The office of State Treasurer needs to be abolished. Democrats are costing this state tons of money by voting against it. If Todd Hollenbach is in Jake’s neighborhood every day at random hours, there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell there’s work that he’s actually doing. Especially when he’s spotted at Kroger with… people… [Bluegrass Politics]

It’s time for the rest of the pain clinics in Eastern Kentucky to get raided. Rowan and Morgan Counties are loaded down with shady medical providers that allow doctor shopping and pharmacies that willingly comply. [WKYT]

Damon Thayer has taken his princess hat off for a bit and is trying to help Papaw Beshear fail at gambling for the fourth year in a row. [Ronnie Ellis]

Steve Beshear says an agreement has been reached on language for the gambling bill. But he’s still only spoken with Damon Thayer and maybe two other legislators. Hasn’t even bothered to conference with his own party’s members. [C-J/AKN]

No one can figure out if Michele Bachmann is going to run for Congress again. The world will be sad without her and her gay husband on television all the time. [Wonkette]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited three Kentucky coal mines for safety violations. [WFPL]

American banks are apparently now only able to cheer for their own survival. It wouldn’t make sense, apparently, for them to do much else. Yay America. [The Economist]

Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy is deeply in the danger zone over risks from the euro crisis. [BBC]

Unions in Louisville are unhappy with the way Greg Fischer is trying to “save” the city from overtime costs. He has no idea that all it takes is proper management and he wouldn’t be wasting umpteen millions of dollars per year. [FOX41]

Don’t queen out like you’re a run-of-the-mill meth head in the state capitol and you won’t get your ass arrested. [Bluegrass Politics]

Niger and El Salvador beat the United States when it comes to freedoms of the press. Your country dropped 27 places in just a year, thanks to harsh treatment of reporters covering protests. [Slate]

The U.S. Conference of Mayors quietly led efforts to coordinate responses to protests. Oh, what? You’re shocked? [HuffPo]

Beyond fighting crime, the FBI reaches out to victims. Actually a good read and listen. [NPR]

Whattya mean yet another Republican talking point about organized labor and regulations is about to disappear? [HuffPo]

Funny how that works! Folks at risk of losing their job in Congress are suddenly backing legislation to stop congressional insider trading. [The Hill]

Interesting what does and does not get published in your Kentucky newspapers these days. More furloughs at your least favorite newspaper. [The 'Ville Voice]

You excited about eating horse meat in Kentucky? This is sure to go over really well. How gross. [H-L]

Papaw Beshear will be at Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting tomorrow at 11:30. You think he’ll ask if they’re still homophobes? Of course not – because he can’t say the word “gay.” [Press Release]

People are pooping their pants in Louisville now that suit has been filed pushing the University of Louisville to hand over documents relating to its silly hospital merger plan. [C-J/AKN]

And now for this week’s ‘Republican caught in gay sex for meth sting’ story! You knew you were waiting for it. [Wonkette]

Take a look at this story about a 72-year-old lady who has to cross a creek on foot to get home in Letcher County. [WKYT]

Sexytime Herman Cain’s latest scandal lady, the one he allegedly started sexytiming in Louisville, is answering all kinds of questions these days and we are grossed woah out. [HuffPo]

Congressman John Yarmuth is none too happy about the way Republicans are screwing around with tax cuts and he took to the House floor today to make his voice heard. [More 'VV]

In conservative districts, the Tea Party is losing support. This is largely due to the increase in hypocritical teabagging that turns people away. [National Journal]

Are your eyes rolling back in your head? It’s because of all of the out-of-staters trying to talk about Kentucky when they clearly haven’t a clue. The fact that they think Kentucky is in play in 2012 is earth-shatteringly hilarious. [Deep Outsider Failures]

We hear there were a whole lot of hookers who got paid handsomely last night by both Democrats and Republicans. [Deep Hooker Thoughts]

Miss last night’s election results? Check the final numbers out. [Page One]

Here’s how the out-of-state press is looking at Steve Beshear’s win over David Williams. [CNN, Chicago Tribune, Politico, LA Times, WaPo]

The outsiders apparently think Ben Chandler has a tough row to hoe in 2012 and they’re probably right. Candy Barr is going to give him a run for his money and will likely teabag him often. [USA Today]

First the gays came to redecorate. Then they came to make everybody vote. Might as well scare the bejeebers out of meemaw and poppop. [Wonkette]

