skip to main | skip to sidebar

Blue in the Bluegrass

Liberal Politics from the Heart of Bluegrass Country

Sunday, August 25, 2013

When Repug Austerity Meets Compassionate Conservatism

From Firedoglake:

A deaf, blind and homeless man was given “a one-way ride from a Reno mental hospital onto the streets of San Francisco” last April.

Posted by Yellow Dog at 9:00 PM

Labels: austerity, homeless, social safety net

No comments:

Newer Post Older Post Home

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

About Me

Yellow Dog: "Blue" in Blue in the Bluegrass refers to my politics, not my state of mind, although being progressive-democratic in Kentucky is not for the faint of heart. The Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is Central Kentucky, the area around Lexington. It's also sometimes known as the Golden Triangle, the region formed by Louisville in the west, Cincinnati in the north and Lexington in the east-south corner. This is the most economically advanced, politically progressive and aesthically beautiful area of the state. Also the most overpopulated by annoying yuppies and the most endangered by urban sprawl. A Yellow Dog Democrat is one who will vote for even a yellow dog if it is running as a Democrat. I can't claim to be quite that fanatically partisan, especially since quite a few candidates who run as Democrats in Kentucky are more Republican than a lot of Republicans I can name. But I do love the story Kentucky House leader Rocky Adkins never tires of telling about the old-timer in Eastern Kentucky who was once accused of being willing to vote for Satan if Satan ran as a Democrat. Spat back the old-timer: "Not in a primary, I wouldn't!" Amen.

View my complete profile

Blog Archive

► 2020 (2)
- ► February (2)

► 2019 (91)
- ► December (4)
- ► November (6)
- ► August (4)
- ► July (6)
- ► June (9)
- ► May (8)
- ► April (8)
- ► March (13)
- ► February (8)
- ► January (25)

► 2018 (231)
- ► December (12)
- ► November (12)
- ► October (31)
- ► September (12)
- ► August (27)
- ► July (16)
- ► June (25)
- ► May (15)
- ► April (20)
- ► March (22)
- ► February (12)
- ► January (27)

► 2017 (430)
- ► December (26)
- ► November (28)
- ► October (44)
- ► September (27)
- ► August (37)
- ► July (25)
- ► June (29)
- ► May (17)
- ► April (32)
- ► March (32)
- ► February (59)
- ► January (74)

► 2016 (484)
- ► December (61)
- ► November (57)
- ► October (38)
- ► September (32)
- ► August (37)
- ► July (36)
- ► June (33)
- ► May (33)
- ► April (37)
- ► March (39)
- ► February (40)
- ► January (41)

► 2015 (689)
- ► December (48)
- ► November (53)
- ► October (43)
- ► September (52)
- ► August (54)
- ► July (50)
- ► June (74)
- ► May (51)
- ► April (82)
- ► March (43)
- ► February (79)
- ► January (60)

► 2014 (1201)
- ► December (80)
- ► November (91)
- ► October (114)
- ► September (90)
- ► August (105)
- ► July (86)
- ► June (104)
- ► May (124)
- ► April (107)
- ► March (117)
- ► February (83)
- ► January (100)

▼ 2013 (1254)
- ► December (82)
- ► November (92)
- ► October (112)
- ► September (98)
- ▼ August (100)
- ► July (111)
- ► June (100)
- ► May (103)
- ► April (112)
- ► March (113)
- ► February (107)
- ► January (124)

► 2012 (1397)
- ► December (132)
- ► November (118)
- ► October (117)
- ► September (140)
- ► August (146)
- ► July (102)
- ► June (100)
- ► May (100)
- ► April (112)
- ► March (93)
- ► February (142)
- ► January (95)

► 2011 (1080)
- ► December (99)
- ► November (67)
- ► October (109)
- ► September (97)
- ► August (112)
- ► July (130)
- ► June (93)
- ► May (49)
- ► April (99)
- ► March (69)
- ► February (79)
- ► January (77)

► 2010 (1071)
- ► December (89)
- ► November (78)
- ► October (92)
- ► September (75)
- ► August (110)
- ► July (94)
- ► June (106)
- ► May (85)
- ► April (88)
- ► March (106)
- ► February (59)
- ► January (89)

► 2009 (809)
- ► December (98)
- ► November (89)
- ► October (101)
- ► September (66)
- ► August (86)
- ► July (88)
- ► June (54)
- ► May (37)
- ► April (40)
- ► March (54)
- ► February (41)
- ► January (55)

► 2008 (350)
- ► December (33)
- ► November (33)
- ► October (43)
- ► September (44)
- ► August (43)
- ► July (30)
- ► June (17)
- ► May (24)
- ► April (21)
- ► March (27)
- ► February (11)
- ► January (24)

► 2007 (140)
- ► December (22)
- ► November (11)
- ► October (32)
- ► September (16)
- ► August (19)
- ► July (13)
- ► June (9)
- ► May (5)
- ► April (4)
- ► March (8)
- ► February (1)

► 2001 (1)
- ► September (1)

Kentucky Blogs

Page One Kentucky
Out of the Mountains
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Liberal in Kentucky
Bluegrass Policy Blog
Barefoot and Progressive
Zandar Versus the Stupid

News Sites

Lexington Herald-Leader
Reuters
McClatchy DC
BBC Home Page
The Nation
Reuters
McClatchy DC
BBC Home Page

Must Reads

Digby
Lawyers, Guns and Money
saturday Afternoon Post
Glenn Greenwald
No More Mister Nice Blog
Down with Tyranny
The Rude Pundit
Rumproast
TruthOut
Sadly, No
MediaMatters
Jesus' General
Pharyngula
FireDogLake
Kiss My Big Blue Butt
Wonkette'
Crooks and Liars
Random Thoughts
Daily Kos
DemocraticUnderground

