Bill Straub: Now that the election is over and R’s lost opportunities, let the games begin in earnest
The election is over. Let the recriminations begin! What say we start with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, generally viewed as…
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Bill Straub: While McConnell is ‘shaking the treat box’ for money, Republicans will likely keep the Senate
Anyone who has cats (we have four, which, at times, is five too many) can tell you they can be…
Bill Straub: Count the ways Sen. Mitch McConnell can’t be trusted; another stopgap measure looms
The immediate, knee-jerk reaction many people have when asked if they have faith in someone on the opposite side of…
Bill Straub: With Trump’s selection assured, election will become a test of America’s maturity
WASHINGTON – Like Sisyphus, Donald J. Trump is considered something of a self-aggrandizing, loud-mouthed jerk who the gods — or…
Bill Straub: The media become the latest scapegoat as Sen. Paul tries to explain failed run for president
WASHINGTON – There once was a pretty good ballplayer named Steve Kemp, an all-star outfielder for the Detroit Tigers back…
Tom Block: The Republicans have a dilemma — and biggest problem is their voters may just stay home
After the victory by Senator Ted Cruz in Wisconsin and his weekend success in Colorado, it is becoming more apparent…
KyCIR: Kentucky Democrats opening wallets, grabbing momentum for 2016 Presidential election
By James McNair Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Six months of heated competition by their presidential candidates led Republicans in…
Bill Straub: Trump’s primary run fueled by ‘nostalgia voters,’ but will they be enough in November?
WASHINGTON – Donald J. Trump has roiled the Republican presidential nomination process like Godzilla bursting from the Pacific Ocean, exhaling…
Rural Blog: Primary election results so far — and how rural versus cities patterns are shaping up
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to score well in rural areas in the South, reports the Daily Yonder, with…
Bill Straub: Fear of the future is what’s driving voters into Trump’s protective arms
WASHINGTON – Donald J. Trump hustled through the commonwealth earlier this week – hustled being a good word to describe…
Bill Straub: With favorite son out of the race, it will be interesting to see who wins state GOP caucus
WASHINGTON – The Kentucky Republican presidential caucus – Copyright 2016, Sen. Rand Paul, All Rights Reserved – is around the…
Bill Straub: Brokered convention appears to be the likeliest outcome for the GOP Presidential race
WASHINGTON – By now you’re sick to death — and who wouldn’t be — of hearing about the results of…
Bill Straub: It’s not just hard to find a path to the White House for Sen. Rand Paul – it’s impossible
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul, the man who would be president, is not handling the alienation of affections from Republican…
Tom Block: GOP presidential race remains muddled; Democrats have clear favorite in Clinton
With the Iowa caucuses less than a month away I thought I’d review where I see the Presidential election and…
Tom Block: With control of the White House vital to GOP interests, solid favorite has yet to emerge
With the last major political event of 2015, the Las Vegas Republican debate behind us, it is a good time…
Bill Straub: Kim of Morehead, her gaggle of users ‘don’t have the good sense to be embarrassed’
WASHINGTON – Move over Joan of Arc, here comes Kim Davis, the Maid of Morehead. Since we last visited, our…
Tom Block: Name calling could have been avoided if Cruz learned from McConnell how the Senate works
Last week there was an unusual breakdown in decorum in the U.S. Senate, when Texas Senator, and Presidential candidate, Ted…