As a proud descendant of Bohemian ancestry (now the Czech Republic), I'm quite alarmed that the man who might be our next president is living in the past when it comes to dealing with Europe. Specifically with the Czech Republic.

And when I say living in the past, I mean literally. 20 years in the past.

For the second straight day, John McCain has discussed his policy towards... Czechoslovakia. Yes, the one that hasn't existed for over 15 years.

I know this is last minute, but I have a health emergency with a dear friend and I am not going to be able to attend Netroots Nation in Austin next week.

They are on sale for $375 on their official website right now, but I am willing to sell for far below that.

BTW, this is totally acceptable with the Netroots Nation folks, and should be quite easy to transfer.

My email is cubswin39(AT)gmail(DOT)com, phone # 859-227-9510

Thought Mitch McConnell was just going to slide back into the Senate this November? I have news for you. He has met his match.

Bruce Lunsford? No.

Billy.

(crossposted at Barefoot and Progressive)

As I noted yesterday, the McConnell campaign started desperately whining about the new Rasmussen poll showing Lunsford with a slight lead over Mitch (despite Rasmussen being one of the most respected independent pollsters in the biz). But in an email just sent out to supporters, Mitch starts in on the whining himself. Not only is he trotting out his old NRSC buddy Jennifer Duffy to criticize the poll, he's also trotting out his favorite (and Bush's favorite) hack/push poller, Jan van Lohuizen.

(crossposted at Barefoot and Progressive)

The McConnell campaign is now officially in full panic mode.

In the wake of the devastating independent polling by Rasmussen showing Mitch McConnell five points behind Democrat Bruce Lunsford (49-44%), the McConnell campaign resorted t0 the classic tactic of a desperate campaign- the bogus "internal poll" showing happy numbers.

(crossposted at Barefoot and Progressive)

As you've surely heard by now, Geoff Davis referred to Barack Obama as "boy" over the weekend, the long-time racist code word for blacks. Today he issued his "apology".

The right-wingers are already mounting their pathetic response, excusing this insulting remark.

(crossposted at Barefoot and Progressive)

I was walking through the University of Kentucky's campus today and ran upon a little demonstration in front of the classroom building. There were about 20 huge pictures of bloody fetuses, along with "Stop the Genocide" signs.

If you know me well, you know... well.... I can't resist.

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

I discovered this way back in grad school back in 2003, but I'm not sure if anyone else has blogged about this. (if someone did, my apologies, I couldn't find it on google). Anyway, I thought I'd stop procrastinating and actually get this post up once and for all.

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

Some thoughts on the Progressive movement in Kentucky

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

-Samuel Johnson

Well, allow me to vent like a beast for a few minutes…it’s been a painful week.

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

Thursday, Mitch McConnell spoke at the uber-right wing CPAC conference, where Ann Coulter regularly refers to people as "ragheads" and "faggots", to the delight and laughter of those in attendance.

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

For the second time in the last two presidential elections, National Journal has ranked a leading Democratic candidate for the presidency as the "most liberal" member of the United States Senate. In 2004, National Journal declared that John Kerry was the liberal member of the US Senate, referring to him as the more liberal senator for Massachusetts. They also identified Kerry's running mate John Edwards as the 4th most liberal member. These rankings were cited both by members of the media and by the Bush/Cheney campaign. 

The problem is that they were wrong. And they are wrong now, too.

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

This is a wonderful email received from Heather Ryan and her 12-year old daughter Heaven Chamberlain describing their encounter with our lovely senior Senator. I thought Paducah was your base, Mitch?

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(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

Why will Andrew Horne beat Mitch McConnell? Because he will not just win over people in Louisville and Lexington. He will win over rural voters. People like Tim Havrilek.

Havrilek (possible Czech brother?) commented yesterday about how he was going to hear Horne speak in Hopkinsville that night. He was quite skeptical of Horne, but eager to find out more about him. Havrilek, as you can tell from his blog, is probably a little right of center, though not a far right-winger.

Havrilek saw Horne, and was quite impressed.

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

The People-Powered Candidate of 2008. The Jim Webb of 2008. The man that will finally take out Senator Mitch McConnell.

I give you the next Senator from KY: Lt. Col. Andrew Horne.

For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Dixen

Thursday, December 13, 2007 502.759.0772

ANDREW HORNE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR U.S. SENATE IN KENTUCKY

"I’m running for U.S. Senate because it's time for a change and because Senator Mitch McConnell is more than part of the problem. He is the problem," said Andrew Horne

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

In light of Mitch McConnell's despicable comments last week about our military deaths, its worth noting this story from the LA Times last Friday on how Republicans are hemorrhaging support from the military. Check out these numbers from the Bloomberg/LA Times poll conducted Nov. 30th to Dec. 3rd of active military, veterans and their family:

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

Put yourself in Mitch McConnell's shoes. One of your chief concerns, besides your lack of lips, are those snooping citizens, bloggers and journalists who look up who your donors are that fill up your campaign war chest. That really screws up everything. Once they find this out, they're able to trace connections between this and those juicy federal earmarks that you give out. (screw the Club for Growth, you LOVE big gov't pork).

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

Mitch McConnell is currently employing the most cynical and selfish of tactics within the Senate. Mitch finds himself faced with a minority in the House and Senate, where much progressive legislation has passed in the House and been supported by 50+% in the Senate.

But this would certainly make Democrats look good, as they promised to raise the minimum wage, expand health care and shift course in Iraq. And they have had the votes to pass such legislation.

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

Lt. Col. Andrew Horne, potential 2008 challenger to Senator Mitch McConnell, was kind enough to answer some questions that I had for him. The questions range from Iraq and veterans affairs, to civil liberties and torture. There is also a discussion of the performance of McConnell and the Democratic Congress, as well as his possible candidacy next year. If you like what you see, there is a petition to draft him into the race at DraftHorne.org. Here is the transcript: