Opinion – Bill Straub: Tariffs are taxes — and Trump’s hefty ones are fueling fears of recession
In a weird sort of way, President-cum-Dictator Donald J. Trump operates like a jazz musician – he keeps making things…
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Opinion – Bill Straub: California fire tragedy is devastating — but Republicans want to place the blame
Never ones to let an overwhelming tragedy pass without milking it for every conceivable political advantage, Republicans in Washington are…
Opinion – Bill Straub: ‘Another fine mess’ with more to come as a government shutdown looms
Well, voters of America, congratulations. You wanted chaos? You got it. In spades. And the game hasn’t even started yet….
Opinion – Al Cross: When McConnell leaves, who will slice the bacon for us?
Mitch McConnell is on his way out – first as Senate Republican leader, at the end of this year, then…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Tone down the rhetoric indeed — moderating rants should apply as well
That old sourpuss, Sen. Rand Paul, is bellyaching that the foes of America’s very own Prince Charming, Republican presidential candidate…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Rand Paul is the same ol’ — always against and never for
Sen. Rand Paul is yet again going about the task that he isn’t particularly easy to get along with. The…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Spreading misinformation is form of cheating; setting record straight isn’t censorship
If Sen. Rand Paul gets his way, Lord help us all, the nation may find itself expanding the Bill of…
Opinion – Al Cross: Kentucky Republicans help Trump tear down the system
When Mitch McConnell voted not to convict Donald Trump on impeachment for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, which he nevertheless…
Opinion – Bill Straub: GOP’s foreign aid and border debacles lay bare polarity between Paul, McConnell
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul, who has proved over the years to be as useless as a fishnet handkerchief, has…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell have their difference; try to count the ways
Sen. Rand Paul, that sentinel of good sense and comity, hopped aboard the Never Nikki express running through the Republican…
Op-Ed – Rand Paul: Say ‘No’ to attack on Kentucky school archery and hunting programs
I know I’m preaching to the choir when I say that the Biden Administration is waging an unprecedented war on…
Bill Straub: Ukraine aid is on the line — and Sen. Paul is on the side with Russia’s Vladimir Putin
Well, whadayaknow, John McCain was right all along. McCain, the Arizona Republican with a curriculum vitae that notably includes his…
Bill Straub: If you only see bad guys in public service, then, like Paul, you see bad guys despite evidence
Let’s see…Adolph Hitler, Uncle Joe Stalin, Tony Fauci, Pol Pot, Mao Tse… Whoa. Wait just a doggone minute. Something wrong…
Bill Straub: In classic game of ‘Who’s playing politics,’ three top finalists; a tribute to Dick Wilson
You may have heard — it’s been all over the news — that some rich, orange-tinted dude, formerly from the…
Sen. Rand Paul, Rep. Thomas Massie retain their federal seats; outcomes of state house, senate races
Staff report Voters have made their choices in races for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and for state…
Bill Straub: Rand Paul’s viciousness could be put to real harm if he becomes chair of Senate committee
Sen. Rand Paul is a buffoon. But he may soon become a buffoon with a microphone and a gavel, which…
Election ’22: Rand Paul wants to ‘continue his efforts on your behalf’ in the U.S. Senate
As I travel across Kentucky, I’m often asked if Congress is as angry a place as the media depicts. The…
Bill Straub: Donald John Trump is not president, took things that weren’t his — and it wasn’t a ‘raid’
Let’s play a quick game of who said this: “On political corruption, we are going to restore honor to our…
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…
Rand Paul handily wins Republican nomination for third term, will face Democrat Charles Booker in fall
U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Bowling Green, who sought a third term in Washington, had five opponents in the Republican primary,…