Rand Paul could be my next Senator

He would replace Jim Bunning who is a mean spirited/right wing and/or senile senator.
Our other senator is from Louisville - rare to have someone elected state wide from the largest city/economic engine - who went to UL and is a UL fan.
The Randy supporter, almost as he is stepping on her head, is claiming it was her fault Nice spin.
Jack Conway, even before the 'Aqua Buddha' commercials, could not win. He is from Louisville and worse yet - went to DUKE (Those out of the basketball loop, a few years ago uk lost to Duke in a hotly contested game in the NCAA.)
What is interesting is Jack Conway did a stupid commercial - usually the kind done by the Republicans in this state - but we don't do these things well, so it has backfired on him. Mitch McConnell was first elected years ago with a good ole boy commercial with a dog chasing a man who was supposedly his opponent.
It is very simple for me. I vote Democratic because the Republican party has always attracted racists and people who are anti-inclusive. I'm not saying all Republicans are like that, just their party embraces/encourages those people.
Our local paper, the Courier Journal, ran a story Sunday about your Rick Scott, reminding us that he had lived in Louisville and what he has done. He was going to build a huge new bldg here. I think Birgmingham got the big empty bldg instead.
On election day, I am reminded how lucky I am to vote. Which I haven't missed since I started voting in the 60s. Also, how sad that so many people don't vote - alot has to do with the voting structure. Here in ky, it is 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Not user friendly. Should be a holiday. Everything shut down. I grew up with the Blue Laws. I think one or two days a year, our country could come to a screeching halt and everyone vote.Ellen
p.s. Now I can say we will be returning to 30A next month

As a Kentuckian by birth now living in Blue Mountain Beach, I am embarrassed that Rand will probably get elected.

As a Kentuckian by birth now living in Blue Mountain Beach, I am embarrassed that Rand will probably get elected.

Rand Paul said, "we have come to take our government back"....and that's what the Tea Party wants--to take us back to the 1950s!

Like Kentucky really needed to go backwards.:roll:

Everyone has the right to vote for whom ever they wish. It is what makes America great. My first vote was for Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. I was a A/2C in the Air Force. Everyone should exercise their right to vote. My only regret, regardless of what your voting position may be, is that so many who vote are so woefully uninformed on the issues pertaining to whom they are voting for.

Born in Kentucky, still living in Kentucky,embarrassed that Rand Paul was elected. Would love to see a dog run old Mitch out of Washington.

Well, you would know more about that than I do...

I sure see Florida losing a lot though with Rubio in the Senate; good news is that he is out of Florida state politics and he is a freshman senator, so not much power--he may not get a lot of what he wants, but Florida won't get what we would have gotten with a Democrat or a more moderate Republican. And, with Boyd gone, we will lose a lot of good that came from his seniority; I am not fond of him, but would have preferred he stay for now.

I continue to be amazed at how people from all sides can be persuaded to vote against their own interests...

with this lineup, I see education and progress for women and minorities going backward fast and that is sad after all the hard work that has been done in these areas. I am especially appalled to see that Daniel Webster was elected from the Orlando area--he is so right wing and fundamental; I worked in the legislature when he was there, and I don't think there was ever an issue where he was not on the far right fringe. Scary.

And the spin starts here...

We are a nation consumed by short-term thinking and fragmented political contests centered on narrowly defined issues. Neither of our two major parties has a credible vision for the economic future of our nation.

The Republicans offer only their standard prescription of tax cuts for the rich, a rollback of regulations on predatory corporations, and elimination of the social safety net?a proven prescription for further job loss and devastation of the middle class.

The Democrats have no identifiable program for economic recovery, let alone for adapting our economy to the dramatic demographic, environmental, economic, and political changes that rule out any chance of a return to pre-2008 business as usual.


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Born in Kentucky, still living in Kentucky,embarrassed that Rand Paul was elected. Would love to see a dog run old Mitch out of Washington.

And the spin starts here...

Andy I know first hand that many of the elected officials you call to complain too know Glenda on a first name basis. She is one of the few sowallers who can walk through our very own State Capital and get recognized by almost every legislator.

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I continue to be amazed at how people from all sides can be persuaded to vote against their own interests...

with this lineup, I see education and progress for women and minorities going backward fast and that is sad after all the hard work that has been done in these areas. I am especially appalled to see that Daniel Webster was elected from the Orlando area--he is so right wing and fundamental; I worked in the legislature when he was there, and I don't think there was ever an issue where he was not on the far right fringe. Scary.

?Well, the thing is, we're all interconnected. There are no rich, there are no middle class, there are no poor; we all are interconnected in the economy.?

?We all either work for rich people or we sell stuff to rich people, so just punishing rich people is as bad for the economy as punishing anyone.?