Bill Straub: Cameron wrangled a hasty endorsement for governor from Trump, but what does it mean?
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
Rep. James Comer, a burgeoning right-wing media darling, has appeared on the telly more frequently than the Kardashians in recent…
Bill Straub: Despite tired ‘guns-don’t-kill’ and ‘good-guys-with-guns’ narratives, guns remain the problem
Anyone who has ever watched an old episode of “The Untouchables” or the Coen Brothers’ “Miller’s Crossing” (highly recommended) is…
Bill Straub: If battle is between two monsters, King Kong and Godzilla, are you for McConnell or Paul?
It’s the eternal question: Who do you cheer for when King Kong battles Godzilla? They’re both monsters, after all, leaving…
Bill Straub: More ‘thoughts, prayers’ from ‘leaders’ who get NRA money, reiterating the value of children
It was the greatest of all Kentuckians, Lincoln, who is credited with saying, “Better to remain silent and be thought…
Bill Straub: What in tarnation is going on in NKY? Outlier is one thing, but total confrontational?
A friendly acquaintance, James Carville, who guided Wallace Wilkinson’s successful campaign for governor in 1987 before earning fame and fortune…
Bill Straub: Poor grifter McConnell, what will he do when the heat gets hot on the filibuster? Your guess
It’s no secret that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell would joyfully strike a Faustian bargain to regain his position as…
Bill Straub: Dodging the crux — again — McConnell’s anger regarding leaked SCOTUS opinion misplaced
The United States Supreme Court, in its infinite wisdom, appears poised to move the nation backward by revoking a well-established…
Bill Straub: Paul right to urge caution, but wrong to ignore the growing menace of Russian imperialism
What say we hop aboard Mr. Peabody’s Wayback machine and take a quick jaunt to March 15, 2017, where we…
Bill Straub: ‘Is there anyone I haven’t offended yet?’ If there is, I apologize for leaving something out
The celebrated social commentator Mort Sahl would traditionally stroll on stage with a rolled-up newspaper in hand, using the articles…
Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell has erased all doubt that he places party over country — in his own words
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell places party over country. That’s not me saying it, although I’ve made the observation in…
Bill Straub: Human atrocities in Ukraine don’t pursuade Massie to vote against Russia
A physician with a particularly strong stomach needs to be called in to evaluate the mental health of our boy,…
Bill Straub: It’s Mitch again. He rejects Kentanji Brown Jackson but defends Judge Clarence Thomas
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell grabbed headlines last week in his usual attention-getting manner – by being against something. In…
Bill Straub: McConnell can site reasons to oppose Supreme Court nominee and can make up others
The odds of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell voting for any U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee offered by President Biden…
Bill Straub: For Thomas Massie here’s a ‘no’ vote, there’s a ‘no’ vote, everywhere there’s a ‘no’ vote
Early Wednesday evening, in a 406-16 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Japanese-American World War II History Network…
Bill Straub: Railing and blaming, playing bait-and-switch, Republican game puts foot on the gas
By now it should be obvious that DC Republicans have mastered the craft of political bait-and-switch – like when they…
Bill Straub: Barr shows true partisan colors with criticism of Biden’s response to Russia invasion
An all-but-forgotten author from New Orleans named Maurice Switzer is generally credited with coining the adage, “It is better to…
Bill Straub: Wonder of wonders, but Mitch McConnell has taken a somewhat bipartisan bent lately
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell did something so unusual, so out of character, this week that you should excuse Kentucky…
Bill Straub: Thank goodness Rand wasn’t in charge: doesn’t like masks or wearing one, wants Fauci in jail
Sen. Rand Paul has been fortunate enough over the past 12 years to serve with comrades like Sen. Ted Cruz,…
Bill Straub: Kentucky congressional delegation not the dumbest or most repulsive, but still. . .
It’s fair to say the stupidest member of the 117th Congress doesn’t hail from the eight-member Kentucky delegation, nor will…
Bill Straub: Congratulations, Northern Kentucky, here are your choices for U.S. House of Representatives
Happy Happy Joy Joy, to quote Ren or Stimpy or whoever originally voiced this ecstatic cry, that national embarrassment wrapped…
Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell seems a little confused about his civil rights record; one way to correct it
I honestly believe that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fully realizes that African-American voters are as American as the 4th…