Sexytime Herman Cain and his gross campaign manager are now just making shiz up about people. This is the dumbest thing we’ve heard in a week. [HuffPo]

Who will be the next federal judge from the Western District of Kentucky? The delegation to make the nomination is silent. It’s absolutely hilarious that Jennifer Moore is campaigning for the job. [C-J/AKN]

200 people are being laid off with a plant closure in Barbourville. Yet another instance of all those jobs Steve Beshear has “created.” [H-L]

Ohio rejected the right-wing ignorance of limiting the rights of organized labor. You can expect the same outcome here in the Commonwealth if any mouth-breathers try to pull that stunt. [NY Times]

President Barack Obama says his biggest task remaining is to “fix” U.S. politics. That’s just not possible at this stage of the game. [Reuters]

If Bill Clinton can admit when he’s wrong or doesn’t know something, why can’t people like Mitch McConnell and Ben Chandler? [Politico]

Have you seen the campaign finance highlights from your gubernatorial candidates? Check out all the details – particularly the highlights from Steve Beshear. [Page One Here & Here]

Rep. John Yarmuth supports the troops and wants to continue sending them ballots to active duty locations. But the rest of Congress apparently does not. [The 'Ville Voice]

Here’s a shocker! The wife of a Clay County constable says she intends to plead guilty to being a pill seller. [H-L]

No wonder Covington is the literal armpit of Kentucky. A City Commissioner is threatening protesters with violence and death. [Think Progress]

Don’t miss Comment on Kentucky tonight at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. It likely won’t suck because of scheduled guests: John Cheves, Bennett Haeberle, Greg Stotelmyer. The Beshear Campaign and KDP will be watching tonight for sure. They’re terrified of Cheves. [KET]

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld a $1.3 million judgment against a Klan leader. [C-J/AKN]

Okay, it’s a little bit scary that Ron Paul is maybe wearing eyebrow wigs. Just maybe. [Wonkette]

Yet another person has been shot in Lexington. This time in the head. [WKYT]

Lexington isn’t alone. Police in Louisville have identified a body that was discovered on 43rd Street. [FOX41]

The CEO of General Electric says the company’s employees basically like him. We guess that’s a good thing. [HuffPo]

Louisville Republicans were definitely trying to undermine collective bargaining in the city. But making contract costs secret is bogus. [WFPL]

We can regulate sunscreen but we can’t be bothered to protect the air we breath – something that you need 24/7. [The Hill & More]

But here come the typical complainers complaining about air quality regulations. [The Economist]

President Barack Obama is suddenly finding it safe to criticize Wall Street. Where were all these people years ago when this mess started? [Reuters]

One of these Davids was arrested for writing cold checks and for driving without a license. We’ll let you guess which one, as we’ve already written about it. [WFPL]

Oh, look, it’s Steve Beshear pretending he knows anything about guns. We need to dig that PEW PEW picture out really soon. Because it’s a sad day when a known homosexual knows more about guns than the governor of Kentucky. [AP]

Jack Conway says the University of Louisville Hospital is public, not private. Jimbo Ramsey will be calling him in 3, 2… [C-J/AKN]

Speaking of Jack Conway… have you seen this hilarity? His “campaign” is trying to pretend that he’s more transparent than Todd P’Pool and more in touch with the voters. We think P’Pool is an embarrassment for his lack of appeal to Democrats but he’s clearly more transparent and working harder to get the vote. [Jack's Site]

Jack is now trying to say that politics won’t influence election complaints against Steve Beshear. Not even his own office staff believe that. If politics didn’t influence what he does, he wouldn’t retaliate against anyone who questions him – including Jake. [H-L]

The U.S. Senate made an unprecedented late night rules change amid debate over jobs and procedure. Mitch McConnell is ruining this country. [WaPo]

Lexington police are investigating the second shooting in two days. Jim Gray must be scaring everybody. [WKYT]

Rand Paul says the United Nations is gonna steal all yer guns! It’s a giant conspiracy that only he knows about. [Wonkette]

According to the latest census data, the housing bust is the worst since the Great Depression. But everything is puppies and rainbows in housing, right? [WLEX18]

Michele Bachmann is apparently trying so hard to hate the gays because she doesn’t want the rest of the world to find out her husband is a giant queen. Somebody needs to clue this loony woman in. [HuffPo]

A House panel voted to eliminate funding for a United Nations family planning program. We think some other House panel should vote to abort all children being had by mouth-breathers. [The Hill]

