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Gas Station Governor Steve Beshear’s 2009 Christmas card has been released:
The interior of the card reads: “Suck It, Kentucky! No Tax Reform!”
All kidding aside? It’s a nice, modest card. And this year there’s no uproar about wasted money because it’s paid for by the re-election [...]

You know, sometimes you feel like giving a person the benefit of the doubt.
Until they open their mouth and the stupid comes tumbling out.
Like with Arthur Byrn, Kentucky League of Cities’ insurance services board chairman, the guy who makes money selling KLC’s products.
He says there’s no conflict of [...]
Posts are light this week and will stop next week for Christmas. We'll be back with scorecards, session previews and more on the 28th!
KCTCS enrollment up over 10%
KLC audit 'cites $350,000 in "questionable" expenses that Luallen said allowed the group's leaders to spend money for "their primary benefit" [...]
According to the campaign's website, it has raised nearly $1.7 million over the last eight or so months.
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With hours yet to go on his "money bomb" day, the Rand Paul campaign has just announced that with over $200,000 raised today, more on the way and two weeks left to go in this reporting period, they have now gone over one half million dollars for this quarter in [...]
In an analysis of the "Money Bomb" day planned by Rand Paul today, a WHAS Political Blog post by Joe Arnold is spot on:
By raising expectations for a "moneybomb" Internet fundraiser today (12/16), Rand Paul's U.S. Senate campaign is walking a high risk/high reward tightrope. If campaign manager David Adams' public hopes [...]
Planned Parenthood is an euphemism for the advisers who help America's "for profit" abortionists make money from killing babies. This video is part of a series from the undercover investigation of their persuasive techniques which, according to the series, include telling young mothers lies in order to increase the number [...]
Last year, ExxonMobil donated $7 million to a grab-bag of public policy institutes, including the Aspen Institute, the Asia Society and Transparency International. It also gave a combined $125,000 to the Heritage Institute and the National Center for Policy Analysis, two conservative [...]
FROM KENTUCKY.COM:
Nunn's attorneys seek release of money from auction of his homeThe attorneys for former state Rep. Steve Nunn have asked a Fayette Circuit Court judge to release money from the sale of Nunn's home in Glasgow to pay legal fees, according to a motion filed Monday. [...]And why does he continue to pull the wool over his constituents’ eyes in Eastern Kentucky?
Let’s take a trip down the Keith Hall void:
Speaking of Greg Stumbo and Ethics… [February 24, 2009] Keith Hall - Big Time Hypocrisy [March 2, 2009] Flashback: Keith Hall Shirked Duties in Frankfort [March [...]
"I didn't know who they were, and they kept asking, 'Where's the money?'" Bradley Fugate recalls of a frightening home invasion incident. Police say the armed suspects burst into the home shortly after Fugate opened the front and back doors to let some cool air inside. One of the men pushed Fugate's niece onto [...]
Soo…. How long will it take our Gas Station Governor to appoint Ken Winters as Joe Meyer’s replacement in the Education & Workforce spot? [Just Wondering]
More than half of teachers report buying food for hungry students with their own money. These are the times we’re living in. [HuffPo]
Democrats like [...]