Former Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Bill Garmer said Friday he is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year if Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes declines to enter the race against Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell. [PEE ALERT] Naturally, Republicans are split on a media shield law amid outrage over the Associated Press records seizure. [...]

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You guys, Mitch McConnell is really mad about fishing: Can you even imagine Mitch using a fishing rod? We can’t, thankfully. But we can imagine him ignoring important issues like pension corruption in his home state, his constituents’ lack of jobs, lack of access to health care, starving poor kids and everything else under the [...]

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What the hell is going on in Scott County These days? A chocolate lab named Darcy ended up at the Scott County Animal Shelter after her owner says she escaped from the yard. [WKYT] With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration [...]

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Did you see all the Mitching and Moaning going on yesterday? Here’s a taste: We stopped holding our breath waiting on Mitch McConnell to offer a solution for any of this country’s problems long ago.

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Yep, let’s just make it an entire morning. Here’s Mitch McConnell on KET’s One to One: Immigration, deficits, gun control, yadda, yadda…

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Mitch McConnell is so mad at the IRS mess that he spent 8.5 minutes on the Senate floor talking about it:

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A northern Kentucky mayor who was indicted on a charge of abusing public trust has resigned from office. [H-L] The truth will set you free, meemaw!!!1! Rand Paul will work with Jesus to help you cling to your guns. [Wonkette] New state-level data from the Energy Information Administration shows that carbon dioxide emissions fell in [...]

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Meemaw Mitch is really mad about the IRS mess: It’s almost as if McConnell doesn’t realize most people are up in arms about that disaster.

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You can’t even be in Lexington these days without getting shot or stabbed. That town is still trying to catch up to Louisville. [H-L] Pat Buchanan has a plan to win more white voters for the GOP. Which should make some racist old coots in Frankfort quite happy. [HuffPo] People magazine dubbed him “the deadliest [...]

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The battle over Benghazi has come to Iowa, colliding head-on with the earliest phase of the 2016 presidential race. [Politico] I’m (Ronnie) subject to temporary bouts of disillusionment with politics, and it’s dangerous to attempt columns in such a mood. So indulge me as I make some random observations without final political judgments. [Ronnie Ellis] [...]

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