Bill Straub: The whole world is watching the ‘dive,’ but that’s the way it goes in McConnell’s world
America hasn’t witnessed a dive like this since Sonny Liston kissed the canvas after that infamous “phantom punch’’ from a…
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Al Cross: We have waited patiently for the moment that Mitch McConnell would come to his senses. . .
More than once, this space has said Mitch McConnell would face a day of reckoning in his relationship with Donald…
Bill Straub: ‘Spoils system’ on full display as judges with questionable qualifications get appointments
It was Sen. William L Marcy, assessing some of the questionable appointments rendered by President Andrew Jackson back in the…
Al Cross: Of course we agree with McConnell that we need more ‘civility’ in our public discourse — from all
“Elections have consequences” is a favorite saying for politicians of all stripes, and for those of us who try to…
Bill Straub: Where is the line drawn on reprehensible conduct? After Sondland testimony, where is honor?
It’s kind of like the old joke, “Well, besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?” For many…
Bill Straub: Sen. Rand Paul cuddles up to Trumpism using the oldest, lamest excuse — everybody does it
Sen. Rand Paul appears to be joining other members of the flock in an exodus from the once-grand, old Republican…
Al Cross: The values that drive voters will be the key as Kyians prepare to head to the polls Tuesday
Gov. Matt Bevin told The New York Times that Tuesday’s election won’t be close – that he will beat Attorney…
Bill Straub: President Trump hides in plain sight, while Mitch McConnell provides the cover he needs
WASHINGTON – It was left to Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott and a couple of senior members of the upper…
Bill Straub: Deja vu all over again — gun massacres, promise of controls, then nothing; repeat rapid fire
All right, let’s break this one down to its component parts. On the morning of Aug. 3, a gunman, 21-year-old…
Bill Straub: Bevin didn’t get a landslide, but don’t count him out; Beshear faces uphill battle
Landslide Matt Bevin, the incumbent, didn’t exactly set the world on fire in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary, garnering just 52…
Al Cross: Welcome, Derby visitors to Kentucky; here’s a brief introduction to our political landscape
Welcome, Derby visitors! This column continues our longstanding tradition of giving folks who are in Kentucky for the big race,…
Mike Farrell: With so many things off track, including #MeToo, the question is — what’s our character?
The #Me Too train has run off the tracks. Please don’t misunderstand me. I have always believed in the equality…
U.S. Sen. McConnell and Commissioner Quarles host USDA officials at Kentucky hemp forum in Louisville
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said hemp has a long and proud history in…
Bill Straub: Worth it or not, the time is coming for decisions to be made and it has to be right
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi created a bit of a stir in political circles this week when she told The Washington…
Bill Straub: Character is indispensable, character matters, character first; did someone say ‘character’?
Apparently a person’s character doesn’t amount to a hill of beans in Sen. Rand Paul’s world. The Bowling Green Republican,…
As the government shutdown drags on, workers at the IRS Center in Covington struggle to stay afloat
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor In our nation’s capital, the government shutdown is about ideological differences over immigration, border…
Bill Straub: For want of a wall, for a temper tantrum, for dodging responsibility — is government lost?
For want of a wall, the government was lost, at least partially, and it doesn’t look like the darn thing…
Bill Straub: A new word to enhance your vocabulary; to describe ‘beyond shameless,’ try ‘mitchful’
Occasionally when following American politics you come upon a statement or claim that is so outrageous, so mind-boggling that characterizing…
Bill Straub: Reagan once said ‘there is no room for intolerance,’ but Trump didn’t get the message
WASHINGTON – I can’t say with absolute certainty that the filth that gushes from the mouth of President “Tiny’’ Trump-like…
Bill Straub: McConnell breaking through bottom of barrel, blaming ‘entitlements’ for growth of deficit
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell is no longer scraping the bottom of the political barrel. No, it…
Bill Straub: Trump lies because he can but with the numbers stacking up, few seem to care
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday of this week USA Today, which fancies itself a newspaper, published an op-ed piece from the…
Trump, Biden coming to Kentucky for candidates Barr. McGrath in hotly contested congressional race
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky’s heated Sixth District Congressional race, which has already been receiving some national attention, will…