There is a very old poem about Kentucky, it's beauty, treasures, and warts called "In Kentucky". It was written by a Judge James H. Mulligan back in 1902. The final lines of the poem follow:

The dove's notes are the saddest
 In Kentucky;
The streams dance on the gladdest
 In Kentucky;
Hip pockets are the thickest,
Pistol hands the slickest,
The cylinder turns quickest
 In Kentucky.

Song birds are the sweetest
 In Kentucky;
The thoroughbreds the fleetest
 In Kentucky;
Mountains tower proudest,
Thunder peals the loudest,
The landscape is the grandest - and
Politics - the damnedest
 In Kentucky.

Just two years before this poem was written, the term "Yaller Dog" Democrats was coined here - one of my favorite political stories from my home state!

A few short months ago, I was asked by friends if I thought Rand Paul could win in Kentucky. I assured them there was a better chance of  snowflakes in Hell. I grew up here. I should know better than to prognosticate on what Kentuckians might do at the polls! I mean, we are, contrary to what most think, a predominantly Democratic state. Kentucky has more registered Democrats than Republicans. In my nearly 5 decades of life, we've only elected two Republican governors and both were put out of office after only one term. Still, we let Mitch McConnell put down roots under his Senate seat. Go figure.

I'm still going to the polls to do my part in canceling out my Dad's vote, despite the predictions of even liberal pundits that there will, in fact, be a snow storm in Hell on Tuesday. Guess I better wear my long johns...

�Well, I really dont remember what my folks were and my in laws what few are left are dems but never get out the house to go vote so....I deffinetly will be at the voters booth tomorrow night if for no other reason to tick them off!

And as for the snow a comin? Well we can always use freaky weather a happins! �

What can I say? Im as a tattered mix politically as I am religiously!
:roll:

(((Ms Bunny)))

(snow) I'll still be hoping for a change in the forecast!

Although my Daddy is a life-long Republican, he raised my sister and I to think for ourselves and to be open-minded. He is partly responsible for my migration to the left!    He is, in fact, the one who always drives me to the polls and in recent years has done so knowing full well that I am voting opposite him. In '08 a neighbor jokingly suggested that he leave me home. He responded "I could never do that!"

Umm, you wouldn't be visiting the polls in Kentucky, would you?  (tap) (cross)  

JK!

 Nope Im a bit west of ya over in Okie tornado alley!  Its gonna be a long day tommorrow at least media wize!  

A lot of chaos I think a coming.......   Oh what fun!  

So many elections going on tomorrow. I want to vote but I don't want to do so uninformed....I really need to keep up with what races are going on where

Sadly enough he did win. Any stray notions I might have had about the right wing and the Tea Party was pretty much answered when his hired thugs stomped a female of the opposition into the cement curb. If you cannot control your own employees, or if they were doing it at your request isn't even relevant.
Anyone who cannot govern his own hired help sure as hell cannot represent his state with any kind of concern or courage. He should have been taken off the ballot for allowing it to happen.
Interestingly enough Bristol Palin (the unwed mother/ daughter of Sarah Palin) didn't even bother to vote. Wow what an inspiration you are mom!
I guess she's not any better at that than she is at anything else.