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Keeping Kentuckians in the dark on their health
This entry in the CJ is pretty interesting in what it doesn’t say: The future of health care was on the minds — and signs — of some 100 people who took the downtown Louisville amid the federal government shutdown. The assembly of concerned locals at the “Healthcare Not Authoritarianism” rally on Oct. 4 drew…
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Follow the money if you want to win an election
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair once said: “The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories.” We tend to disagree. The first rule of politics, if you want to understand why politicians do what they do, is “follow the money.” Policy…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 9
A look at life in the surveillance state, left vs. right politics and how we can all make a difference: Some of the things we discussed: And some of the videos we referred to. Josh Turek’s U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa: While Mike Flood pisses off Nebraska constituents: And a scene, in which AI highlights…
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Advice to Democrats planning to run for president in 2028
Word is that Andy Beshear is going to pass up running for Mitch McConnell’s U.S. Senate seat and will instead pursue a presidential campaign. So, he should listen to Scott Galloway here at the 14:03 mark: There’s your platform, Andy. Run with it!
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Giving credit to Bluegrass U.S. senators
This from Louisville Public Media: Kentucky’s Republican senators have set themselves apart as top conservative voices expressing opposition to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Sen. Rand Paul has spoken frequently on the airwaves and the Senate floor in recent months, decrying what he calls an “abuse of executive power.” “I don’t want to live where…
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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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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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Kentucky senator grows a delayed spine
From The Hill: Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is questioning President Trump’s decisions to pick “amateur isolationists” for senior policy jobs at the Pentagon and to fire Gen. Timothy Haugh, the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, without explanation. “If decades of experience in uniform isn’t enough to lead the N.S.A. but amateur…
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The storm before the storm
Severe storms are about to hit the Bluegrass. Take it away Andy: This looks like it’s going to be bad, and if you haven’t noticed, we’re having some freaky weather this week. Yesterday, temperatures were in the 30s. This afternoon, it approached 80. You would think that everybody is knows climate change is causing these…
