Remember how Rick Perry was insane during debates? Then you’ll probably pee a little bit when you read this story about him, well, peeing. [Wonkette]

Campaign finance on a federal level is about to get a lot more dicey after this fancy ruling. [HuffPo]

Did Lexington maybe burn to the ground last night? Because local media there is 100% focused on how crazy people behaved. [WKYT]

Ronnie Ellis must have completely disappeared from CNHI papers. Was he abducted? He’s been MIA since February 24. [Missing Journalist Alert]

Maybe Louisvillians would be less angry at their embarrassingly bad mayor if he was winning awards for something other than his use of FACEBOOK AND TWITTER? Jesus H. [FOX41]

What do you do when you’re the mayor of the state’s largest city and have egg all over your face for sinking that city’s animal services agency into the ground while covering it up? Promote a different story like crazy and pretend to love animals. That’s what. [The 'Ville Voice]

Now Rand Paul wants to tour tornado-ravaged areas of Eastern Kentucky. Pro-tip: It’s now April. [H-L]

Oh, here you go, the national press is laughing at Kentucky as it goes insane over a basketball game. [HuffPo]

Remember when Rand Paul was queening out about energy efficient light bulbs? Turns out efficiency is a huge deal in the rest of the world. [The Economist]

The Robert Felner culture of corruption continues at the University of Louisville. No one bats an eyelash. [Page One]

You know you have a serious problem in your state when your governor tells the press that a basketball victory will “help with economic development” and puts the state on an “international stage.” [Twitter]

Mitch McConnell is queening out yet again. This time? It’s bad for President Barack Obama to speak out about the Supreme Court but it’s okay for Mitch to do so. [Politico]

More than one individual from UofL has come to us regarding an internal audit of the College of Education and Human Development grant from the Olin Foundation. It was completed not long ago and now, unsurprisingly, the University is trying to cover it up. We’ve spent two weeks trying to get our hands on it and school officials have come up with every excuse under the sun.

But it gets better.

Federal grants require UofL to report of the amount of effort a professor works on those grants via payroll processing/reporting/yadda yadda. And we’ve seen evidence that suggests at least two unit business managers have been falsifying reports for the College of Education’s benefit. The employee who discovered the shenanigans was forced to resign shortly thereafter under pressure from Dean Blake Haselton.

Wouldn’t you think these Felneresque messes would have stopped coming to light about four years ago?

Because this is ridiculous. The lack of transparency and willingness to throw anything resembling honesty under the bus is disheartening. Taxpayers and the community at large deserve better.

Renee True, Steve Henry’s former running mate, had to pay a $2,000 fine to settle the ethics complaint against her. Maybe she shouldn’t have hired her mother to work in her PVA office. What a hot mess. [H-L]

Remember Robert Felner? Seems his scheme of robbing everybody blind is a popular one. So you know it’s still going down at the University of Louisville, as well. [EBRI]

Trayvon Martin’s mother may not be able to eat until the racist twit who murdered her son is arrested but this country will never be all that it can be until douche hats like that are forced to suffer for a few decades. This guy should be tortured. Daily. For 20-30 years. [HuffPo]

The pill mill bill is probably going to get some revisions. Which could mean it’s dead in the water. Especially if Tom Jenson says it’s a-okay. [C-J/AKN]

Can we finally get one thing straight? Neither Steve Beshear nor Hal Rogers “announced” that additional Kentucky counties were eligible for disaster relief. The federal government made the announcement. They just tried to get media attention by issuing releases that were regurgitations of the initial release from the feds. [WYMT]

Kentucky Retirement Systems is absolutely no stranger to big time ethics violations. But that doesn’t mean anybody will ever be held accountable. [Page One]

It’s interesting that folks outside Kentucky never bother to figure out why Jack Conway feigns so much outrage at for-profit schools. It’s not because many of them are corrupt wastes of money. It’s because Todd P’Pool hurt his feelings. [Inside Higher Ed]

Rick The Poop Splooge Santorum is so, so angry that President Barack Obama would allow his daughters to go on vacation to Mexico. Can you believe that?! They don’t speak English there! [Wonkette]