It’s interesting to watch this new drug effort play out. Primarily because Jack Conway spent all of 2010 telling me how Steve Beshear had screwed him and refused to tackle the problem. Funny how things turn out when an election rolls around. [Bluegrass Politics]

Aww, how sad for Bank of America. Their website was jacked for six days because jilted customers were closing their accounts like woah. Time for another $50 billion government bailout, we guess. [Wonkette]

Oh noes! A dineysore that lived 120 million years ago! What do the Ark Park/mouth-breathers think of that? [HuffPo]

How many days ago did we mention this? The AKN has finally taken note that two Berea students were harassed. [C-J/AKN]

The Faux Family Foundation is begging you to play some tiny violins tonight. The group of closet case circle jerkers had the appeals court deny an injunction against instant racing. [H-L]

This whole decapitated baby story is getting out of control. Really, we just want to gouge our eyes out. [WKYT]

But we thought David Williams was the devil and hated all organized labor groups? [WFPL]

We could maybe understand stealing food if you or your baby were starving. But nail polish? Shoo, the crazy must really be in the water in Richmond and Berea these days. [Richmond Register]

What Steve Jobs understood that our politicians do not and never will. [NY Times]

This headline is disgusting: “Santorum hits Mitt…” GAG. I drop an f-bomb here or there and you people freak. But a bigger outlet says something that gross in a headline and no one bats an eyelash. We’re cold puking our guts up. [Politico]

Utility Management Group decided it didn’t want to abide by everything it agreed to when taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the taxpayer. Now the group is suing the Pike County Fiscal Court. All to protect its pals like Keith Hall. [Appalachian News-Express]

You still say voter ID laws aren’t created to turn this country back into the racist south that existed for 100 years? [Wonkette]

Natural Bridge State Park will celebrate its 85th anniversary on November 5. [Press Release]

How long ago was it that I broke the news of Perry Clark being a psychotic racist with his crazy letter in Texas? Interesting that the media is only now taking an interest. [WFPL]

Greg Stumbo wants an expensive special session to deal with redistricting. The State Senate does not. Since they’re JUST NOW deciding to deal with this, we don’t believe any of them should be paid to resolve redistricting. What an embarrassment. [C-J/AKN]

Here’s more on the two Berea College students who were harassed by some redneck homophobes. [Richmond Register]

Now Ben Chandler wants to talk about the economy. Nice. He waits until it’s so bad that nobody can get angry at him. Interesting how that works. Now the Democrats who’ve hated him for years are fawning all over him in cutesy ways. [H-L]

Rascal Riders from across the country are in mourning over news that Sarah The Quitter Palin has quit yet another thing. [More Wonkette]

Steve Jobs died and every Apple Fanboy everywhere is completely melting down. We just hope these next few years of products from Apple continue Jobs’ legacy. [HuffPo]

Yep, that’s right. The Beshear Misadministration gave a $200,000 no-bid contract to a man they knew was under investigation for his shenanigans at Louisville’s Metro Sewer District. [The 'Ville Voice]

Where was organized labor when Wall Street really started screwing the working class in this country? This isn’t a suggestion that labor is bad. But it’s interesting that the big dogs at various labor organizations weren’t interested in getting involved until it was more popular with the masses. [NY Times]

You think politics in Kentucky are disgusting. Wait until the 2012 presidential race really gets under way. Hold onto your granny panties, folks. [Slate]

David Williams was in Elizabethtown last week to discuss jobs and the tax structure with area business leaders. [News-Enterprise]

Wanna see the shady things Greg Fischer is trying in Louisville? Check this mess of his office trying to legislate hiding financial-impact statements for newly signed union contracts. [C-J/AKN]

Will these Wall Street protests make a difference? Will the country ignore them? Did you know they were taking place? [HuffPo]

The Environmental Protection Agency responded to Steve Beshear’s silly letter. You won’t hear the Fairness Campaign foaming at the mouth about Beshear’s love of mountaintop removal and king coal, which kill far more people in Kentucky than discrimination ever has. Particularly poor people. [WFPL]

Hal Rogers and Mitch McConnell are two of the ten worst Congresscritters in the country making life worse for their constituents. Both are afraid to be out and about amongst the commoners. Both are loaded down with millions upon millions of dollars they’ve made as a result of their positions in Warshington. Both have lost touch with what it’s like to live in the reality-based community. [Alternet]

Mitch McConnell did teevee in Louisville and said some Republican presidential candidates are just in the celebrity business. [The Hill]