Labels

Kentucky (1978) Freakazoids (757) repugs (724) Protest (592) atheism (577) racism (533) religion (527) lies (452) the rich (450) abortion (421) songs (385) corporations (379) budget cuts (377) women's rights (338) health care reform (336) President Obama (327) law enforcement (305) Labor Unions (293) public education (284) the poor (283) Obama weekly address (277) Taxes (276) stupidity (260) economic crisis (254) science (244) guns (242) Donald Trump (239) Congressional repugs (236) Democratic candidates (235) government (231) kentucky General Assembly (229) 2014 elections (228) jobs (222) Liberalism (210) Governor Matt Bevin (189) income inequality (189) Senator Mitch McConnell (187) war on women (187) Liberals (180) reason (179) workers' rights (177) gay rights (174) 2012 elections (173) Big Coal (173) Rand Paul (172) Voting (167) misogyny (156) right-wing violence (156) economic growth (154) tax cuts (151) 2010 elections (150) criminal justice (149) Governor Steve Beshear (144) working class (144) child welfare (143) Conservatives (138) President Barack Obama (137) unemployment (129) Public service (128) U.S. Constitution (128) global warming (127) Allison Lundergan Grimes (126) minimum wage (126) African-Americans (122) Social Security (122) privatization (118) Environmental Protection (115) Domestic Terrorism (114) Climate Change (113) Barack Obama (111) First Amendment (111) austerity (111) Economic stimulus (110) Hate (110) Democratic voters (109) social safety net (109) Renewable Energy (108) Obamacare (107) Jack Conway (106) class war (99) Separation of Church and State (98) Military (96) Wall Street (96) contraception (96) voting rights (96) Civil Rights (95) corruption (95) Congressional Democrats (94) Torture (94) facts (94) Resistance (92) Mitch McConnell (91) Democrats (87) middle class (87) 2016 Presidential race (84) Democracy (84) voter suppression (84) 2010 Senate race (83) health care (83) regulations (83) Occupy protests (80) religious freedom (80) police brutality (79) 2018 elections (76) gay marriage (76) Ben Chandler (75) Veterans (75) reality (74) Medicaid (73) Supreme Court (73) Medicare (72) deficit (72) 2016 elections (71) slavery (69) Human Rights (68) rape (68) religion and politics (68) Permanent War (66) homophobia (66) Affordable Care Act (65) food supply (65) Afghanistan (64) Immigration (64) rethuglicans (64) Treason (63) charter schools (63) War on Drugs (62) sexuality (62) Campaign Finance (61) 2008 Elections (60) Bluegrass Pipeline (60) DINOs (60) Poverty (60) U.S. Senate (60) clean water (60) teabaggers (60) Discrimination (59) immigrants (59) secularism (59) Congress (58) capitalism (58) 2012 Presidential race (57) White Supremacy (57) fracking (57) 2015 gubernatorial race (56) Election Fraud (56) Terrorism (56) 2008 Presidential Campaign (55) Farming (55) plutocracy (54) Big Oil (53) Hillary Clinton (53) fossil fuels (52) American Surveillance State (51) Free Speech (51) U.S. Supreme Court (51) socialism (51) War on Terror (49) activism (49) confederacy (49) Elections (48) evolution (47) food safety (47) Fear (46) Republicans (46) Thomas Massie (46) Blue Dogs (45) Dominionism (45) Kentucky Democratic Party (45) Monsanto (45) Planned Parenthood (45) humor (45) Tasering (44) food stamps (43) oil spill (43) Economy (42) Matt Bevin (42) lawsuits (42) pollution (42) state legislators (42) Andy Barr (41) John McCain (41) Mitt Romney (41) atheists (41) morality (41) sexism (41) Christmas (40) Iraq Catastrophe (40) civil war (40) infrastructure (40) kynect (40) Bernie Sanders (39) Democratic Party (39) Hal Rogers (39) John Yarmuth (39) libertarianism (39) marijuana (39) White Privilege (38) history (38) Brett Guthrie (37) Hypocrites (37) patriotism (37) republican obstructionists (37) Afghanistan casualty (36) Bush War Crimes (36) Dan Mongiardo (36) Department of Homeland Security (36) EPA (36) Governor's Race (36) Pensions (36) Texas (36) christianity (36) muslims (36) Alan Grayson (35) Health Insurance Companies (35) fossil fuel (35) regulation (35) prayer (34) Kentucky State Parks (33) Peace (33) Police State (33) debt ceiling (33) freedom (33) state employees (33) Illegal Immigrants (32) humanism (32) repug obstruction (32) teachers (32) Authoritarian (31) Financial Crisis (31) Progressives (31) budget crisis (31) prison (31) banks (30) colleges and universities (30) fascism (30) homeless (30) marriage equality (30) republican obstruction (30) Black Lives Matter (29) Egypt (29) Labor Day (29) Mountaintop Removal (29) Public employees (29) Syria (29) Trump voters (29) government shutdown (29) violence (29) 2011 election (28) Bush Maladministration (28) Gov. Matt Bevin (28) Industrial Hemp (28) Voter Fraud (28) faith (28) mythology (28) Ark Encounter (27) Big Gas (26) Fourth District (26) Grand Bargain (26) Jim Bunning (26) civil liberties (26) journalism (26) militarism (26) nuclear power (26) prescription drugs (26) Appalachia (25) Ed Whitfield (25) GMO (25) Geoff Davis (25) murder (25) Catholic Church (24) David Williams (24) Impeachment (24) Native Americans (24) Thanksgiving (24) conservatism (24) gay bashing (24) gay-bashing (24) subsidies (24) women (24) 2008 Congressional races (23) 2016 election (23) Fairness Ordinance (23) Fourth Amendment (23) Greg Stumbo (23) Lexington (23) Polls (23) Sarah Palin (23) Tax Dollars (23) feudalism (23) football and politics (23) natural gas (23) single-payer healthcare (23) 9/11 (22) General Assembly (22) Guantanamo (22) Joe Biden (22) Rand Paul (22) Vietnam War (22) debt (22) grammar nazi (22) organic gardening (22) tax reform (22) working poor (22) Al Jazeera (21) Kim Davis (21) Steve Beshear (21) belief (21) child abuse (21) economic justice (21) freedom from religion (21) lawsuit (21) sequester (21) ACLU (20) Ashley Judd (20) Financial Bailout (20) Iran (20) Louisville (20) NRA (20) bullies (20) politics (20) refugees (20) secrecy (20) sex education (20) solar energy (20) working-class (20) 2014 budget (19) Andy Beshear (19) Crime (19) Get Healthy Kentucky (19) national security (19) privacy rights (19) worker safety (19) Fancy Farm (18) GOP (18) Israel (18) NSA (18) coal miners (18) domestic violence (18) trans rights (18) wingnuts (18) Gulf Coast (17) Iraq War (17) KFTC (17) bible (17) christians (17) civilization (17) financial reform (17) foreign policy (17) freethought (17) sexual assault (17) social contract (17) terrorists (17) 2019 election (16) Big Ag (16) Defense spending (16) Dissent (16) Heroes (16) Iraq (16) Neil DeGrasse Tyson (16) Social Justice (16) Strike (16) War (16) Wisconsin (16) conservatards (16) creationism (16) filibuster (16) foreclosure (16) Andrew Horne (15) Books (15) Creation Museum (15) Ethics (15) George W. Bush (15) Ted Kennedy (15) assassinations (15) charity (15) healthcare (15) jingoism (15) sexual harassment (15) toxic waste (15) Amy McGrath (14) Bill Adkins (14) Brett Kavanaugh (14) Coal Industry (14) Drought (14) Ebola (14) Ernie Fletcher (14) Governor Fletcher (14) Hate Legislation (14) John Edwards (14) Memorial Day (14) Sixth District (14) Trey Grayson (14) Walmart (14) cap-and-trade (14) free trade (14) hispanics (14) lynching (14) postal service (14) public safety (14) stand your ground law (14) tasers (14) war crimes (14) Citizens United (13) FISA (13) Ferguson MO (13) Fourth of July (13) Gardening (13) Heather Ryan (13) Howard Dean (13) IWW (13) Kochs (13) Martin Luther King (13) Neo-Nazi (13) Police (13) Rich Trumka (13) Rule of Law (13) bank bailout (13) broadband access (13) citizenship (13) humanists (13) racists (13) repug voters (13) toxic chemicals (13) Bruce Lunsford (12) Department of Agriculture (12) Ed Marksberry (12) FBI (12) Florida (12) Keith OIbermann (12) Paul Ryan (12) Progressives Dissent (12) black history month (12) deportation (12) evangelicals (12) holidays (12) minorities (12) personal responsibility (12) recession (12) student loans (12) ALEC (11) Big Power (11) California (11) David Boswell (11) Democratic values (11) Fox News (11) Jamie Comer (11) Libya (11) Mortgage Crisis (11) Pope Francis (11) Russia (11) Trumpcare (11) U.S. Congress (11) auto bailout (11) blasphemy (11) county clerks (11) deficits (11) feminism (11) freedom of speech (11) ignorance (11) liberty (11) media bias (11) populism (11) public health (11) public libraries (11) theocracy (11) turnout (11) welfare (11) 2008 Senate race (10) 2008 presidential primaries (10) 2015 elections (10) Abraham Lincoln (10) BP (10) DCCC (10) Debate (10) Democratic primary (10) Elizabeth Warren (10) Jim Gray (10) Joe Hill (10) Michigan (10) Nature (10) Nobel Peace Prize (10) Saudi Arabia (10) Senate Democrats (10) Sex Crimes (10) State of the Union (10) Wendell Berry (10) anti-fascism (10) censorship (10) community organizing (10) death penalty (10) drug testing (10) education reform (10) felons (10) gas prices (10) heroin (10) judges (10) living wage (10) massacre (10) tar sands (10) voter ID (10) women's rights. (10) 112th Congress (9) 113th Congress (9) 2012 Democratic Convention (9) 2012 budget (9) ACORN (9) Boston Marathon Massacre (9) Corrections Corporation of America (9) Dick Cheney (9) Haiti (9) Internet regulation (9) Iraq casualties (9) Martin