Great post!! (4.00 / 1)

Shack. Welcome aboard. Mongiardo indeed made a lot of people very mad with SB 245. While I did not personally agree with the bill itself I agree that most Kentuckians did. I do not agree with Mongiardo on everything, but overall I think he is a good man and a fine candidate. I believe on two of the issues we need more votes on in the Senate he will be strong; on worker's rights and healthcare.

I agree too that Conway will do better within the urban triangle and that Mongiardo will do better without. I think very highly of Yarmuth, but I doubt he could win my seat over here in the First.

As far as the Conway Duke thing, that does not really bother me. Duke is a very prestigous school and it wasn't necessarily a jab at UK to go there.

I admire both of our Senate candidates. I think they both have strengths and weaknesses, but are both good men and would do a hell of a job. I want to stay neutral to report impartially on this site for both sides, but I welcome any member who wants to respectfully lay out their case for either one.

Hopefully some Conway folks will come aboard and make their case too!!

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by: RDemocrat @ Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 19:56:33 PM CDT

Glad to be here (4.00 / 2)

Many believe this is the grand showdown between ordinary Kentuckians and the Urban elite. Folks from Louisville certainly hate that point of view because it is a dangerous thing for them. If this point of view takes hold it could be a recipe for disaster for Conway. I don't have a thing against Conway, I have only talked to the man once. But our shattered party has already taken sides, Conway vs Mongirdo. Many, like myself, believe Mongiardo had the right of first call. So some Mongairdo supporters are taking this personally.

Moniardo is straight forward and he will not waiver on an issue that touches his soul. He is what Native Americans call a Pure Heart and we have sort of adopted him as one of our own. Conway has no record so we have to look at his political associations for the substance we need. I am not going to argue for or against gay marriage, I don't judge anyone, that's not my job. All I have is the data and that one issue could be the issue that decides this race. Both have their faults, their human. But many believe this is our Democratic Armageddon. The main stream Democratic Party is not the party of the early Clinton years. It has changed, dramatically. I think we my see a third party ascend in a few years in Kentucky.  

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by: Shack @ Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 21:13:20 PM CDT

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