[toddst]

um, you mean Paul Patton (D)?

That's the one. A running survey in the Courier-Journal has consistently shown upwards of 85% of Kentuckians believe Patton should resign. But no, he plans to serve out his term, bringing "non-political" solutions to the budget crises in Kentucky. When pigs fly!

All Patton wants to do is raise taxes, as opposed to cutting the bloated state budget. Heaven forbid we should put bureaucrats (who are mostly Dems) out of work!

[eno_]

You'd think the schmuck could be more original than dating a nursing home operator. What's with these hillbilly govs.?

[Theodore R.]

People in KY voted for Patton by a large margin in 1999 (narrow margin in 1995). They know that he is a tax-first governor, and they should support him. Otherwise, they are being inconsistent with their 1999 electoral mandate. KY has had SEVEN Democrat governors since 1971: Wendell Ford, Julian Carroll, John Y. Brown, Martha Layne Collins, the late Wallace Wilkinson, Brereton Jones, and now Paul Patton. People in KY like Democrat governors. The last Republican governor, Louie B. Nunn, lost popularity when he tried to place sales taxes on groceries. This may have cost Nunn victory in the 1972 senatorial general election in KY. Even as Nixon was sweeping KY that year, Nunn was losing the Senate race, and that was a Republican seat being vacated by the now deceased John Sherman Cooper.

[Illbay]

But no, he plans to serve out his term,...

Look, THE numero uno Democrat of this generation got completely away with perjury, obstruction of justice, subborning perjury and conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice (not to mention a few things like treason).

This is "only about sex."

Why in h*ll do you think a Democrat is gonna resign over a sex scandal? Where were you the last five years?