National Day of Thanksgiving Proclamation October 3, 1863 By the President of the United States   The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly...

The Super PAC calling itself Kentucky Family Values has run some vicious ads against Republican candidates. Demeaning a political opponent is not a Kentucky value. Nor is  a hefty chunk of  the money used to fund the ads from Kentucky. According to a recent...

The YouTube video gone viral of four-year old Abigael Evans crying after listening to a news story on the presidential race beautifully captures our collective political temperament. Abigael, who lives in the battleground state of Colorado, apparently melted down...

Please take a moment and check out this video that puts the 2012 election into perspective. It takes 3 minutes and it will move you. After you watch it, please share it with your friends.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnYf1t5ZTCM&feature=youtu.be

Here is a letter to the Mayfield Messenger regarding the voter guide we recently inserted into that paper. One of the candidates is claiming they never received the questionnaire. I still haven't heard back from the editor as to whether they will publish the...

Earlier in the week the Lexington Herald-Leader reported that  Lexington strip clubs were not complying with the city’s eight year old smoking ban. I’ll go out on a limb and say that smoking inside these clubs isn’t the most serious offense. At...

Just in case you were wondering, there is a difference between Democrat and Republican party platforms. On foundational issues of abortion, marriage, taxes and redistributing wealth, there is a stark contrast between the two parties. Click on the links below to read...

Mitt Romney won yesterday's debate so handily that left of center media spent much of the day trying to explain why President Obama's performance was less than stellar.  It could be summed up by one of Romney's lines: "Mr. President, you are entitled to your...

            The biggest news in the sports world over the past three weeks regards replacement referees in the NFL. Complaints over poor officiating reached a fever pitch after a horrendous last-second call cost my...

State Senator Perry Clark (D-Louisville) recently told CN2 Pure Politics that gay marriage isn't the issue it was in 2004 when it was placed on the ballot. Clark, who is up for reelection this year, has migrated from his conservative roots and is supporting among...