Everybody is freaking out about billionaire Peter Lewis leaving the Democracy Alliance. That’s what happens when groups align too closely with the Democratic Party and abandon common sense. [HuffPo]

Looks like everyone in Richmond is freaking out over some police activity, hazmat suits, fire crews and such. [WLEX18]

Is the concentration of wealth at the top to blame for financial crises? How bout this latest mess the United States has been in for a minute? [The Economist]

The Public Service Commission heard testimony yesterday in the LG&E natural gas case. LG&E wants to convert come coal-fired facilities to natural gas plants. [WFPL]

Way to go, Eastern Kentucky! Elliott County Deputy Judge-Executive Barry Blair pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor (federal) charge of paying people for their votes. He was indicted with his dad, Judge-Executive David Blair, in May 2010 on charges of bribery and conspiracy for vote buying. [H-L]

When saving for retirement, people should focus on their savings instead of withdrawals. [The Economist]

Want to hear Greg Stumbo bore himself to death talking about the gubernatorial election? [Ryan Alessi]

Yesterday Jack Conway filed suit against First DataBank and McKesson Corporation for conspiring to inflate average wholesale prices of medications – essentially committing Medicaid fraud. [Press Release]

President Barack Obama declared seven Eastern Kentucky counties disaster areas: Bell, Breathitt, Knott, Knox, Lee, Magoffin, Perry. [H-L & Press Release]

Health at birth has been linked to teenage academic performance. [Reuters]

Rand Paul will just pee all over both debt deals because that’s what he loves to do. [WFPL]

Today Congressman John Yarmuth will meet with visitors from Kentucky Youth Advocates. [Press Release]

We’re all gonna die because of the debt and because Warshington sucks and because no one will take responsibility for anything, ever. [NY Times]

Seems like just yesterday the editorial board was defending Jim Ramsey over the way he handled the Robert Felner scandal (they actually brought it up). Borderline shocking to see them pop him in the face over the hospital merger mess. Be sure to give it a read. Then start demanding Uncle Jimmy take responsibility. [C-J/AKN]

Speaking of Jimmy… he’s holding the State of the University on September 13 at 2:30 P.M. Eastern on Comstock Hall. It starts with a fancy processional and everything. Because that is necessary to make Jimmy feel swell about getting paid zillions of dollars while the rest of UofL’s faculty count change left in the sofa. [Aunt Shirley's Email Blast]

Orange man John Boehner got teabagged really hard. Nice visual? [HuffPo]

No wonder Louisville Metro Animal Services is such a flustercuck. Greg Fischer’s top dog is a lying disaster. [The 'Ville Voice]

Mitch McConnell agrees with former President Bill Clinton on Medicare. [Politico]

According to the latest U.S. Census data, married folks are now outnumbered. Less than half of the country’s households are headed by married people. [WaPo]

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a high school graduation in a San Antonio suburb may not include an opening and closing prayer or the words “invocation” or “benediction.” [HuffPo]

We only recently started to understand – after eleventeen million years – how the food guide pyramid works. Now we have to figger out how a round plate pie chart thingy works? [NY Times]

California lawmakers killed a measure banning gifts to themselves. It’s only a matter of time before Kentucky does the same thing. [LA Times]

Will the 2012 race tell the country who is afraid of ethanol? [NPR]

Housing prices in the United States have fallen below their 2009 low. [BBC]

Gubmint will maybe ease insurance availability for those with pre-existing health conditions. Just don’t hold your breath quite yet. [WaPo]

Don’t be fooled by those food stamp numbers earlier today. The share of the population on food stamps has grown in most states. [WSJ]

You think Steve Beshear will go check this fancy boat out for his re-election? I mean, it’ll be great publicity for the Ark Park. [Daily Mail]

Dear papaw: please start getting a grip before you take advantage of voters. At least TRY to act better than Republicans. [H-L]

Huge nerd moment: groundwater depletion can now be detected from space. [NY Times]

Blake Haselton is staying on in the wake of Robert Felner’s shenanigans until 2014. That’s a pretty good thing for the University of Louisville, we think. [C-J/AKN]

