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Bill Straub: Is McConnell losing his mojo? He’s on wrong side of Trump, may be running out of gas

September 2, 2022September 1, 20220

“Got my mojo working, but it – uh uh – just won’t work on you.’’ – Muddy Waters It’s time…

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Bill Straub: When it comes to McConnell these days, who knows — maybe the craziness will work

August 26, 2022August 25, 20220

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, in an unprecedented moment of candor, has acknowledged that at least some of his party’s…

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Bill Straub: Donald John Trump is not president, took things that weren’t his — and it wasn’t a ‘raid’

August 19, 2022August 19, 20222

Let’s play a quick game of who said this: “On political corruption, we are going to restore honor to our…

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Bill Straub: Poor Mitch McConnell’s horrible, awful, horrendous, very bad month; looking for a way out

August 5, 2022August 4, 20221

August has arrived and no one should be happier about the march of time than Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell,…

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Bill Straub: There’s stupid and there’s mega-stupid, so credit legislators for hungry kids going hungrier

July 29, 2022July 28, 20220

In the movie Heathers, a dark comedy released 34 years ago, believe it or not, a character named Veronica, played…

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Bill Straub: After the deep-sixing of Roe v. Wade, are same-sex marriages next to go? Marching backwards

July 22, 2022July 21, 20220

The sun has continued to rise in the east and set in the west since June 26, 2015. House sparrows…

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Bill Straub: As Americans lose faith in government, Mitch McConnell uses his ‘genius’ to fuel the flame

July 15, 2022July 14, 20221

Ah, the workings of the mind of a genius. Who among us can possibly comprehend how the brains of such…

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Bill Straub: Vying to replace worst deal in history is nomination of Chad Meredith to federal judgeship

July 8, 2022July 7, 20220

Since it costs a lot to win and even more to lose You and me bound to spend some time…

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Bill Straub: Jamie Comer’s odd, misplaced notion that Hunter Biden trumps Trump as real threat to USA

July 1, 2022June 30, 20220

Boy, you can’t put anything past that old son of a gun Jamie Comer, can you? He knows a phony-baloney…

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Bill Straub: Cameron wrangled a hasty endorsement for governor from Trump, but what does it mean?

June 24, 2022June 23, 20220

Curiouser and curiouser. Former President Donald J. Trump despises Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, with “a broken-down old crow’” among…

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Bill Straub: No matter the problem, the President is to blame, says James Comer, and he’s sticking to it

June 17, 2022June 17, 20221

Rep. James Comer, a burgeoning right-wing media darling, has appeared on the telly more frequently than the Kardashians in recent…

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Bill Straub: Despite tired ‘guns-don’t-kill’ and ‘good-guys-with-guns’ narratives, guns remain the problem

June 10, 2022June 9, 20221

Anyone who has ever watched an old episode of “The Untouchables” or the Coen Brothers’ “Miller’s Crossing” (highly recommended) is…

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Bill Straub: If battle is between two monsters, King Kong and Godzilla, are you for McConnell or Paul?

June 3, 2022June 2, 20220

It’s the eternal question: Who do you cheer for when King Kong battles Godzilla? They’re both monsters, after all, leaving…

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Bill Straub: More ‘thoughts, prayers’ from ‘leaders’ who get NRA money, reiterating the value of children

May 27, 2022May 26, 20222

It was the greatest of all Kentuckians, Lincoln, who is credited with saying, “Better to remain silent and be thought…

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Bill Straub: What in tarnation is going on in NKY? Outlier is one thing, but total confrontational?

May 20, 2022May 20, 20221

A friendly acquaintance, James Carville, who guided Wallace Wilkinson’s successful campaign for governor in 1987 before earning fame and fortune…

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Bill Straub: Poor grifter McConnell, what will he do when the heat gets hot on the filibuster? Your guess

May 13, 2022May 12, 20220

It’s no secret that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell would joyfully strike a Faustian bargain to regain his position as…

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Bill Straub: Dodging the crux — again — McConnell’s anger regarding leaked SCOTUS opinion misplaced

May 6, 2022May 5, 20220

The United States Supreme Court, in its infinite wisdom, appears poised to move the nation backward by revoking a well-established…

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Bill Straub: Paul right to urge caution, but wrong to ignore the growing menace of Russian imperialism

April 29, 2022April 28, 20220

What say we hop aboard Mr. Peabody’s Wayback machine and take a quick jaunt to March 15, 2017, where we…

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Bill Straub: ‘Is there anyone I haven’t offended yet?’ If there is, I apologize for leaving something out

April 22, 2022April 21, 20222

The celebrated social commentator Mort Sahl would traditionally stroll on stage with a rolled-up newspaper in hand, using the articles…

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Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell has erased all doubt that he places party over country — in his own words

April 15, 2022April 21, 20220

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell places party over country. That’s not me saying it, although I’ve made the observation in…

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Bill Straub: Human atrocities in Ukraine don’t pursuade Massie to vote against Russia

April 8, 2022April 7, 20221

A physician with a particularly strong stomach needs to be called in to evaluate the mental health of our boy,…

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Bill Straub: It’s Mitch again. He rejects Kentanji Brown Jackson but defends Judge Clarence Thomas

April 1, 2022April 1, 20221

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell grabbed headlines last week in his usual attention-getting manner – by being against something. In…

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