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Actress Ashley Judd announced Wednesday she won't run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky against Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, saying she had given serious thought to a campaign but decided her responsibilities and energy need to be focused on her family.

These days, it seems all Republicans can talk about is the growing deficit. But back when Ronald Reagan was president, I guess it didn't seem that important. At least to Mitch McConnell, anyway.

In his 13-hour filibuster on Wednesday night, Rand Paul got one thing right - drone strikes on American citizens should not be allowed. However, as always with the Mad Doctor with the twisty curls, he simply cannot leave it at that. During his filibuster "defending" Americans he had to do what he does best - argue that employers should be able to ruthlessly exploit their workers.

It looks like the Draft Ashley Judd Facebook page is kicking the Senator Mitch McConnell's Facebook page in the butt. Should the Kentucky native decide to run, she might just have a chance...if Facebook is any indication...

With Mitch McConnell as part of the negotiations there were only two options: either no deal at all, or a horrible deal that sought to balance the budget on the backs of the working poor, seniors and children while giving folks like Mitch McConnell a free pass.

If Judd makes the decision to pass on the 2014 election and run in 2016 instead, her competition would be Senator Rand Paul – a junior Republican and the son of former GOP Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was a point person once the stimulus moved to the Senate. When it looked like it was in jeopardy, Paulson worked the phones to salvage the deal.

Hurricane Sandy has come along and put a hold on campaigning in the Presidential election. While the East Coast is distracted with more important things over here in Western Kentucky we can still think politics. And since a massive storm has come along to slow things down a bit it got me to thinking. What would be the Romney/Ryan vision for Americans that are beset by similiar tragedies if they do indeed win the White House.    
Well, the answer turns out to be just as much a tragedy as the weather for Americans that will face such challenges. You see, it appears as if Mitt Romn...

 Harry Truman, meet Kelly Whitaker, Democratic candidate for the Kentucky House of Representatives from the second district.
 When the Bluegrass State GOP mailed out a flier linking her to “DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADERS” who “TRIED TO REMOVE ALL REFERENCES TO GOD FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S NATIONAL PLATFORM EARLIER THIS YEAR,” the Baptist blasted back, Truman style.
 “I am offended, first and foremost, because I am a Christian,” said Whitaker, a pharmacist in Mayfield, the Graves County seat. “I also think it is outrageous.&rdq...

It seems Chevron likes Boehner's House Republicans more than Nancy Pelosi and that should tell us something. Chevron owns John Boehner and the Republican members in the House of Representatives. See page 9 in this Federal Election Commission filing PDF.

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CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) The parents of a 16-year-old suicidal boy spoke only with CBS Atlanta News' Wendy Saltzman after their son was gunned down by a police sniper in Cherokee County. Lisa and Nick Messina said their son was killed at the hands of the officers they called for help. Cl...