Friday, 8 July 2005

One Step Closer to Stupidity

A proposal for a smoking ban made it out of committee the other day.

It appears that the most intelligent comment from the hearing came from Democrat Mary Woolridge when she expressed concern for the rights of smokers.

"What has happened to freedom?" she asked. "Adults do not have to go into these restaurants."

Ironically, Mary was the swing vote to allow the the measure out of committee. I guess she is not for freedom after all.

Posted by elendil at 6:15 PM in Kentucky Politics

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Louisville Will Have A Mayorial Race

Republican Kelly Downard has raised more than $130,000 in the first three months of his campaign for Louisville mayor. Downard's initial fund raising prowess demonstrates he will be able to raise the money needed to fight a competitive race against "Mayor for Life" Abramson.

With Downard over the money hurdle, we should be treated to a fun and interesting battle for mayor. It will be the first time that Jerry Abramson will be seriously challenged since his initial election. But unlike previous mayorial races, the newly merged city/county government turns the race from an urban battle into a county wide battle that includes heavily Republican suburbs. In addition, Downards money will force Abramson to defend his abysmal record of failure as mayor that has been glossed over and covered up by the local media. Let the games begin!

Posted by elendil at 5:45 PM in Kentucky Politics

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