CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? This legislative session has taken on a quirky feel to this legislator. The adrenalin of the early weeks of the session wore out as we watched paint dry in our meetings and on the House floor. By the time these mid-session weeks rolled around, I know YOU were anxious to…
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? There are poignant moments when something deep and profound reveals itself to me and I realize I have to pay attention, as a friend used to say. It happened again on Thursday. It fell on the House Chamber blithely as an IED explosion. And it left us – no, let…
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Well, the pace of activity around your state capitol certainly picked up this week. The House began pushing some of the low hanging fruit out of committee, much to the relief of folks who have been sitting around waiting for something to happen over the past couple of weeks. The…
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Comedians and political junkies were as happy this week as a hog in slop! There was enough local and national material to last an entire campaign season. And there’s the promise of more to come! Who could ask for more? Popcorn and your favorite beverage for all — on me!…
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? It goes without saying that redistricting has consumed our time this week. It has favored the tone of our discussions and shaped the scope of our work in both chambers. If there were any doubt that at the core of redistricting is politics, there should be none now. And if…
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Muhammad Ali turns 70 this week. He is, only arguably, the most well recognized, respected and admired person on the face of the earth. This has given me pause to think about the many people I have been blessed to know who rightfully belong in the same ring as Ali. …
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I don’t know about you, but hasn’t it been a crazy Fall, what with temps in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s event into December! Trees and flowers remaining in bloom. And don’t you miss having to crank up your furnaces or lay in a supply of wood? – excuse me,…
It’s not the stuff of rabid public interest — and it will probably garner only passing notation from reporters, but those who have been around Frankfort for some time are not likely to stop talking about yesterday’s end to this Special Session for some time. Call it the Politics of Procedure or the Procedure of…
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