Since there’s no compromise on congressional redistricting in and no one in Frankfort is mature enough to do what’s best for Kentucky? It’s likely going to be decided in court. [H-L]

The 9th Circuit Court says Proposition 8 in California is unconstitutional. So you know the mouth-breathers are crapping their pants. Even in Kentucky. [The Advocate]

In a new teevee interview, Daniel Mongiardo basically admits he didn’t like being lieutenant governor because he didn’t get to make decisions and didn’t get to make anything happen. [WYMT]

Ruth Ann Palumbo and the bullshiz brigade are on a mission to spin like crazy over her multiple types of voter fraud. It’s okay, though, because she’s a Democrat. [We Get Comments]

Is Kentucky saved now that Janie Miller has been sacrificed at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services? Of course not. But her ignorance and assholery sure won’t be missed. [Press Release]

Circuit Judge Thomas Gill is criticizing Steve Beshear for fighting the release of child abuse death records. [H-L]

Here’s how the Bowling Green Daily News is looking at Miller’s resignation. She’s merely moving on to seek other opportunities. Ha. [BGDN]

Meanwhile, the governor is working to strangle the judiciary in Kentucky. Which shouldn’t surprise a single person in Kentucky. [Debby Yetter]

Mitch McConnell is queening out like Princess Damon Thayer over the potential end of the electoral college. Because it’s just absurd to them that the popular vote may count for something. [Salon]

Here’s Mitch McConnell getting angry over birth control. I mean, can you imagine a world where birth control has to be provided to people under their health insurance plan? So silly that the U.S. would try to prevent the sex pervert catholics from discriminating, isn’t it? Mitch is all angry over birth control because he’s never had to worry about it. You can speculate about the reasons why. [CBS News]

What’s that? Huh? Oh, you mean the catholic big whigs are now saying they regret apologizing for the child sex abuse scandals? And trusting them is crazier than trusting Sylvia Lovely with a $5 bill? [HuffPo]

On a scale of 1 to a certain closet case Republican state senator mixed with a closet case Northern Kentucky Democrat who wishes he could run for office, how gay is Rick Santorum? [Wonkette]

It’s just a shame that Mitch didn’t mention that senators get way more flexibility in reporting than congresscritters. Particularly when it comes to matters of campaign finance.

Unfortunately, he absolutely forgot Richard Nixon and George W. Bush were president.

Naturally, he took no responsibility for anything he’s done while in Washington.

Our nasty economy is obviously the new guy’s fault – 100% – and the folks who have been in Washington for decades have nothing at all to do with it.

Walter Blevins, Jr. has decided not to seek re-election. Eastern Kentuckians aren’t happy about it. [Ruh Ro]

The local press in the Fourth District is paying close attention to Thomas Massie’s candidacy to replace Geoff Davis in the U.S. Congress. [Ashland Independent]

Poor people in the United States pay way more for care insurance than the wealthy. Don’t act like you’re surprised in the least. [HuffPo]

Mitch McConnell’s new revisionist history is about the worst we’ve seen out of him in a long time. [TPM]

One of the sad things about Greg Fischer’s lack of any sort of experience is watching EMS workers like this guy suffer the consequences. [The 'Ville Voice]

Did you know that February is EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS MONTH in Kentucky? The more you know, kids. [SoS]

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services received a $600,000 federal grant – handed over by the Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information – to connect behavioral health and primary care providers. We can’t help but wonder if those funds wouldn’t be better spent making sure social worker caseloads weren’t outrageous. [Press Release]

Will Warshington do the right thing and stop insider trading by lawmakers? [The Consumerist]

Dear Kenny Coleslaw: You should have included quotes from Steve Beshear saying we WOULD NOT consider tax reform in Kentucky. That would maybe prove he’s lying his ass off about flip-flopping. And it’s not just now that people are talking about this. [WFPL]

Former Rand Paul staffer Chris Hightower filed today to run for the State House. Mainstreamers are clamoring for the opportunity to interview him so they can dredge up the Paul campaign history. They likely won’t mention that all of the shenanigans were caused by David Adams and will attempt to lay all blame at the feet of Hightower. [Page One]

Can you hear them now? The Federal Reserve is making its views heard loudly and clearly. [The Economist]

Remember the McDonald’s incident in 2004 where a crank caller talked a manager into forcing an employee to strip? There’s a film about it. It premiered at Sundance. [Sundance]

A hearing over redistricting maps will be held Monday. So the filing deadline has officially been put on hold in Kentucky. [Ryan Alessi]

Growing inequality, environmental decline and “teetering” economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a UN report concludes. [BBC]

KC Crosbie isn’t running for re-election in Lexington. Will she try running for something else at the last minute? [H-L]

How would Steve Beshear know if there are 23 needed votes for a gambling amendment? He hasn’t spoken to legislators. [WFPL]

Hurry and put up that pay wall, Gannett, so your first quarter earnings can fall another 33%.Hurry up! [C-J/AKN]

Some people are trying to “occupy” Mitch McConnell again because it got them so far the first… 10,000 times. [Press Releases]

Rand Paul isn’t the only U.S. Senator to return unused portions of his office funds to the federal government. He’s not even the first. [Politico]

Damon Thayer claims he’s a man of the people. So why won’t he name his clients in the horse industry as he takes part on the push for casino gambling – which most of us actually support? Transparency would go a long way. But Damon doesn’t have the balls. [John Cheves]

Rick Santorum wants everything he does to be illegal for everyone else. That’s how it works in his mind, apparently. [Wonkette]

Ralph Baze killed these two law enforcement officers 20 years ago. But giving him death is the easy way out. Why shouldn’t murderers be kept alive so they have to actually suffer for what they have done? [WKYT]

Almost half of U.S. households are just a single crisis away from the bread line. [HuffPo]

A former employee of Louisville Metro Animal Services spoke out yesterday against a letter that appeared in A Kentucky Newspaper. Naturally, the paper wouldn’t publish her response. [The 'Ville Voice]

How hilarious would it be to watch Jerry Abramson get his ass handed to him by Crit Luallen? He and his lackeys, like Jim McGovern, are still complaining about Crit’s audit that detailed their decades-long corruption scheme. These sons of bitches think they’re above every person and every thing. [C-J/AKN]

Lonnie Napier can’t read or use the Google so there’s no way for him to realize that welfare drug testing doesn’t work. What does work, though, is testing legislators for drug use. Someone needs to file that as an amendment ASAP. [WKYT]

What kind of economic impact will this have on the United States? Economic conditions and social media are making protests more common in China—at a delicate time for the country’s rulers. [The Economist]

Ron Paul’s associates say he signed off on those racist newsletters from the 1990s. This is sure to enrage a few more folks. [WaPo]

Mitch McConnell is declining to write off a tax increase. This will make all kinds of folks angry, right? [Politico]

Here’s why new photo identification laws will mean some people won’t vote. [NPR]

Louisville’s Metro Council President – Jim King – is also playing pat-a-cake with that city’s Metro Animal Services nightmare. [The 'Ville Voice]

What was that, again, about the Legislative Ethics Commission not being under the direct control of the good old boys in Frankfort? [John Cheves]

Whaaat? Sexytime Herman Cain endorsed Multiple Sexytimes Newt Gingrich? Surely not! [More WaPo]

You should probably check these three stories out to see just how bigoted some Republicans are in the south. They’re just like Kentucky Democrats, for the most part. [Wonkette Here, Here & Here]

Newt Gingrich is pulling a Napleon Dynamite (or is it a Pedro?) by trying to claim businesses will start creating jobs on election night if President Barack Obama loses re-election. Can we just go ahead and get this over so Republicans can lick their wounds? [HuffPo]

Because he can’t be bothered with the actual press or, you know, anything in his home state.

John Boehner is so angry about Barney Frank’s nipples that he queened out on the House floor. [The Hill]

This is why Kentucky can’t have nice things. A very big reason. [SoS]

President Barack Obama put Jim Ramsey on notice last night: “If you can’t stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down. Higher education can’t be a luxury – it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.” [SOTU]

Leave it to some tired queen to cause a physical altercation over Kathy Stein’s ouster from the State Senate instead of acting like an adult. Leave it to bloated pussy Bob Stivers (you know he’s a pussy if he’s afraid of me – so save the feigned offense at the word – you should have seen him haul ass away from me when I was last spotted with Holly Harris VonLuejaosuitur8zzz) for threatening to discipline Stein. It’s a shame Kathy will have to start sharing everything she knows about Bob and pals once she’s officially out of the legislature. It won’t be pretty. [Bluegrass Politics]

It’s cute that some Democrats are “disappointed” in Steve Beshear for not pushing for more tax revenue. [Ryan Alessi]

Here’s Mitch McConnell complaining about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. [Click the Clicky]

Here’s Hal Rogers just completely freaking out and probably crying over the State of the Union. He’s probably still sitting alone, eating another box of Oreos, yelling at the teevee. [WKYT]

The State Fair Board is set to maybe get $8.5 million. No mention of when the state will begin repaying Ed Hart’s millions. [C-J/AKN]

Don’t worry, this congressional redistricting mess in Frankfort still isn’t resolved. Likely won’t be today. [H-L]

This is why the “official” Occupy Wall Street stuff is completely bogus. Absolutely hilarious that they’d embargo their official State of the Union response. [Wonkette]

If you missed it last night, check out the full text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. And maybe take a peek at the Blueprint For An America Built To Last. [Page One]

Oh, look, it’s Sexytime Herman Cain delivering a response to the president’s address last night. [HuffPo]

There was an altercation outside Senate chambers today when supporters of Kathy Stein shook their fingers at people. Bob Stivers says it was Kathy’s fault and that she may be disciplined. Meanwhile, Keith Hall gets to go free with absolutely zero discipline from his legislative chamber. And you wonder why Kentucky is routinely effed up the rear with the rusty knife of corruption. [Frankfort Failure]

Sorry, there’s no way Kentucky legislators are going to consider the health impact of coal. [H-L]

Did you see WATB Mitch McConnell today? Ole gurl was hollering about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address and he hadn’t even read it. [WATB Alert]

Look, here he is having his “Nuh uh, Honey!” moment:

Speaking of “Nuh uh, Honey!” faces, did you see Monty Webb last night? [The 'Ville Voice]

The University of Kentucky got upset with the WKU Herald’s editorial and left us a big comment. [We Get Comments]

The glass is half empty. That’s why businesspeople are so gloomy about America. [The Economist]

Is THIS why the Kentucky Lottery is polling online lottery options lately? Several states are pushing plans to offer lotteries on the internets. [NPR]

Tonight President Barack Obama will give the State of the Union Address and most folks expect it to be the beginning of the presidential race. [Reuters]

Oh, look, it’s Newt Gingrich playing fancy tax games. Maybe the press needs to attack him a bit instead of yelling about Mittens Romney all the time. [Forbes]

Oh, look, Indiana is having problems with its child protection agency, too. Maybe Janie Miller and crew have spread their disease of incompetence. [Indy Star]

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer isn’t just constantly turning a blind eye to campaign finance law and, well, his job. Now he’s using a private email account to skirt Kentucky’s open records law. [The 'Ville Voice]