Luther King Day (9) Paul Krugman (9) Ronald Reagan (9) Trans-Pacific Partnership (9) bullying (9) churches (9) confederate flag (9) detainees (9) diplomats (9) easter (9) eminent domain (9) extremism (9) genocide (9) greed (9) republcan obstructionism (9) the working poor (9) transgender (9) winter solstice (9) 2016 budget (8) 2020 elections (8) American Jobs Act (8) Anti-War Protesters (8) Beshear-Mongiardo (8) Bill Clinton (8) Congressional Progressive Caucus (8) DADT (8) Electoral College (8) Equal Pay (8) Gays (8) ISIS (8) Indiana (8) Kentucky Derby (8) Kentucky Unemployment (8) Middle East (8) Molly Ivins (8) Obama inauguration (8) Open Meetings (8) bipartisanship (8) food banks (8) militias (8) serfs (8) skepticism (8) society (8) voter intimidation (8) wikileaks (8) . lies (7) 110th Congress (7) 2013 budget (7) Africa (7) American values (7) Bush Legacy (7) Christmas Shopping (7) Crit Luallen (7) Detroit (7) Judge Phillip Shepherd (7) Keystone Pipeline (7) Open Records Act (7) Palestinians (7) Rev. William Barber (7) Rude Pundit (7) Trayvon Martin (7) Water (7) abuse (7) economic security (7) hippies (7) humanity (7) injustice (7) latinos (7) muslim (7) opioids (7) pledge of allegiance (7) politicians' sex lives (7) presidential debates (7) stupdity (7) the Village (7) voter registration deadline (7) water supply (7) whistleblowers (7) xenophobia (7) 2010 Senate races (6) 2020 election (6) American Dream (6) China (6) Chris Dodd (6) Constitution (6) Declaration of Independence (6) Department of Defense (6) Fall Festivals (6) Forests (6) Fort Hood Shooting (6) George Carlin (6) Greg Fischer (6) ICE (6) James Comey (6) John Lewis (6) KASPER (6) Katrina (6) Kentucky primary (6) Mental Illness (6) Michelle Obama (6) NAACP (6) Nancy Pelosi (6) New Orleans (6) Nixon (6) Ritchie Farmer (6) Second District (6) Senator Elizabeth Warren (6) Sotomayor (6) The South (6) Transportation Security Administration (6) VP Debate (6) airlines (6) boycott (6) budget (6) centrism (6) civility (6) clean coal (6) contracts (6) false equivalence (6) in god we trust license plates (6) net neutrality (6) pagan (6) patriarchy (6) prisons (6) public information (6) public property (6) regulatory agencies (6) right to work (6) roe v. wade (6) slave labor (6) truth (6) utilities (6) welfare reform (6) womens' rights (6) worker's rights (6) 2017 budget (5) Al Franken (5) Arizona (5) Blackwater (5) BluegrassRoots (5) Bourbon (5) Boy Scouts (5) Bradley Manning (5) CIA (5) Chamber Commerce (5) Christopher Hitchens (5) Clean Air Act (5) Dennis Kucinich (5) Elena Kagan (5) Energy Plan (5) Ernesto Scorsone (5) Gatewood Galbraith (5) George Tiller (5) Governor Beshear (5) Jefferson Davis (5) Joe Lieberman (5) Kentucky Senate race (5) Ku Klux Klan (5) Mark Sanford (5) Michael Kelley (5) Muhammad Ali (5) Pakistan (5) Patriot Act (5) Power Companies (5) Premarital Sex (5) Rachel Maddow (5) Ron Paul (5) Satanic Temple (5) Scott Walker (5) Sex Scandal (5) Transparency (5) U.S. History (5) U.S.Constitution (5) U.S.Senate (5) War of Southern Secession (5) Winter Park Events (5) World War II (5) bigotry (5) community (5) defict (5) drones (5) freakazoid (5) gambling (5) homeowners (5) hunger (5) islamaphobia (5) juvenile court (5) legislation (5) marriage (5) myths (5) pesticides (5) protests (5) space (5) threats (5) wind energy (5) 2008 Democratic Convention (4) 2010 Budget (4) 2015 election (4) 2018 election (4) American soul (4) Ayn Rand (4) Banned Books (4) Big Pharma (4) Bill Atkins (4) Blogging (4) Buy Union (4) CIA death squads (4) Census (4) DOJ (4) Daily Show (4) Ditch Mitch (4) Donal Trump (4) Earth Day (4) Earth Hour (4) Edward Snowden (4) FDR (4) FEMA (4) Family Values (4) Flying Spaghetti Monster (4) Freedom From Religion Foundation (4) Glenn Greenwald (4) Greg Leichty (4) Hal Heiner (4) Historic preservation (4) Ice Storm (4) Independence Day (4) Ireland (4) Islam (4) JFK (4) Jaime Comer (4) Jane Beshear (4) Jeff Sessions (4) KY-4 (4) Kentucky Farm Bureau (4) Lunsford-Stumbo (4) McDonald's (4) Michael Mukasey (4) NAFTA (4) National Park Service (4) Obama administration (4) Obama press conference (4) Olympics (4) PTSD (4) Rahm Emmanuel (4) Reagan (4) Roy Moore (4) Second Amendment (4) Secretary of State (4) Trust Women (4) Veterans Day (4) addicts (4) adoption (4) anti-vaxxers (4) apartheid (4) casualties (4) clinic protesters (4) consumption (4) depression (4) diplomacy (4) disabled (4) drug policy (4) earthquakes (4) electric cars (4) gay hate (4) government workers (4) habeas corpus (4) happiness (4) justice (4) liberals. (4) medicine (4) music (4) newspapers (4) oil companies (4) oppression (4) overhead power lines (4) pipeline (4) political blogs (4) pornography (4) privacy (4) redistricting (4) regpus (4) teabagging (4) telco amnesty (4) telecoms (4) tornado (4) wage theft (4) zero tolerance (4) 2015 budget (3) Adam Edelen (3) American Imperialism (3) Americans United for Separation of Church and State (3) Anthony Weiner (3) Arlen Specter (3) Attica Scott (3) Barney Frank (3) Big Tobacco (3) Bush (3) Charles Darwin (3) Chuck Hagel (3) Chuck Schumer (3) Cosmos (3) Democratic legislators (3) Doug Jones (3) Eagle Watch (3) Father's Day (3) Federal Reserve (3) Fire (3) Fire Season (3) Flint (3) Frankfort (3) Galbraith-Wireman (3) Gary Tapp (3) General David Petraeus (3) Grand Old Poopyheads (3) Henry-True (3) Hillbilly Report (3) Historical Revisionism (3) HumanLight Day (3) Iraq Withdrawal (3) Jim Crow (3) Jim Gooch (3) Johnny Bell (3) KY-2 (3) Kathy Stein (3) Kent State (3) Kentucky Democrats (3) Kentucky Fall Events (3) Kentucky History Center (3) Kentucky Politics (3) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (3) Massey Energy (3) Mexico (3) Michael Moore (3) Mike Huckabee (3) Miller-Maze (3) MoveOn (3) NLRB (3) Nelson Mandela (3) New Laws (3) Newt Gingrich (3) Open Records (3) PZ Myers (3) Partners in Health (3) Pete Seeger (3) Power Failure (3) Power Lines (3) Progress (3) Puerto Rico (3) Reconstruction (3) Register to vote (3) Republican convention (3) Richards-Brown (3) Richie Farmer (3) Robert Ingersoll (3) Ron Lewis (3) Rooties (3) Santa Claus (3) Senate (3) Social Work (3) State Parks (3) State Resort Parks (3) Steve Nunn (3) Stupid VP Picks (3) The Rude Pundit (3) Tim Tebow (3) Tunisia (3) U.S. Attorney General (3) U.S. State Department (3) United Nations (3) University of Louisville (3) Vermont (3) Waterboarding (3) abstinence (3) artists (3) black leadership (3) book review (3) cats (3) civil disobedience (3) compromise (3) congressinal repugs (3) courage (3) cruelty (3) developers (3) disasters (3) divestment (3) due process (3) endangered species (3) equal protection (3) farmworkers (3) fire department (3) golf (3) hatred (3) holiday gifts (3) horses (3) knowledge (3) labor union (3) mass incarceration (3) mass shootings (3) minimum wage; workers' rights (3) muslim ban (3) nullification (3) pardons (3) political appointees (3) political correctness (3) prayers (3) proselytize (3) public broadcasting (3) public defenders (3) public transportation (3) racims (3) religions (3) reporters (3) school security (3) spending (3) states rights (3) strip-search (3) suicide (3) superstition (3) taliban (3) taxpayers (3) treaties (3) tyranny (3) vigilantes (3) vouchers (3) workers compensation (3) Al Gore (2) American Chestnut trees (2) Attack on Iran (2) Attorney General (2) Ben Carson (2) Berea (2) Bill Moyers (2) Black Bears (2) Bush tax cuts (2) CFPB (2) Carbon Footprint (2) Centrepoint (2) Charleston (2) Colin Kaepernick (2) Coverup (2) Cuba (2) DADT. President Obama (2) DLC (2) DNC (2) Dan Froomkin (2) Daniel Boone National Forest (2) Daniel Logsdon (2) Darlene Price (2) David Vitter (2) Democratic accomplishments (2) Department of Justice (2) Dickens (2) Discover Your Own Backyard (2) Domestic Partners (2) Don't Ask Don't Tell (2) EFCA (2) Elisabeth Jensen (2) European Union (2) Farmer's Market (2) Federal Emergency Declaration (2) Flight 1549 (2) Founders (2) Gaza (2) George McGovern (2) Georgia Powers (2) Germany (2) Governor Matt (2) Halloween (2) Harry Reid (2) Hensley-Robbins (2) Hightower Lowdown (2) Holiday Events (2) Honduras (2) Humana (2) IRS (2) Ilhan Omar (2) Iowa (2) James Comer (2) Japan (2) Jeb Bush (2) Jim Holbert (2) Jim Webb (2) Jimmy Carter (2) Joe Klein (2) John Lennon (2) John Mc (2) John Walz (2) John Yoo (2) Jonathan Miller (2) Keating Five (2) Kentucky Capitol (2) Kentucky Governor (2) Kissinger (2) Larry Colburn (2) Logical Negativism (2) Loretta Lynch (2) Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton (2) Maine (2) Mark Twain (2) Martial Law (2) Massachusettes Senate race (2) Maurice Sweeney (2) Medal of Honor (2) Mother's Day (2) Mousavi (2) Muslim Brotherhood (2) My Lai (2) NASA (2) Nancy Jo Kemper (2) National Anthem (2) New Year (2) New Year's Resolutions (2) Norm Coleman (2) Norman Borlaug (2) Northpoint (2) Northup (2) Obama Derangement Syndrome (2) Obama's weekly address (2) Osama bin Laden (2) Pat Tillman (2) Pennsylvania (2) Pulitzer Prize (2) Reggie Thomas (2) Rick Warren (2) Riverfront Development (2) Robert McNamara (2) Rush Limbaugh (2) Russ Feingold (2) SCHIP (2) SEIU (2) Senator Robert Byrd (2) Sixth Circuit (2) Solyndra (2) South America (2) South Dakota (2) Stamp Out Hunger (2) Starbucks (2) State Retirement System (2) Summer Theater (2) Support the Troops (2) Swift Boat Liars (2) T (2) Talking Points Memo (2) The Sixties (2) Thomas Paine (2) Tiller (2) Tom Fitzerald (2) Treasury Secretary (2) UnAmerican (2) VA healthcare (2) Veterans for Peace (2) Victory Garden (2) WATBs (2) Walter Cronkite (2) Washington Monthly (2) Wendy Davis (2) Women Run (2) Women's March (2) World Bank (2) abortion. domestic terrorism (2) abortions (2) affirmative action (2) animal rights (2) aristocrats (2) atomic bomb (2) banksters (2) basketball (2) bears (2) beliefs (2) bin Laden (2) bribes (2) cheating (2) clean energy (2) commodity speculation (2) common sense (2) communism (2) death (2) denial (2) dictatorship (2) disability (2) elderly (2) electricity (2) entrepreneurs (2) estate tax (2) evil (2) execution (2) fair housing (2) financial help (2) flu (2) food (2) foreign aid (2) framing (2) freeways (2) genetically modified (2) god license plates (2) grassroots organizing (2) gravity (2) hats (2) home schooling (2) housing rescue plan (2) hunting (2) intelligence (2) lead (2) legal pot (2) litigation (2) luck (2) lying (2) math (2) mine safety (2) nihilism (2) obesity (2) pagans (2) partisanship (2) philosophy (2) poetry (2) political science (2) polling (2) prayer breakfast (2) precinct elections (2) presidential election (2) presidential transition (2) racial justice (2) referendums (2) repug (2) safety (2) saturnalia (2) scandals (2) seeds (2) single-payer (2) snowstorm (2) social services (2) solidarity (2) sportsmanship (2) statues (2) summer driving (2) the poor. the rich (2) torture. misogyny (2) voters (2) wealth redistribution (2) wellness (2) wormen's rights (2) 111th Congress (1) 116th Congress (1) 12-step-programs (1) 13th Amendment (1) 14th Amendment (1) 1776 (1) 1968 (1) 2000 election (1) 2008's Most (1) 20156 elections (1) 2016 pre (1) 2017 elections (1) 2019 elections (1) 202 election (1) 2020 Presidential race (1) 2106 elections (1) ACA (1) ACORN. community organizing (1) AIDS (1) AOC (1) AT&T (1) AUMF (1) Aborigines (1) Accountability Now (1) Air Force incompetence (1) Alberto Gonzales (1) Aldous Huxley (1) All (1) Allison (1) Andrew Cuomo (1) Andrew Gillum (1) Andrew Meyer (1) Andrew Sullivan (1) Anne Northup (1) Antartica (1) Antonin Scalia (1) Aramark (1) Arnold Schwarzenegger (1) Ask the President (1) Australia (1) BOOM (1) Baghdad (1) Barbara Jordan (1) Barney Franks (1) Baron Hill (1) Bayh (1) Ben Self (1) Ben's Chili Bowl (1) Benazir Bhutto (1) Benefind (1) Bestseller List (1) Beto O'Roark (1) Betty Ford (1) Bill Halter (1) Bill Nightbert (1) Bill Nye (1) Bill of Rights (1) Billy Ray Wilson (1) Black Lung Disease (1) Black Panthers (1) Blue Girl (1) Bluegrass Report (1) Bluegrassreport (1) Bob Damron (1) Bob Reich (1) Bowe Bergdahl (1) Boxing Day (1) Brett Guthries (1) Brother Sam (1) Bruce Hendrickson (1) Buddhism (1) Burma (1) Bush I (1) Byron Dorgan (1) CAFTA (1) CREW (1) CSM Michele S. Jones (1) Cabinet for Economic Development (1) Cain (1) Caliperi (1) Calvinball (1) Camp Nelson (1) Cathy Bailey (1) Cave Hill (1) Central America (1) Chadwick Gilliam (1) Charles Booker (1) Charles Swift (1) Charlie Hoffman (1) Charlie Owen (1) Chile mine rescue (1) Chill the Fuck Out (1) Christine Blasey Ford (1) Chrysler shutdown (1) Cincinnati Zoo (1) Cindy McCain (1) Claire McCaskill (1) Clarence Darrow (1) Clarence Thomas (1) Clintons (1) Columbus Day (1) Commission on Philanthropy (1) Condoleeza Rice (1) Congressional Oversight (1) Conor Lamb (1) Corey Booker (1) Costco (1) Country House (1) Cuban embargo (1) Curse of Tecumseh (1) D-Day (1) DACA (1) Dana Rohrabacher (1) Daniel Schorr (1) David Hager (1) David Patterson (1) David Sirota (1) Day of Service (1) December celebration (1) Decoration Day (1) Democras (1) Democratic National Committee (1) Democratic Senators (1) Democratic can (1) Dept. of Defense (1) Diane Savino (1) DoE (1) Documentary (1) Dolores Huerta (1) Domocratic voters (1) Don Siegelman (1) Donna Edwards (1) Drew Curtis (1) Drug Czar (1) Dtich Mitch (1) Dumb Names (1) ENDA (1) EPA. (1) Earthrise (1) Edwin Kagin (1) El Salvador (1) Election Runoff (1) Elections 2017 (1) Elections 2018 (1) Eliot Spitzer (1) Elizabeth Edwards (1) Elizabeth Jensen (1) Elliot Spitzer (1) Enlightenment (1) Environmental Quality Commissioner (1) Episcopalians (1) Equal Rights Amendment (1) Eric Holder (1) Exxon (1) FAST Act (1) FISA Court (1) FOIA (1) Fall (1) Farms (1) Firefly (1) Fireside Chats (1) First Amenment (1) First District (1) Flag