Thoughts from the Road

Well, I’m in Savannah now, and am so thoroughly out of the loop that I won’t pretend to be able to contribute to Kentucky political conversation this afternoon. I DID hear some awful news on ESPN radio on the way down, though, and would like to wish a speedy recovery to Patrick Patterson. [...]

You Know, I’m Just Spitballing Here…

…but if my favorite noncandidate ever could go back and declare for either one of the races she decided to sit out on, do you think she would?
Sorry, I’m just frustrated since we all had to find out this morning that Gov. Beshear was selling us out for the coal industry at the NGA meetings. [...]

This Post Is Not Supported By The Horse Racing Industry…

…because I have not set aside at least five links for them to bid on.  Morning news and one-line views:

The drought is getting better, sort of; my offbeat coverage of implications at Environmental Graffiti
Steve Beshear: Quickly running out of reasons for me to think any better of him than Jim Gooch.
The Senate, failing to read [...]

LeO, the “Corporate Weekly”, asking questions the Corporate Daily Should

To follow up last night’s essay on, well, everything, I present to you coverage from the Louisville Eccentric Obvserver (fresh off defending their street cred like 50 Cent) on the tactics used in some states–Kentucky being one, at least under the last administration–to catch criminals.
This issue has gotten coverage across a broad spectrum, including a [...]

Defeating Redneckism

Kentucky has more than a few negative stereotypes, which is to say that by and large, people living outside the commonwealth hold to be true the same things we generally believe about Tennessee. These stereotypes are largely sociocultural issues driven by things that are either A) our own dang fault, or B) the fault [...]

It Would Figure

That on the biggest traffic day this site has seen, ever, I would have my muse desert me when it came time for the evening essay.  This is the sort of catastrophe that leads to giving topics less than their due, or beginning series that can’t be properly completed until I move next month.
With that [...]

Senate Sees My “Heathcare Can Wait” Tag, Raises Me

With this gold mine. ( via BGR)
Of course, today has also seen some action on the subject of my belligerence– the LRC Blog (if you can call it that) is reporting that women may now use state medicaid fund to treat cervical and breast cancers. It’s fascinating to me that Capitol Notes [...]

Afternoon Headlines (Update)

A few passing thoughts that together merit a full post:

Big shout-out to Bluegrassroots. Thanks for driving my traffic the biggest day ever today; if you’re here from there, read this.
KFTC points out the sort of dangerous behavior that’s referred to in this book.
John Yarmuth was delayed attempting to rename a post office yesterday; Page [...]

Breaking–Police Use Taser On Student in Louisville

Well, this is happy. From the Lexington Herald and (update) Louisville Courier-Journal, Police were forced to use force while serving an arrest warrant at the Dawson Orman Education Center. DOEC is home to administrative offices, and the student was attempting to enroll in Jefferson County High School (an alternative school) when an [...]

OK, So Not EVERY Educated Person Has Left The State.

Via Bluegrassroots, the head of the Kentucky Paleontological Society visits the Creation Museum.  Some other required reading on the $27 Million Dollar home of Vegetarian Velociaraptors and Diety-Sponsored INCEST:

 DMKY breaks down the incest that none of us considered in Sunday School.  
Joe Sonka of BGR (who had the best visit, ever) takes a peek in textbooks at “Christian Academies”
Esquire Magazine pulls no punches, either.