The wars in the middle-east have dragged on for far too long. As someone opposed to the Iraq War from the beginning, and who realizes we long ago under incompetent leadership lost the window of opportunity to capture Osama bin Laden and do any real good in Afghanistan, it is frustrating to see our party carrying on the disgraceful legacy of men like Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. Why carry on a legacy created upon a lie?? What is really frustrating is how many politicians are more than willing to cower in fear rather than speak out about the fact that we have wasted too many young lives and too much national treasure, and quite frankly our troops deserve better from all of us than to have been sent into the wrong war in the wrong places at the wrong time with the wrong equipment and continue to be sent there over and over again.
In his anti-government crusade Rand Paul seeks to leave many folks behind. From the unemployed, to minorities that business owners do not like and now to Kentucky's farmers Rand Paul's heartless campaign to "starve the beast" leaves millions of people behind. Even in a farming state, Rand Paul wishes to end farm subsidies because quite frankly, he does not want Corporate America or the very wealthy to pay taxes. Over here in Western Kentucky that position would threaten many livelihoods.
I wrote this diary, "John Waltz Continues to Show Strength" yesterday when I realized that the Waltz campaign had put up a very strong showing in fundraising for the last quarter. However, now it appears as if I put it up before I realized just how strong this showing really was. You see, as a political newcomer and a Progressive in a red area John Waltz did the unthinkable. He actually OUT-RAISED the sitting Republican Geoff Davis. Even more remarkable is that Waltz smoked Davis in donations from individuals.
Rand Paul speaking at the Kentucky Freedom Festival July 10, 2010, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Hey Rand Paul Jack Conway ain't hard to find. He's here in Kentucky standing up for real people. This Video was shot with iPhone 4.
Rand Paul speaking at the Kentucky Freedom Festival in Frankfort, Kentucky. Looks like Rand stuck his foot in his mouth once again. This Video was shot with iPhone 4.
In his quest to keep the rich and Corporate America from paying any taxes Rand Paul continually shows us one thing. He just does not get it. Yes, because of his hatred of the federal government his "starve the beast" mentality would actually "starve Kentucky" and deny us much needed federal money. Paul's answer?? Let our cash-strapped state pay for everything itself.
Click here to view photos of the event. The videos are after the fold. I hope the Kentucky Democratic Party and the Jack Conway campaign read this, because I have some advice for both of them. The Kentucky Democratic Party has had it's head in the sand for over a year now and has let the Tea Party folks capture the imagination of regular people here in Kentucky. We here at Hillbilly Report warned them, but it appears they were too busy looking for Republicans to raise their money and reading some blogs here in Kentucky, that seem to be more interested in their advertising revenues, rather than taking the time to get off their asses to go out in the field and see what's really going on here in Kentucky. As for Jack Conway, he needs to grow a pair and stop talking like "One Tough Son of a Bitch" and start acting like one. To tell you the truth I've had enough of "Wussie World" here in Kentucky.
It is an enigma I have long struggled to understand. Anyone in the state of Kentucky voting Republican. For a while now we have had mostly Republican representation in the Congress except for the mixed bag voting record of Blue Dog Ben Chandler. Only with the inclusion of Congressman Awesome John Yarmuth from the Third District have working Kentucky families had a solid voice in the Congress on all issues. Now the price of voting against our own interests is catching up with us.
For a long time now we have had a problem in Kentucky. While our state has a wide majority of Democrats, we have several Congressional seats that remain Republican, have two Republican Senators, and vote on a national level in Presidential elections Republican. Now it appears as if we will have a leader of our state party who donated too the two worst Republicans of all, disgraced former Governor Ernie Fletcher and the Darth Vader of Kentucky politics, Mitch McConnell. To me, this shows the weakness of our party as a whole. Their are too many apologists for the Corporate Republican ideology within our state and national party and the best thing they can do is leave our party, not lead it.
Steve Atcher, Elizabethtown City Councilman announced his candidacy for Mayor of Elizabethtown, Kentucky today at the G.M. Searle Pavilion at Freeman Lake Park.
Actually, Paducah ain't that bad. I heard that phrase at 4-H camp (Dawson Springs) from a guy from Bowling Green way back in the day. Growing up in rural Western Kentucky makes one have to reach a bit further, try a bit harder and lean out a lot further to get an idea about what's really going on. I found Hillbilly Report while searching for somebody.. ANYBODY in and around Paducah that might be interested in helping to kick off a local Transition Initiative.
You know with all the bluster coming from the Mad Doctor Rand Paul about debt and deficit one thing remains true. Paul's ideas are starve the beast lunacy that would almost completely strip our country of any kind of social programs whatsoever. Luckily Kentucky has a sane candidate running for Senate. A candidate that has already saved this state's taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars by fighting against the right people, not the most helpless among us. Come to find out too that not only is he the only candidate in this race actually has saved the taxpayers of this state money but he has several ideas to save our country billions without raising taxes.
Wow, it wasn't but a few short hours when I wrote this diary about how Mitch McConnell had told Rand Paul that he really just needs to shut the hell up. Well, the Senator from Communist China might have known what he was talking about in reigning in the mad doctor with the twisty curls. You see, every time Rand Paul opens his mouth a cherished Republican belief that they have worked so long and hard to disguise spews forth. Now, Rand Paul thinks we fat and sassy working folks just make to much money!!
It is no secret that soon after Rand Paul made his outrageous statements that show what he truly believes on civil rights and corporate responsibility Jack Conway was going to smell blood in the water. We all did. Now he is hitting back on Rand Paul and his radical views. He called him out for his uncaring attitude on Corporate oversight and his outrageous ideology on Civil Rights.
