June 2006 Archives

Former State Police Commissioner Gary Rose was hoping to win a couple million dollars damages in his whistleblower lawsuit against the state of Kentucky.
Instead, he settled the case in the middle of the trial as Justice Cabinet attornies were preparing to present evidence that Rose was engaged in an extramarital affair with a co-worker while he was Commissioner.

>> Continue reading: A Rose is not a Rose

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Great comments from all of you who are responding to my blog entries. Some more of my thoughts below:

>> Continue reading: Flogging the Bloggers/Abramson for Lt. Gov?

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Any thoughts of a continuing federal grand jury investigation into Ross Harris' ties to Chief Justice Joseph Lambert and his wife Debra, probably ended when Harris died June 24th.
Harris was an influential Eastern Kentucky businessman who enjoyed a little political power and influence.

>> Continue reading: Harris/Lambert Probe Dies With Harris

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There's a shake up at the top of the Yarmuth for Congress campaign.

>> Continue reading: Yarmuth Campaign Manager Out

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Just like cloggers make lots of noise when they dance, bloggers are making lots of noise around Frankfort these days. And they have reason to. The Fletcher administration has stumbled again, while arguably, trying to do the right thing.

>> Continue reading: Blogging....The Official State Dance

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I don't know how many people have asked about my story detailing a meeting between Ben Chandler and Jerry Abramson which might set up a Chandler/Abramson ticket in 2007. Their first question....why would Abramson consider the No. 2 slot on any ticket?

>> Continue reading: Jerry for Lt. Gov?

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I talked to Ben Chandler today (June 6). The main topic of discussion was his meeting with Jerry Abramson in Washington. But we also chatted about Chandler's thought process on running/not running for Governor in '07. Here are my observations:

>> Continue reading: Run Ben, Run

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I get the sense from talking to Kentuckians that they're upset with Steve Pence, not for refusing to run for another term with Governor Fletcher, but for refusing to resign immediately.

>> Continue reading: Pence's Underplay

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