The Bluegrass Blues Podcast

  • Let’s look at bad newsletters

    Our locally misguided newspaper, the Courier Journal, distributed this newsletter this morning about one of the most important annual events in Kentucky politics. Can you spot what’s missing? Read in browserOn Kentucky PoliticsThu Aug 6 2026 Lucas Aulbach |  Chief Politics Reporter@LucasAulbach Let’s talk about Fancy FarmGet a little extra coffee, because Fancy Farm (and other Kentucky political…

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  • Andy Barr is full of –it

    As usual, the CJ takes the word of a MAGAt when it comes to the evils of government shutdowns. This is from the Republican rep from Kentucky’s 6th congressional district: Every year, hardworking American families sit around their kitchen tables and make sure their bills are paid. They don’t get to “shut down” their household…

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  • Andy Barr wants to be the Space Nazi’s next Chia Pet

    From the Herald Leader: The elimination of whatever [Elon] Musk deems wasteful sets the stage for [Garland Hale] Barr [IV] to vote for another massive tax cut that will mostly benefit the rich. And all this before the administration’s disastrous tariffs wiped out years of savings by hard-working, middle-class people in their 401Ks and dramatically…

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