Day (1) Florence (1) Fod Banks (1) Food Not Bombs (1) Fort Boonesborough (1) Foster Campbell (1) Foundation for a Better Life (1) Fourteenth Amendment (1) Fourth (1) Fuck-it List (1) Fukushima (1) GOTV (1) Galileo (1) Gary hart (1) George Moscone (1) George Orwell (1) George Takei (1) Ghana (1) Goldstone Report (1) Goodwin Liu (1) Gore Vidal (1) Gov. (1) Gov. Andy Beshear (1) Great Outdoors Month (1) Greece (1) Greenpeace (1) Guam (1) Gurley Martin (1) Habitat for Humanity (1) Hal Rog (1) Hall Rogers (1) Harold Ford (1) Harold Washington (1) Harry Truman (1) Harvey Milk (1) Hate Emails (1) Hemlock trees (1) Henry Clay (1) Henry Waxman (1) Hillary Cl (1) Hiroshima (1) House Stimulus vs. Senate Stimulus At A Glance (1) Howard Zinn (1) Huey Long (1) Huillary Clinton (1) Human Rights Campaign (1) Hunter Thompson (1) Hutchison (1) I Have a Dream (1) Illinois (1) Immigrant Heritage Month (1) International Day of Peace (1) International Women's Day (1) Iowa results (1) Iraq Corruption (1) Iraq Summer (1) Isaac Newton (1) James Galbraith (1) James Holsinger (1) James Kay (1) James Robertson (1) Jay Stamper (1) Jeff Hoover (1) Jenean Hampton (1) Jennifer Moore (1) Jerry Abramson (1) Jerry Brown (1) Jesse Jackson (1) Jessee (1) Jesus (1) Jimi Hendrix (1) Joe Bie (1) Joe Palumbo (1) Joel Pett (1) John (1) John Locke (1) John Oliver (1) John Prine (1) Joseph Pizarchik (1) Josh Marshall (1) Juan Cole (1) KBR (1) KU (1) KY Supreme Court (1) KY-1 (1) Kay Hagan (1) Kentucky Book Fair (1) Kentucky Republican Party (1) Kentucky Senate (1) Kentucky State Fair (1) Kentucky State University (1) Kentucky Supreme COurt (1) Kentucky Wine (1) Kentucky blogosphere (1) Kentucky. Brad Montell (1) Kentucky. EPA (1) Kentucky. activism (1) KentuckyWired (1) Kentuycky (1) Kerntucky (1) Kindle (1) Kiss My Big Blue Butt (1) Kroger (1) Krysten Sinema (1) Kurt Vonnegut (1) LGBT (1) LGE (1) LaVena Johnson (1) Larry Craig (1) Larry Forgy (1) Lazare Ponticelli (1) Leonard Nimoy (1) Letitia Van De Putte (1) Libya. President Obama (1) Liddy Dole (1) Lily Ledbetter Bill (1) Louie Nunn (1) Lt. William Calley (1) Ludlow Massacre (1) Mandarin (The) (1) March for Our Lives (1) Marco Rubio (1) Mario Cuomo (1) Mario Savio (1) Mars (1) Mary Lou Marzian (1) Matt Bai (1) Matt Bevins (1) Maxine Waters (1) May Day (1) Maya Angelou (1) Mayking (1) McCain-Feingold (1) McCarthyism (1) McConnell (1) Medgar Evers (1) Medial of Honor (1) Melissa Harris-Perry (1) Michael Coblena (1) Michael Sam (1) Michele Flournoy (1) Michelle Wolf (1) Midway College (1) Mike Mukasey (1) Mike Pence (1) Minnesota Senate race (1) Mississippi (1) Mitch Landrieu (1) Mitt Romeny (1) Montana (1) Moonbow (1) Moral Mondays (1) Mueller Report; Robert Mueller (1) Music Freedom Day (1) Muslim (1) Mystery (1) NALC (1) NATO (1) NCAA (1) NFL (1) National Weather Service (1) Neil Armstrong (1) Netroots Nation (1) New Deal (1) New York (1) New York Times (1) New Yorker (1) Nina Turner (1) No Labels (1) North Korea (1) Notre Dame speech (1) Nurses' Strike (1) Oath of Office (1) Obama republicans (1) Obama wee (1) Oil Shale (1) Oklahoma City (1) Open Door (1) Open-mindedness (1) Oprah (1) Otter Creek (1) Outdoor Burning (1) Overton Window (1) PIPA (1) Page One Kentucky (1) PageOneKentucky (1) Paul Hackett (1) Paul Hornback (1) Paul Newman (1) Paul Patton (1) Pearl Harbor (1) Pete Buttigieg (1) Pete Stark (1) Peter DeFazio (1) Phil Moffett (1) Philadelphia Inquirier (1) Phillip Shepherd (1) Phoenix Hotel (1) Pi (1) Poor People's Campaign (1) Pope Benedict (1) Power Outage (1) Predator State (1) Presidential Medal of Freedom (1) Presidential Primary (1) Presidents' Day (1) Public Service Commissioner (1) Public service. (1) RFK (1) Rachel Carson (1) Ralph Alvarado (1) Rashida Tlaib (1) Reality Coalition. (1) Red River Gorge (1) Rednecks for Obama (1) Reginald Meeks (1) Reid Haire (1) Religious Voters (1) Rep. Jim Leach (1) Resistance: Science (1) Restock the Pantries (1) Rex Tillerson (1) Rights of Man (1) Roar for Powerful Words (1) Robert F. Kennedy (1) Robin Webb (1) Rod Blagejovich (1) Rodney King (1) Rolling Stones (1) Rudy Guiliani (1) Ruth Bader Gisnberg (1) Rwanda (1) SB 68 (1) SOPA (1) Salon (1) Sam Brownback (1) Sam Gaskiins (1) Samuel Gaskins (1) Sandra Fluke (1) Scopes (1) Scott Brown (1) Sean Wilentz (1) Second Bill of Rights (1) Senator Mit (1) Seneca Falls Convention (1) Sergio Viera de Mello (1) Seth Moulton (1) Shaha Riza (1) Shameless Lions Writing Circle (1) Sharron Angle (1) Social securrity (1) Socialist Party USA (1) Sojourner Truth (1) Sonya Sotamayor (1) Southern Poverty Law Center (1) Special