Doesn’t this bill – which passed without question today – smell of corruption in Pike County? Some sprite young journalists out there should dig in to it. [Senate Bill 66]

Lt. Dan is not happy with Florida. He wants Governor Scott to know he is really upset. We can’t blame him. [H-L]

A fossil indicates that Lucy may have been the first walker. It’s three million years old. Surely that will send the Ark Park folks into a tizzy. [NPR]

Republicans want to eliminate $1.3 billion from community health enters they once considered essential. Imagine that. The Republican way. [Think Progress]

Aside from being sickeningly cheap (Ben Chandler), what’s wrong with congresscritters bunking in their offices in Warshington? [HuffPo]

David Adams, the apparent delusional on-staff for Phil Moffett, claimed in a press release this morning that Rand Paul had endorsed Moffett. Naturally, that’s a bald-faced Mormon psych job lie. So. We ignored it. [Press Release]

Today the Kentucky Film Office honored Louisville actress Jennifer Lawrence for her Academy Award nomination for “Winter’s Bone” and William Mapother for his role in “Another Earth.” [Press Release]

The U.S. is proposing a new forest management plan. Naturally, since this is America, it caves in to pressures from mining and timber interests. Environmental advocacy groups are expressing deep disappointment. [NY Times]

We would write more about this Kentuckians For The Commonwealth sit-in at the governor’s office if it weren’t a lost cause. [Bluegrass Politics]

You should check out this video of Congressman John Yarmuth honoring a young Kentucky hero on the floor of the House. [The 'Ville Voice]

Ever wondered what kind of crazy stuff goes on at CPAC? Feast your eyes on the hilarity. [Wonkette here & here]

Lots of happy people in Egypt this evening. Maybe millions? Now that Mubarak has left power. [WaPo]

Don’t miss Comment on Kentucky tonight at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Scheduled guests: Roger Alford, Tony McVeigh, Greg Stotelmyer. [Press Release]

That meth bill cleared a Senate panel yesterday but a floor vote was delayed. You’d think the Republican Senate – of all places – would think twice before doing something so crazy expensive and less-than-great in the eyes of many law enforcement officials. Guess they didn’t see that LRC study, eh? [CN|2]

Greg Stumbo, in agreement with David Williams, says he’s willing to end the legislative session early. So why are we wasting time and money to begin with? [FOX41]

The E-Verify bill discussion in a house committee yesterday turned into a hot mess. Is it ever a good idea to implement something that you know is super-flawed? [H-L]

28 Eastern Kentucky kids were taken to the hospital after their school bus crashed in Leslie County. [WHAS11]

Apparently bills get repeated in Frankfort on Groundhog Day. Guess there’s nothing wrong with forcing the Capitol to relive its nightmares. [Bluegrass Politics]

Steve Beshear will speak at the annual conference of the Kentucky School Boards Association in Louisville today. 2:15 P.M. Galt House Grand Ballroom. Any and all press should be there to ask the governor why he refuses to tackle comprehensive tax reform and why he’s so keen on saying one thing and doing another. [Press Release]

Do you have $89 million? That’s what Kentucky’s gonna need if Frankfort enacts that silly and racist immigration bill. [Northern Kentucky Politics]

Nope, we still can’t take Hal Rogers seriously when he talks about cutting government spending. It’s too hilarious to ever consider. [The Hill]

You know how things in Egypt are absoflippinglutely crazy right now? They’re about to get crazier and the government has something to hide. They’re rounding journalists up left and right. [HuffPo]

The Family Jesus Council will have none of that anti-bullying business. Teaching kids that bullying is bad is obviously part of the scary ho-mo-sexual agenda. [Wonkette]

The sentencing of Thomas Schroeder, Robert Felner’s partner in crime, was delayed because of defense objections. [WAVE3]

What? You though the havoc wreaked by Robert Felner was over? His protégé, John Deasy, is already terrifying folks in Los Angeles. [Yeah, Still A Nightmare]

Democrat John Lackey, of Richmond, filed to run for Commissioner of Agriculture today. [SoS]

Teabagger David Adams says that David Williams called him repeatedly last year to “stop Rand from talking about spending cuts and term limits.” We call on Adams to prove it. Because Rand’s people say that’s a far-fetched claim to be making. [Amanda Van Benschoten]

