Sorry I drove everyone crazy and caused like, oh, 300 or 400 people to call/text/email me this morning simply because I accidentally forgot to schedule posts.
But trust me. There is a reaaaalllllly good reason. Something so exciting I couldn’t be bothered with things like, you know, responsibility.
Give me a few minutes to catch [...]

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In case you missed it, check out the latest (first) SurveyUSA polling data on the mayoral race. [The 'Ville Voice]
A good way to win over the progressives: Maybe the governor could consider banning Atrazine. It’s a poison made by Syngenta, the title sponsor of a recent farm and tractor show here in the city. [...]

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UPDATE @ 9:00 A.M. Monday: Despite the redundant links to the SurveyUSA Crosstabs at both the beginning and end of this post, let me update to appease a WATB at WHAS11 complaining that I’m violating copyright (riiiight) – If it’s not clear/you’re 700-years-old and are incapable of clicking links – this poll was produced for [...]

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Catching up with a slow-moving highway disaster. [Broken Sidewalk]
Got questions for Louisville’s mayoral candidates? Chime in. [The 'Ville Voice]
Greg Fischer rolled out his endorsement by the Steelworkers yesterday. In other news, Greg’s still a union buster (as is his sister, rest of his family) and there’s public record of him working strongly against collective [...]

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Earlier on the House floor, Congressman John Yarmuth highlighted the importance of health care reform. He connected the Jewish Hospital layoffs and the message from Jewish’s executives that Kentucky’s growing number of uninsured contributed to the cuts.

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John Yarmuth on earmarks:
“I strongly support this policy change, which is why I implemented it for my own Congressional Office in 2008. I believe that Members of Congress – not just agency bureaucrats in Washington – should have a say in how federal funding is allocated in their Congressional District. However, assuming this responsibility means [...]

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Let’s just go ahead and say it: moving your business out of Louisville because you can’t get enough direct flights or find local financing is silly. I like Rob May, but come on. Surely he misspoke. If you’re a tech company, you’ve got the skills to travel way less. I fly just [...]

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There you have it. Humana intends to fill many of its eliminated positions with contract labor. [C-J]
Got 65 bucks? Then you can learn about Louisville, the Ohio Valley and the Civil War at the University of Louisville. [Civil War Symposium 2010]
Jerry Abramson is going out of his way to pay lip service to [...]

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Republican Brooks Wicker is really stretching today, blaming Congressman John Yarmuth for Humana’s decision to can 2,500 people and hire on contract workers to replace those fired.
Check out part of his latest press release:
John Yarmuth has been a vocal supporter of the Pelosi-Reid health care takeover the Democrats tried to jam through Congress before voters [...]

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Earlier this morning Republican candidate for Congress, Larry Hausman, held a press conference presenting his jobs plan. Hausman’s campaign touts his plan as a “winner for the employed, underemloyed and unemployed.”
Hausman plans to provide all businesses with a double tax deduction for any net new hires. A company hiring a new employee for [...]

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