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A crowded field of R’s for Ky. governor
Al Cross, a longtime observer of Kentucky politics, takes a look at the political landscape in this summary of upcoming elections and possible candidates in the attached piece from Forward Kentucky.
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Run Andy, Run! Not that way!
Here’s something from the Lexington Herald Leader that we discussed in our most recent podcast: If Andy Beshear truly wants to serve his country, if he really wants to help people, if his actual dedication is to the cause of freedom and equality for all – then absolutely none of us need him in the…
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Kentucky CoC is a bunch of Republicans. Here’s what they say about tariffs.
From Spectrum News: Kentucky heavily relies on imports and exports. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said when tariffs like these are imposed, no one wins. “This is economically harmful to other countries, and it’s economically harmful to us as well, which is one of the reasons why we strongly discourage the utilization of tariffs as a means…
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Do Kentucky colleges stand for anything?
From the Herald Leader: Officials with the University of Kentucky and the state’s other public universities have not signed an open letter by the American Association of College and Universities challenging some of President Donald Trump’s administration’s higher education policies. Kentucky institutions of “higher education” have already bowed to the MAGA demands of the sycophantic…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 2
Look who’s running for U.S. Senate. And who is threatening healthcare in Kentucky?
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I guess God didn’t make coal miners
From the Washington Post: MADISON, W.Va. — Emory “Curly” Carter sometimes feels like he can’t breathe. Household chores, such as cleaning and gardening, leave him gasping for air, making him feel like he has a “real bad” case of pneumonia. After nearly four decades working in underground coal mines, Carter was diagnosed with black lung, a…
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Some takes on the firing of Kim Schatzel
Bob hill today on Facebook A CAREFUL READING OF THE TEA LEAVES now indicates – via a Courier-Journal story – that the University of Louisville Board of Trustees had sufficient evidence to terminate (fire in common parlance) former president Kim Schatzel for cause but gave her the opportunity resign with a $700,000 severance package to…
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U.S. Senate race has a new candidate
Republican Congressman Andy Barr, who hasn’t met a town hall meeting he wouldn’t run away from, has announced he’s going to seek Mitch McConnell’s U.S. Senate seat. From the Lexington Herald Leader: Andy Barr made it official Tuesday: He’s running for U.S. Senate. The longtime Central Kentucky Congressman announced in a video posted to a…
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UK kisses MAGA ass
Since we’ve already blasted the University of Louisville about its acquiescence to the MAGA moron inspired anti-DEI legislation by knuckle-dragging Republicans in the state legislature, it’s only fair to shower the same treatment on Kentucky’s other big university. From the Herald Leader: The University of Kentucky has canceled celebrations for minority graduates due to state…
