KENTUCKY FOCUS: Big Win and More to Come?
This last week was a huge win not just for Kentucky, but for clean government. Ernie Fletcher, one of the most corrupt politicians around today, was finally voted out of office. I have highlighted Ernie Fletcher's old fashioned (and illegal) Spoils System form of corruption before. But I had given up hoping that Kentucky would rebel against his corruption, particularly after 50% of Kentucky Republicans eagerly nominated him AGAIN for Governor. But I should have realized that it was REPUBLICANS who didn't mind Fletcher's corruption, not the average citizen of Kentucky. Kentucky as a whole rejected Fletcher's corruption quite soundly and should be damned proud for doing so.
Kentucky's new Governor is a much more respectable gentleman named Steve Beshear, who won the election with more than 60% of the vote. In fact the rejection of corruption in Kentucky went even further as Democrats did quite well in all but two statewide races. May the Democrats serve you better than the corrupt Republicans did.
Next is Mitch McConnell, the increasingly unpopular Senator from Kentucky. His consistent support of Bush's Iraq quagmire means voters are getting pretty tired of him. There are many prediction that he will be the next Bush lap dog to fall to voter anger at the mess Republicans have made of America under Bush. Kentucky is viewed as one of the best Senate pick up chances for Democrats in 2008. In this context I should note that McConnell's voting record is pretty abyssmal. He gets a "D" rating from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, a "0" from The Retired Enlisted Association, and a "0" from the Disabled American Veterans. He gets only a 0-11 score out of 100 (that's a failing greade) from the National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. He gets a "0" score from Parkinsons Action Network. He gets low marks from pretty much every union there is, including the United Auto Workers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the AFL-CIO. He gets a "0" from the Children's Defense Fund, the National Education Association, and the National Parent Teacher Association. So really, there are almost no Americans, other than Bush and Halliburton, that McConnell represents!
I predict (though not with strong conviction quite yet) that McConnell will be the next corrupt Republican ousted from office by the good voters of Kentucky. If you want to make this happen, get involved with your local Democratic Party. It is your chance to shape local politics and get to know your elected officials.
Kentucky's new Governor is a much more respectable gentleman named Steve Beshear, who won the election with more than 60% of the vote. In fact the rejection of corruption in Kentucky went even further as Democrats did quite well in all but two statewide races. May the Democrats serve you better than the corrupt Republicans did.
Next is Mitch McConnell, the increasingly unpopular Senator from Kentucky. His consistent support of Bush's Iraq quagmire means voters are getting pretty tired of him. There are many prediction that he will be the next Bush lap dog to fall to voter anger at the mess Republicans have made of America under Bush. Kentucky is viewed as one of the best Senate pick up chances for Democrats in 2008. In this context I should note that McConnell's voting record is pretty abyssmal. He gets a "D" rating from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, a "0" from The Retired Enlisted Association, and a "0" from the Disabled American Veterans. He gets only a 0-11 score out of 100 (that's a failing greade) from the National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. He gets a "0" score from Parkinsons Action Network. He gets low marks from pretty much every union there is, including the United Auto Workers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the AFL-CIO. He gets a "0" from the Children's Defense Fund, the National Education Association, and the National Parent Teacher Association. So really, there are almost no Americans, other than Bush and Halliburton, that McConnell represents!
I predict (though not with strong conviction quite yet) that McConnell will be the next corrupt Republican ousted from office by the good voters of Kentucky. If you want to make this happen, get involved with your local Democratic Party. It is your chance to shape local politics and get to know your elected officials.
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