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A candidate we can all support. Well, not me personally, but ….

Steve Beshear wants to give the horse industry many many many millions of dollars:

(Herald-Leader, Feb. 12, 2008) He said earlier in the day that his proposal will set up different licensing provisions for Kentucky-based racetracks and casino companies, a move that suggests operators of free-standing casinos might be required to pay heftier licensing fees.

“It’s certainly possible,” Beshear said.

He also indicated that the licensing of racetrack-based casinos could move more swiftly, something that would allow the fees to be put toward the state budget sooner.

Beshear said that tracks would have a designated number of casinos but other operators would probably face a bidding process, “and that will take longer to determine the winner.”

What does that mean? It means that Beshear will essentially give race tracks casino licenses by allowing to avoid an auction process. Rather than maximizing revenues by pitting tracks against casino operators in an open auction process, Beshear basically is giving away the first few licenses, which reduces the value of licenses that would be auctioned.

I said Beshear might do exactly this before he was even elected.

“I know that money corrupts….I would rather have a clean government than one where, quote, First Amendment rights are being respected, that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I’d rather have the clean government.” - John McCain

I’m not sure why I still get these things, but anyway, here yo go:

January 28, 2008
Contact: Eric Phelps
(502) 499-8978

WHO: Anne Northup
WHERE: Office of Secretary of State Trey Grayson, Frankfort, KY
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Former Congresswoman Anne Northup will be available to talk to the press Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. concerning her future political plans. She will be available outside the office of Secretary of State Trey Grayson in Frankfort.

David Adams at the Bluegrass Institute revives a portion of Kentucky’s constitution that lawmakers would rather forget.

Last month I predicted, as Caleb reminded us, that Ron Paul’s best showing would be in Nevada where he would get between 11% and 15% of the vote.

Today Ron Paul finished second in the Nevada primary with 14% of the vote, picking up four delegates for the finish behind Mitt Romney. It was his best finish yet, by far.

If anyone wants to hire me as a political strategist now, I’ll entertain offers. There’s more wisdom where that came from, folks.

Kentucky’s Senate president David L. Williams hopes to move Kentucky’s filing deadline from the end of January (fast approaching) to the end of April:

Introduced by Sen. David L. Williams on January 18, 2008, to move the candidate filing deadline from the last Tuesday in January to the last Tuesday in April and the primary election to the first Monday in August. The bill also eliminates the gubernatorial runoff primary. The bill’s provisions would become effective immediately upon becoming law.

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