Bill Straub: Ugliness joins with falsehoods to come out in open, revealing McConnell’s disdain for Obama
It’s no secret that Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell has long looked upon former President Barack Obama with the…
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Bill Straub: To no one’s surprise, under GOP health plan, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
WASHINGTON – If, as Forrest Gump’s mom was fond of saying, “Stupid is as stupid does,’’ there is a whole…
Bill Straub: Massie’s Second Amendment Caucus may be be out of step with mood of country
WASHINGTON – The Whiz Kid is at it again. Just a little more than a week before the city of…
Bill Straub: Massie’s positions indicate he thinks all American interests terminate at the border
WASHINGTON – Rep. Thomas Massie probably never met Robert W. Welch but the Republican lawmaker from Somewhereorother Lewis County is…
Bill Straub: Sum of Trump’s missteps still not enough to shake McConnell’s blind support
WASHINGTON – There simply is no polite way to say this: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed, and wants…
Bill Straub: Bevin’s dubious decision to enter lawsuit could prove both divisive and costly
WASHINGTON – The Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone Award goes once again this week to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. Judges…
Bill Straub: McConnell failed to spin his political magic, co-opt Tea Party wing of GOP in Senate
WASHINGTON – It’s now apparent that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has pulled what might be termed a Gregor Samsa,…
Mike Farrell: A rational discussion, please, about Supreme Court appointment (it’s a two-step process)
The country now has had an opportunity to mourn the death of Antonin Scalia, who served his country for nearly…
Brad Woodhouse: Do your jobs, McConnell and Paul, fill Supreme Court vacancy, preserve Constitution
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican presidential hopefuls have wasted no time politicizing the death of U.S. Supreme Court…
Newkirk’s Barber Shop: NKy couple, popular proprietors of ‘old school’ shop, perfectly typecast
By Ray Donnelly Special to NKyTribune Newkirk’s Barber Shop on Broadway Avenue in downtown Cincinnati is just north of Fourth…
Bill Straub: McConnell may have won the politics, but not when it came to blocking Obama’s agenda
WASHINGTON – The second session of the 114th Congress just underway presents the American public with a final look –…
Bill Straub: Disregarding the facts, Republicans still unwilling to address gun violence seriously
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday of this week, President Obama signed a modest set of executive orders designed to reduce gun…