McConnell's Smokescreen
Sometimes, when you lay down a smokescreen to confuse your opponents, it winds up hurting you instead. Mitch McConnell found that out, and Aaron Smith is on it.
Bruce Maples (bruceinlouisville@gmail.com)
Bevin's New Crime Plan
Governor Bevin’s proposal to solve the crime problem by doing prayer walks is not only a new and untried approach to the issue, but it SAVES MONEY as well! Aaron Smith explains in his latest cartoon:
Govs to McConnell: Don't Mess with Medicaid
Seven sitting governors – 3 Republican and 4 Democrat – have written a letter to Mitch McConnell, calling out both the process and the particulars of the current Republican health care bill, the AHCA, with a special focus on Medicaid. (Usually referred to as #Trumpcare, but increasingly becoming #McConnellCare, since he is
Bevin Attacks Media, Calls Pastors "Goats"
In another video posted on social media, Governor Matt Bevin attacked members of the media and the clergy, including calling the pastors “goats,” an implication that their faith is fake. Bevin went after some media by name, including Bill Lamb of WDRB and Doug Profitt of WHAS, saying that they
Vive La France! Jamais Marine! (Viva Comey?)
Just as J. Edgar Comey helped Trump edge Clinton last November, the head G-man evidently loomed large in Marine Le Pen’s drubbing in the French presidential election. Donald Trump tilted toward the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant Le Pen, candidate of the far-right-wing National Front, which has been compared to France’
On crime, Bevin, and prayer
I posted a series of tweets about this earlier, but thought it best to expand a bit in a PubBlog post. It’s hard to know just what to say about the Governor’s appearance and his plan, as you come off sounding like either you don’t believe in
Trumpcare Takes $800 Million from Kentucky's Poor & Middle-Class
Reverse Robin Hood. That’s what Trumpcare, the Republican health care bill, surely is: it takes from the poor and gives to the rich. How much? If you add up the impact for everyone in the state, from poorest to wealthiest, the net effect is a LOSS of at least
How Coal Rhetoric Hurts Mining Communities
While the battle rages over whether there’s a war on coal and who’s to blame, Kentucky lost another 216 mining jobs during the first three months of this year, according to quarterly figures from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. A new report by the Columbia University Center
KY Health: Whose Fault Is It?
Eight counties in Kentucky have seen the biggest decline in life expectancy in the country. Whose fault is that? Aaron Smith gives us the answer.
FBI Director Garland?
Not likely, but the suggestion is interesting (and troubling) for a number of reasons. Following the firing of FBI director James Comey, many names have been floated as a possible replacement. One of the people mentioned as a candidate is Judge Merrick Garland. Senator Mike Lee suggested Garland soon after
Remember: Trump Gone or Not, We Have Work To Do
I’ve been reading Twitter a lot lately, both to keep up and to get story ideas and leads. A recent comment on there, though, got me thinking, and I thought I’d expand on it. The point of the tweet was that the prospect of Trump et al getting
Senator Mitch McConnell: WHEN?
Senator Mitch McConnell, WHEN are you going to fulfill your oath of office to protect the Constitution? WHEN are you going to choose nation over party? WHEN are you going to act to protect our government, our institutions, and our democracy? WHEN are you going to stand for all Americans,
Emerge Kentucky – Shaking up the Republican Old Boy Network
A recent study noted that Kentucky was ranked 47th out of the 50 states in the percentage of state officeholders who are female. Emerge Kentucky is out to change all that. Emerge Kentucky is the state’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office. Affiliated
Your Kentucky Death Panel
Here are the four Kentucky reps who voted to take away your health insurance, without reading the bill, without any hearings, without any CBO score, and without any support from Democrats: * Rep. Andy Barr (R-Wall Street) * Rep. Hal Rogers (whose district will be the most affected in Kentucky) * Rep. Brett
"Reversing the Apocalypse" – Krystal Ball's Book on the Democratic Party
The Murray, Ky., Woman’s Club meets in a building that’s a memorial to a president who won nearly 90 percent of the local vote when he was elected going on 85 years ago. Workers from the National Youth Administration built the roomy limestone clubhouse in 1939-40. The NYA
Your Children Are Being Hurt by Third-Hand Smoke
A study by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center shows that children, especially young ones, can be harmed by “third-hand smoke,” even if their parents and caregivers are careful not to smoke in their presence. The study showed that second-hand smoke settles on surfaces, leaving a nicotine residue. Children
