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In all likelihood, the US Supreme Court will announce this week that Obamacare, in part or whole, is unconstitutional. It would be nice to think Obama faces defeat in November, but the same groups which elected him four years ago are still in place. If 3 or 4% of his supporters have grown sour...

Franklin Sousley of Hilltop, Kentucky was one of six US military men who raised the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. Only 19 years old at the time, Sousley was killed by a Japanese sniper days later. First buried there on the Japanese island, Sousley's body was later removed to the...

Tuesday's primary in Kentucky and Arkansas yielded a continuing problem for Barack Obama. He just isn't very popular among Democrat primary voters in these two states. In Kentucky's Democrat primary, Obama ran unopposed and lost 42% of the vote to "uncommitted." This blog piece was...

A 19 year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan returns for burial in Montgomery County, Kentucky. video: Community honors slain soldier

Traditional values were upheld in North Carolina today as voters there approved an admendment to their state constitution defining the only legally valid marriage as those between a man and woman. www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/us/north-carolina-voters-pass-same-sex-marriage-ban.html Social...

These guys are such professionals. Does it appear they take their jobs seriously? Secret Service caught in prostitution scandal. www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57414096/secret-service-dismissals-biggest-scandal-for-agency/

1Romney carries Kentucky by 20 points in November 2)Romney carries Michigan 3)Romney carries Massachusetts This Romney guy might just be much more formidable than previously thought. Should Obama start packing?

Who would be the strongest running mate for Mitt Romney? Should he go with a well-known name? A relatively unknown entity? A popular governor from a large state? Someone with a strong military background? Someone who can deliver a must-have swing state? Someone whose conservative bonafides...

CDC - Videos - Campaign Resources - Tips from Former Smokers - Smoking & Tobacco Use Terrie's ad plus Anthem's ad seem particularly poignant.

In a few weeks, late April, the 20th anniversary of race riots in Los Angeles will be marked. Horrific doesn't begin to describe the separate and nearly fatal beatings visited upon Rodney King and Reginald Denny. Rodney King was savagely beaten by four LAPD cops. Unknown to police at the...

Our beloved former vice-president Dick Cheney received a heart transplant yesterday at the age of 71. Cheney is reported to have spent 20 months on the waiting list for an acceptable donor to be found. The change of heart has thrilled conservatives from coast to coast. Dick Cheney 2016.

Saw this today on Drudge Report, CNN and Fox News. It's a story out of Florida where some local veterans were enraged to see an American flag with Obama's likeness superimposed on Old Glory. The flag was flying on the premises of a local Democrat Party headquarters. see flag: Vets angry...

Willard's Rats have just about secured the GOP nomination. Willard "Mitt" Romney has warmed the hearts of GOP Establishment types and is becoming the presumptive nominee. My disappointment with the conservative movement cannot be overstated. Obama does not deserve a second term as president...

Animal Planet produces this show for cable television. It's called "Snake Man of Appalachia." Unfortunately, it plays up a lot of stereotypes, but is authentic in its portrayal of family life for many folks in central Appalachia. The show's family lives in Letcher County, Kentucky and is...

Appalachian woman prays as tornado approaches. see video: www.hlntv.com/video/2012/03/03/caught-tape-woman-prays-tornado-approaches This took place yesterday in West Liberty, Kentucky.

Why must reporting on government dominate the first 45 minutes of the news hour on television? Why does radio news devote most of its content to government issues? Why do newspapers give the front page and Section A over to government coverage? It's all about The Government. I wonder if the...

The reigning Prince of Niceness, Newt Gingrich, has scored a righteous victory in South Carolina's primary election. It is this observer's opinion that Newt would do well with southern conservatives. The upcoming Florida contest might be an aberration since so many Florida voters are...

There's a new "Missing Elderly" alert in Texas. This elderly man is dangerous. Do not be fooled by his affable manner. Talks a good game. Claims to be a Republican. Been pulling this con for years.

N. Korea's Communist dictator is reported dead. It will be interesting to see how this impoverished nation transitions to new leadership. Watching a rogue nuclear regime can be very disconcerting.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has a very uncertain future in Kentucky politics. Woe be to Rand if he doesn't put some serious daylight between himself and his father's wacky politics. Being too closely identified with his father's Barney Fife demeanor will be the end of young Rand's political...