Tell me, again, why Steve Beshear refuses to address comprehensive tax reform in Kentucky? How is it the sitting Democratic governor can get away with that? At least this guy is calling Frankfort out. [Larry Dale Keeling]

Republican Hilda Legg filed to run for Secretary of State today. Meaning Alison Lundergan Grimes is going to be your new SoS, Kentucky. [SoS]

No, House Republicans cannot put big spending cuts into action. Because they’re just like House Democrats. They get into power and then they go insane. [CNN]

Kentuckians can now vote on the 2011 election slogan. [SoS]

Don’t you love it when Louisville television stations are accidentally Anti-Semitic? [The 'Ville Voice]

Jack Conway’s regretful U.S. Senate campaign and his admission of effing things up is apparently national news. Again. But maybe in a good-ish way. [TIME]

You know how the teabaggers say they aren’t racist obese people on Rascals? Well, guess where some of the teabaggers are holding their national conference. In Arizona. [Wonkette]

It’s crazy that it’s cheaper to buy home than to rent in most of the United States in this day and age. Even in Kentucky. [HuffPo]

John Boehner refused to go to the Tucson shooting memorial because had difficulty finding the right shade of bottle tan. It wasn’t just because he had a fancy RNC cocktail party to attend. [Wonkette]

Joe Lambert has decided not to run for Attorney General. So Jack Conway can stop sweating. [Bluegrass Politics]

Nationally, first-time jobless claims jumped by 35,000 last week. That’s a total of 445,000 new unemployment claims. Our economy is wonderful. [NPR]

297,000 more Americans were employed in December than in November. Still not good news. [The Economist]

Earlier today Democrat Stewart Gritton filed to run for Commissioner of Agriculture. It’s still Jamie Comer’s race to lose. [SoS & His Website]

Finding out what legislation costs taxpayers is usually impossible. But we’ve got an exception today. [Ralph Long]

Today Tim Longmeyer’s appointment as Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet became official with the Secretary of State’s office. I think his appointment was effective on January 8, though. [SoS]

You should probably check out Sarah The Quitter Palin’s top ten biggest failures. [HuffPo]

This will likely burn your eyes out. Lingerie-Wearing Boehner: ‘We Still Have A Very Pretty Speaker Of The House’ [The Onion]

Michelle Rhee has learned a lot about school reform. She’s launching a national movement to transform education. Obviously, we’ll ignore it in Kentucky. [Newsweek]

A national horsie show is moving to the Kentucky Horse Park. That’s pretty good news. [H-L]

Of course Papaw Steve Beshear feels safe when trolling around the State Capitol. It might have something to do with the fact that he has a full-time Kentucky State Police security detail. It’s like the man has zero filter. [Ronnie Ellis]

Since 2007, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has spent $20,924,133.42 on cell phone charges and $47,750,392.74 on motor vehicles. Nice, right? [Ralph Long]

Thank goodness Kentucky didn’t make the bottom five of this list of America’s unhealthiest states. [MSN/Forbes]

Here’s yet another look at the John Deasy – Robert Felner mess that’s bogging the Los Angeles Unified School District down these days. [4 LA Kids]

Joe has taken a personal look at Giffords, Loughner, Palin and the basic rules of human decency. It’s worth your consideration. [B&P]

On Sarah Palin and her crazy “blood libel” claim. It’s enough to gag a maggot. [Media Matters]

Today Elaine Walker officially filed to run for Secretary of State. [SoS]

The City of Williamsburg is in violation of Kentucky’s open records law. Strange to see Jack Conway upholding open records laws since he didn’t when Todd Hollenbach’s scheming and excuses were involved. [Times-Tribune]

Here’s a big ole glowing thing of stuff about Elaine Walker moving from Bowling Green to Frankfort. [BGDN]

I agree. Democrats shoulder much of the blame for what’s wrong with the U.S. Senate. Mitch McConnell shoulders the rest. [WaPo]

Today the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission added Indiana University Southeast (in New Albany, just across the river from Louisville) as a partner at Blackacre State Nature Preserve. [Press Release]