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…
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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: 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: Let’s try to put our understanding around this — ‘legal’ voting is somehow a problem
Sen. Rand Paul is renowned for expressing some, well, shall we politely say, unorthodox views during his time on the…
Bill Straub: Poor, poor Rand Paul whose feelings are hurt by cold, hard facts which speak for themselves
Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Oh, these boys won’t let me be Lord, have mercy on me…
Rand Paul: Responding to Bill Straub’s column, explaining ‘fundraising’ — and watching your money
Once again, the NKyTribune has given precious print space to partisan columnist Bill Straub who wants to twist things all…
Bill Straub: Sen. Paul living high on donations to his leadership PAC, money meant to assist others
It’s certainly comforting to learn that our boy, Rand Paul, the Earnest T. Bass of the United States Senate, is…
Al Cross: Some Republicans sacrifice science on the altar of politics — and, here we are, on the brink of crisis
The pandemic has returned, perhaps stronger than ever, and the politics of it are more deadly than ever. Americans are…
Bill Straub: Flipping off science, Sen. Rand Paul prattles on, ever defiant and woefully ill-informed
After having witnessed Sen. Rand Paul in action over these past 11 years, listened to his unsettling attempts at oratory…
Al Cross: Rand Paul trends more eccentric, leaving room in the middle
By his own account, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, M.D., is discouraging Kentuckians from getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. He wrote…
Bill Straub: McConnell urges vaccinations against COVID, is ‘perplexed’ they are falling below expectations
Mitch McConnell admits to being “perplexed.” Let’s see if we can straighten things out for him. The Senate Republican leader…
Bill Straub: Hard to imagine a wackier contest with two candidates vying for who’s the biggest gun nut
Where else other than Kentucky can you witness a challenger in a congressional race toiling to out-crazy an incumbent who…
Bill Straub: Democracy. To believe or not to believe? That really is the question for Republicans
Senate Republicans have made it official – they don’t believe in democracy. The hints have been there for quite some…
Bill Straub: Dr. Fauci is fall-back target for Republican ire, since they can’t sink Biden’s approval rating
Unable thus far to chip into President Biden’s popularity – the RealClear Politics composite places his approval at just short…
Constance Alexander: Lockout at Murray State Arboretum inspires public to speak up and be heard
Whether you saw the padlock first and then read the sign, or vice versa, it didn’t matter. The results were…
Bill Straub: Masks, social distancing, vaccines work; it’s just amazing how much Paul, Massie get wrong
Two quick questions: 1. How many Americans have died as a result of the facemask recommendation issued by the Centers…
Bill Straub: If you wonder what’s up, it’s that Mitch McConnell, GOP are ready to ‘Defend White People’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is notorious for playing things close to the vest. This is the man who, after…
Al Cross: For our Derby visitors, real and remote, a scratch sheet on Kentucky politics
OK, we’re back to normal. Partly. The Kentucky Derby is back where it has been since the Great Depression, on…
Bill Straub: Musings by the drunk at the end of the bar — and his untethered rants on this and that
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul is the political equivalent of the drunk sitting by himself at the far end of…
Bill Straub: Sing it to ‘Which Side Are You On’ and call it the ballad of Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
The gossip sheets and the tabloids are constantly filled with reports about individuals who work closely together for years but…
Bill Straub: Some things you can count on, and Rand Paul is proceeding in his true, maskless form
You can always count on the sun to rise in the east and set in the west. You can always…
Bill Straub: There are lies, real lies, silent lies, hallucinations and fabrications — and Rand Paul
It is obvious that the Republican Party has been stricken with a strange and exotic disease that leads to hallucinations…