Mitch McConnell is spending zillions of dollars on TV commercials and glossy mailers, absurdly suggesting that [Democratic senatorial candidate Bruce] Lunsford is responsible for the wallet wallop you've been taking at the service station. This kind of slicksterism, which McConnell pioneered and perfected throughout a long, long career, has been widely denounced, by those who don't just laugh it off. But he won't quit.
This year, [Kentucky] may be No. 1 when it comes to political fakery and farce.
Thanks, Mitch.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Today's David Hawpe column
Don't miss David Hawpe's column in today's Courier-Journal. Here's an excerpt: