the redistricting mess today? HAHA, nope, they adjourned super-early today until 4:00 P.M. on Monday. [Frankfort Shenanigans] Greg Fischer is getting his butt handed to him by Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford at the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. It’s a real shame Fischer and Jennifer Moore are [...]

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And just like that, the mainstream picked up the story about Ruth Ann Palumbo’s house that she pretends to live in. Finally. She needs to sell that shiz so someone can really appreciate it. It’s really an amazing property. And, yes, she did get special treatment. Via Jim Newberry’s folks, primarily. [John Cheves] Remember when [...]

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What this story doesn’t tell you is that Rand Paul is backing Massie and that Mitch McConnell DEFINITELY is involved in the 4th District’s primary. He is 100% involved with at least two candidates. [The Hill] Who you gonna believe? Nancy Pelosi’s staff or her actual daughter? Our money is on her daughter. [Politico] The [...]

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How bout this one? Now people are freaking out over Greg Stumbo’s desire to move Owensboro from the 2nd U.S. Congressional District to the 1st. Todd P’Pool raised significant cash in Owensboro and would have a high primary turnout due in part to a mayoral race next spring. Could a P’Pool candidacy have the potential [...]

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