In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

Bellwether — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:21:28 GMT

KENTUCKY TALIBAN SHOT IT DOWN!!!...THE SOLUTION IS @ THE END OF YOUR NOSES???...TAKE A SNIFF!!!...ty...

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

Ethel — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:58:43 GMT

Wondering what the economic climate is like in Kentucky. Not too well informed about that!

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

Ethel — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:02:40 GMT

Does not show much promise for a gambling site in Kentucky being the GOP is strong there. Yes silence is golden if you prefer it that way!

You have the greatest horse country there and gambling by other means just might not be the best for Kentucky. Keep your prestigeous claim to that. Love Kentucky and would love to live there!

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

trackjack — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:28:29 GMT

Tom: I live in Ohio but travel to Kentucky on occasion to enjoy Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Turfway and the gorgeous horse country around Lexington. I've been following this latest attempt at expanded gambling and I am flabbergasted that there are still enough conservatives in the Kentucky Senate who cannot see the forest because of the trees. What Sen. Thayer and Gov. Beshear accomplished with others shows that compromise can work when you're looking out for the common good or in this case, the good of the Commonwealth.

I hope the voters are keeping an eye on the dead wood in the Senate and begin to elect some reasonable, forward-leaning individuals who actually have a broad enough vision to see the forest beyond the trees.

Does Kentucky have any mechanism whereby the citizens, with enough signatures, can bring a ballot measure to change the state constitution directly to the voters and bypass the legislature?

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

FiftyYearsPlus — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:52:12 GMT

Same story as with Republican Governors Bush (FL) and Schwarzenegger(CA) :"Protected" citizens' morality and sold racing/farm interests out. How did this occur? "Follow the money" in this case, to the casino companies across the river.

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

Bret Stossel — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:23:15 GMT

I guess I was sorry to read that the KY Senate had killed a chance for the people to vote on expanded gambling in the state. Mostly, though, I was sorry to read that KY, the center of the horse racing world, had failed to come up with any new or innovative means to get people to the track to bet on racing, not feed quarters into a slot machine.

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

JerseyTom — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:31:35 GMT

Wow. One comment. Silence is indeed golden.

re: In Kentucky, Major Progress Despite Defeat

Jason Shandler — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:33:38 GMT

Buffoonery is the best to describe these anti-gambling hypocrites. Thanks for putting your self-righteous religious beliefs before the well-being of Kentucky, once again.