Jack Conway, like Steve Beshear, is afraid to meet with commoners and does so as infrequently as possible. What he will do, however, is attend a fundraiser in a heartbeat and then have his campaign staff pretend like it’s a meet and greet open to the public. [Amanda Van Benschoten's Replacement]

An underfunded court system weakens the economy as well as access to justice. In other words, if you don’t have tens of thousands of dollars, it’s next to impossible to get through a court case. [The Economist]

Whaaaat? The teabagger funder kings are crooks in France? In socialist librul France? Imagine that. [Wonkette]

Do you smell your tuition rising at the University of Kentucky? No? How bout now? [H-L]

Just in case you were wondering why Kentucky Utilities is on a massive advertising spending spree. It’s to make you forget about stories like this one. Forcing customers to pay for the company’s mistakes. Where’s Jack Conway now, editorial boards? [WKYT]

The United Auto Workers decided to hold its nose in backing free trade. [Politico]

Do you think the state gives special treatment the god license plate? It’s WAY more expensive to buy plates supporting a public university… while the god plate’s just $21. [Deep Driving Thoughts]

Read this bit from Jack Brammer and tell me it doesn’t make your eyes roll back in your head. It’s 100% factual that Beshear has pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars in coal and oil cash. It is RIDICULOUS to claim otherwise. [H-L]

Really, Louisville Democrats (*cough* Jim King *cough*)? Trying to keep the cost of union contract negotiations secret? It’s like Jim does every stupid thing people tell him not to do. Wow. If you can’t be transparent, you shouldn’t be in public office. [WFPL]

Tim Shaughnessy says $4.8 million in Medicaid funds were misused by University of Louisville physicians as bonuses. As you’ll see in the story, Jack Conway is once again telling different people different stories. Good on Tim for calling them out. [C-J/AKN]

A few Republicans in Kentucky like to claim African-Americans are brainwashed into voting Democratic. But how could they vote for Republicans when 90% of the R candidates are Racist asshats constantly screaming about affirmative action and special treatment? Get a grip, people. [HuffPo]

Looks like Jack Conway is getting his wish. Anybody working against him or questioning him is set to have problems. [WKYT]

Haha, whaaaat. Some shysters in Lexington took people for a ride at a “motivational” seminar. Wow. [H-L]

This is why Kentucky needs to adjust its silly regulation regarding bourbon tastings. And why all counties in Kentucky should be wet. [NY Times]

Now Rick Perry is apologizing for not hating Mexicans enough. Seriously. And you wonder why non-whites don’t vote for Republican mouth-breathers. [The Hill]

States are lobbying hard in Washington against Medicaid cuts being proposed by Congress. How hard do you think Steve Beshear’s folks are lobbying to make his privatized Medicaid pals rich? [Reuters]

Catholic Health Initiatives notorious for performing unnecessary surgeries? And the University of Louisville wants to be taken over by CHI? That sounds like a great plan. [WHAS11]

I mean… I don’t know why anyone would be excited over the basic inaction of the federal reserve. [WaPo]

How cute. Steve Beshear pretended he was going to have a long talk with President Barack Obama about the bridges and the EPA. Unfortunately for him, neither really happened. There was barely enough time on the ground for the president to get to and from the bridge. [CN|2]

The new jobless numbers? They dipped a bit but are still woah high. What was that, again, about our economy being puppies and rainbows? [NPR]

Let’s not pretend everybody isn’t laughing about how upset Mitch McConnell is over Barack Obama’s visit to Kentucky. [ABC News]

That execution of Troy Davis is the perfect opportunity for wingnuts to foam at the mouth about abortion and Obamacare. [Wonkette]

David Helmers, a Lexington attorney who worked on the fen-phen case, has been disbarred. [H-L]

Our sputtering economy by the numbers: poverty edition. [Pro Publica]

Looks like there are maybe some funtimes going down at the United Auto Workers. [Reuters]

Leave it to Liberty Christ to raise money for some random teabagger thing at a public university in Virginia. While never doing anything like that for a school in Kentucky, of course. [Joe Gerth]

Daddy Christ is launching a $1 million television ad buy. Or how to spend $1 million and make almost no impact. [Politico]

The Federal Reserve has some sort of “twist” stimulus initiative that is sure to solve all of this country’s economic woes. Right? [BBC]

How’d we miss this story about former a Monroe County Judge-Executive getting sentenced for vote buying? [WTVQ]