Prosecutor (1) Speech on Rev. Wright (1) St. Patrick's Day (1) Standing Rock (1) Star Trek (1) Statue of Liberty (1) Steve Benen (1) Stewart Udall (1) Sudanese refugee (1) Sunshine Week (1) Super Delegates (1) Sweden (1) TIME Magazine (1) Takeover (1) Teddy Roosevelt (1) Tennessee Church Shooting (1) The Argument (1) The Crazy (1) The End of the Line (1) The New Republic (1) The Uprising (1) Tim Johnson (1) Tim Kaine (1) Toby Keith (1) Todd Hollenbach (1) Tom Brokaw (1) Tom Burch (1) Turning Red States Blue (1) UK (1) UNESCO (1) USPS (1) Unity08 (1) University of Kentucky (1) University of Louisville hospital (1) Uruguay (1) Valentine's Day (1) Van Jones (1) Virginia (1) Vladimir Putin (1) Vote for Change (1) VoteVets (1) WPA (1) Wall Steet (1) Wanda Sykes (1) War on Christmas (1) Watching Those We Chose (1) Wendell Ford (1) Wesley Clark (1) White Nationalism (1) White Phosphorous (1) Whitewater (1) Wildflowers (1) Will Scott (1) William Brennan (1) William Jennings Bryan (1) William Rivers Pitt (1) Wolfowitz (1) Women's Equality Day (1) Woodstock (1) XL Pipeline (1) Yes Men (1) Youth Vote (1) Yule (1) abortion clinics (1) abortion restrictions (1) abortion. (1) academic freedom (1) address to Congress (1) adultery (1) affluenza (1) afford (1) al-Marri (1) antibiotics (1) asylum (1) autocracy (1) automation (1) awards (1) bail (1) ballistic missiles to Taiwan (1) bankers (1) belief. atheism (1) biotechnology (1) book burning (1) brownbag (1) c (1) cable companies (1) cancer (1) cancer awareness (1) cap-n-trade (1) capital punishment (1) cellular service (1) change (1) change.gov (1) chocolate (1) civil forfeiture (1) civil righ (1) civil servants (1) civil unions (1) clim (1) coal ash (1) coexistence (1) collaborators (1) comets (1) congressional repugs. Rand Paul (1) congressional repugs. budget cuts (1) congressional repugs. repug obstruction (1) contgraception (1) corp (1) corpoations (1) corporaations (1) corporate welfare (1) corrupt states (1) corruptions (1) cowardice (1) cranes (1) critical thinking (1) death squads (1) debtor's prisons (1) deficit. (1) diversity (1) dreams (1) earmarks (1) economic populism (1) economy growth (1) emergency room (1) emergency services (1) enemy combatants (1) environmental justice (1) essay contest (1) ethanol (1) euthanasia (1) evidence (1) expertise (1) exploiting the masses (1) fact (1) faith. reason (1) firefighters (1) first amen (1) flag-burning (1) flip-flops (1) floods (1) football (1) forced birth (1) gay mar (1) gay pride (1) gerrymandering (1) global (1) global gag rule (1) gold mining (1) google fiber (1) government shutdow (1) gross national happiness (1) guardians (1) guns. abortion (1) guntards (1) h (1) health (1) herbicides (1) home care workers (1) homlessness (1) hurricanes (1) hypocrits (1) incarceration (1) inflation (1) inheritance (1) internment (1) investigations (1) kentucky gen (1) law enforcements (1) law enforcment (1) lawns (1) lethal injection (1) liars (1) license plates (1) male privilege (1) mass transportation (1) metaphysics (1) meteor shower (1) middle (1) migrant workers (1) miners (1) mis (1) money (1) morali (1) mythologoy (1) national commission (1) native plants (1) news (1) nudity (1) numeracy (1) nursing homes (1) o (1) obstruction (1) othering (1) payday loans (1) peanut allergies (1) penguins (1) pepper spray (1) philanthropy (1) pink-washing (1) planning (1) power (1) public ed (1) public hearings (1) racism. Kentucky (1) racism. liberals (1) reconciliation (1) relgion (1) remaining primaries (1) reparations (1) republican platform (1) repug Congress (1) repugs. elections (1) revolutionairies (1) right of assembly (1) right to know (1) sales tax (1) sanctuary cities (1) schoo boards (1) school lunch (1) science. religion (1) sec (1) secu (1) sedition (1) segregation (1) shaming (1) shock doctrine (1) sick leave (1) sickle-cell anemia (1) songs. protest (1) spring (1) square root day (1) stimulus (1) students (1) supernatural (1) surface mining (1) sustainability (1) tax buts (1) taxes. budget cuts. polls (1) teabag parties (1) the deficit (1) the rich. congressional repugs (1) theory (1) therapy (1) tolls (1) turgid (1) turnabout is fair play (1) ultrasound (1) vote by mail (1) vote suppression (1) voting. 2010 elections (1) warriors (1) waste (1) white suppr (1) white working class (1) wilderness (1) wildlife (1) women's rights child welfare (1) women's rights. repugs (1) women's rights; Rand Paul (1) work requirements (1) worker cooperatives (1) working clss (1) zero itolerance (1)

Subscribe To

Posts

Posts

Comments

Comments

Search This Blog