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Bill Straub: Bevin’s bloodshed remarks regarding Clinton make state a national laughingstock

September 15, 2016September 14, 20163

WASHINGTON – It was the sainted President Abraham Lincoln – you know, tall guy, beard, the one who actually quelled…

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Bill Straub: McConnell’s effort to put Senate back to work doesn’t include passing clean Zika bill

September 8, 2016September 7, 20161

WASHINGTON – During the waning days of the summer congressional recess, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell could be found doing…

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Bill Straub: GOP takes playing the time-honored ‘religion card’ down a much darker road

September 1, 2016August 31, 20162

WASHINGTON – As a rule, Republican politicians in Kentucky and elsewhere go to great lengths to convince members of the…

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Bill Straub: Barr seems more concerned with plight of the banks than helping the truly needy

August 25, 2016August 24, 20161

WASHINGTON – You sure have to hand it to old Andy Barr – he’s the kind of guy who has…

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Bill Straub: Edelen, Jones try to clean up Democrats’ mess with launch of New Kentucky Project

August 18, 2016August 17, 20161

WASHINGTON – The late Raymond Overstreet, former Republican state representative from Liberty, a beloved figure in Frankfort, used to tell…

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Bill Straub: McConnell doesn’t even have the good sense to be embarrassed by his uncouth behavior

August 11, 2016August 10, 20161

WASHINGTON – After 35 years of stonewalling legislation and plotting like Iago to move up the congressional food chain, Senate…

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Bill Straub: McConnell, other GOP leaders appear to be stuck with Trump … no matter what

August 4, 2016August 3, 20162

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is learning that you can’t be just a little bit pregnant. Touring the…

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Bill Straub: The hits just keep coming for Massie as he continues to add to his legend

July 28, 2016July 28, 20161

Columnists, for various reasons, hold some empathy for Michael Corleone, recognizing what he meant in “Godfather III’’ when he said,…

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Bill Straub: Bevin’s claim of ignorance over removal of Jane Beshear’s name from center has hollow ring

July 21, 2016July 21, 20162

It’s becoming increasingly easy to imagine Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin – sans beard — assuming the role of the late…

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Bill Straub: With control of the Senate on the line, McConnell won’t admit Trump is what he is

July 14, 2016July 13, 20162

WASHINGTON – Pity poor Mitch McConnell. No, really. The Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland next week and McConnell,…

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Bill Straub: Massie’s positions indicate he thinks all American interests terminate at the border

July 7, 2016July 6, 20163

WASHINGTON – Rep. Thomas Massie probably never met Robert W. Welch but the Republican lawmaker from Somewhereorother Lewis County is…

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Bill Straub: Having a good laugh at the ‘totality of it all,’ but there is no real joy in Bevin-ville

June 30, 2016June 29, 20164

Way back in 1936 the Republican nominee for president, Kansas Gov. Alf Landon, fell to the FDR juggernaut by more…

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Bill Straub: Framing gun control measures as anti-terrorism could leave McConnell in a pickle

June 23, 2016June 22, 20160

WASHINGTON – Put up or shut up time may be approaching for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The issue is…

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Bill Straub: Another day, yet another senseless slaughter … and the beat goes on

June 16, 2016June 16, 20164

WASHINGTON – Frankly, I gave up on Congress addressing the nation’s barely existent gun control laws about four years ago…

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Bill Straub: Sum of Trump’s missteps still not enough to shake McConnell’s blind support

June 9, 2016June 8, 20161

WASHINGTON – There simply is no polite way to say this: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed, and wants…

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Bill Straub: Bevin’s dubious decision to enter lawsuit could prove both divisive and costly

June 2, 2016June 1, 20162

WASHINGTON – The Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone Award goes once again this week to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. Judges…

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Bill Straub: State Republican Congressional delegation changing tune in rush to support Trump

May 26, 2016May 25, 20161

WASHINGTON – The great Tom Lehrer said it a long time ago: “Like lambs to the slaughter / they’re drinking…

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Bill Straub: Primary outcome shows that it’s not Happy Chandler’s Democratic Party anymore

May 19, 2016May 18, 20160

WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton’s skin-of-her-teeth victory in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary in Kentucky is comparable to a contestant who wins…

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Bill Straub: McConnell failed to spin his political magic, co-opt Tea Party wing of GOP in Senate

May 12, 2016May 11, 20160

WASHINGTON – It’s now apparent that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has pulled what might be termed a Gregor Samsa,…

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Bill Straub: With Trump’s selection assured, election will become a test of America’s maturity

May 5, 2016May 4, 20161

WASHINGTON – Like Sisyphus, Donald J. Trump is considered something of a self-aggrandizing, loud-mouthed jerk who the gods — or…

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Bill Straub: Democrats barely offer a fight in 1st District as GOP dominates Congressional race

April 28, 2016April 28, 20162

WASHINGTON – The First Congressional District in far western Kentucky, so far to the left on a road map that…

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Bill Straub: Despite claims to the contrary, state proves again it doesn’t place value on education

April 21, 2016April 20, 20161

LEXINGTON – Just as Robin Williams was finally forced to drop the façade and acknowledge that he really was posing…

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