McConnell Increase Domestic Oil Production

McConell Increase Domestic Oil Production
"We should allow responsible energy exploration off the Outer Continental Shelf, at least 50 miles from the coast, where states choose to do so. After all, the offshore areas off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts contain more oil than total U.S. imports from all Persian Gulf countries over the last 15 years combined -- yet 85 percent of this area is currently off limits....." Senator Mitch McConnell: Increase Domestic Oil Production

McConnell Victory Critical for GOP

"Senator McConnell is actually a bright spot because he's gotten our party on the offensive on the No. 1 issue in the country, which is $4 gasoline," said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.....

"McConnell's party is trying to hold on to enough seats to deny majority Democrats absolute power in the Senate and prevent McConnell's authority from being sharply undercut...." McConnell Victory Critical

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Sen McConnell Energy Bill Prices at the Pump

Senator McConnell, Mitch McConnell
"There's clearly nothing more important in the country for Congress to deal with ... than the price of gas at the pump," said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.). The minority leader said his party would continue to hold up business on the Senate floor until Democrats allowed them to offer a series of amendments on expanded offshore drilling, oil-shale development, nuclear power and other energy alternatives.
Republicans have been trying to use a swell of public support for increased petroleum production -- including areas currently closed on the Outer Continental Shelf -- to break Democrats' opposition to lifting a decades-old drilling moratorium......" Energy Bill

WSJ: Democrats Against Drilling

Gov Beshear leaves Kentuckyians scratching their heads...

"Once again, Steve Beshear has left Kentuckians scratching their heads and wondering “what was our Governor thinking?” In case you missed it, the Associated Press is reporting that Gov. Beshear has restricted when the flag can be lowered for fallen service members. Now, the flag will only be lowered for service members “born” in Kentucky – excluding the thousands of military personnel who currently call our state home (AP, 7/24/08).

In the article, Sen. Elizabeth Tori (R-Radcliff), whose district covers Fort Knox, was right on with her statement that “any soldier stationed in Kentucky should be honored by the state if they're killed in action” and that “the governor, as well as everyone in our nation, owes them a debt.” State Rep. Tim Moore (R-Elizabethtown), who served in Afghanistan, was also appalled – calling the Governor’s decision “disgraceful.” Moore noted in the AP article that Beshear is ignoring the fact that “residents around Fort Knox consider soldiers part of their community” (AP, 7/24/08). ........." from Kentucky GOP

Northup cuts into Yarmuth lead

Anne Northups, Kentucky, numbers improve

"Republican Anne Northup has taken a huge chunk out of John Yarmuth's lead in the 3rd District congressional race, according to the latest Survey USA/WHAs 11 News poll. Northup still trails Congressman Yarmuth by 10 points, but that's down from 17 last month.

The poll shows Yarmuth leading 53%-43% in a poll taken July 18-20...." Northup cuts into Yarmuth lead

Northup for Congress

Anne Northup's Blog

Bruce Lunsford for Gas Tax Kentucky Politics

Bruce Lunsford for Gas Taxes

McConnell gets $75million for VA Kentucky

Senator Mitch McConnell worked with the Senate Appropriations Committee to secure $75 million for the construction of a new Veterans Administration medical center in Louisville. Read more from the Courier-Journal:

""A Senate panel today agreed to provide $75 million for the new Veterans Affairs hospital in Louisville — a $30 million increase over what the House would spend.
The increase was requested by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and would be used for design work on the new facility...." McConnell gets 75 million for VA in KY


Mitch McConnell

McConnell Energy Bill Sen Mitch McConnell

"Inspired, perhaps, by Newt Gingrich’s “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” petition, one group -- led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) -- is trying to do something about the price of gasoline right now.
McConnell -- joined by 42 Senate Republicans -- introduced the “Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008” on June 26. The bill -- which Reid has so far refused a vote -- would open up 14 billion barrels of oil in the Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling at the option of the states.
More than three times the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia are embedded in Western states’ oil shale, estimated at 800 billion to 2 trillion barrels of recoverable oil. The Gas Price Reduction Act also lifts the Congressionally-imposed moratorium on exploration and development of this huge oil reserve. ..." McConnell Energy Bill

Pain at the Pump Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Engergy Bill

Lunsford in Chicago for July 4th

from Kentucky Politics:
"Now, we learn that Bruce went back home to Chicago for the weekend, on his private jet. (See pictured.) Campaigning is rough business, we realize. But the clock is ticking and election day isn't that far away. Don't you think a candidate for U.S. Senate, especially someone who's way behind in the polls, should have stayed in Kentucky to make the Fourth of July..." Kentucky Politics

Lunsford Jets Home to Chicago for the weekend

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Evangelical Leaders Support McCain

Evangelical Leaders meet and decide to back Sen John McCain
More than 90 evangelical leaders representing millions of conservative Christians met in Denver on Tuesday to lament the condition of the religious conservative movement and to conclude they should get behind Sen. John McCain even if they didn’t like everything about him as a candidate.

“The alternative is so bad we must support John McCain,” said Phyllis Schlafly, founder and president of Eagle Forum, adding that the leaders should have held a strategy meeting in 2001 when it was clear Vice President Dick Cheney wouldn’t run for president instead of waiting until four months before the 2008 election.....Evangelical leaders meet and decide to support John McCain

Poll Gives Davis Big Edge

"Two-term Republican Congressman Geoff Davis of Boone County holds a 13-point lead over Democrat Michael Kelley in a poll released Tuesday.

Davis leads Kelley, an Oldham County physician making his first run for office, 54 percent to 41 percent, according to a SurveyUSA poll done for WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, WLEX-TV in Lexington and WHAS-TV in Louisville. The automated phone poll of 550 likely voters was conducted June 28-30 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

Five percent of voters are undecided.

"There's only one poll that matters, and that's on Election Day," Davis campaign manager Jeremy Hughes said in an e-mail. "Congressman Davis is raising funds, organizing volunteers, and preparing for another tough election. We will take nothing for granted this fall."

According to the poll, Davis leads among men (by 22 points) and women (by 6 points) over Kelley. Kelley leads by 3 points among voters 18 to 34. Davis leads by 14 percentage points among voters 35 to 49, 19 percentage points among voters 50 to 64 and 27 percentage points among voters 65 and older.

In the poll, 21 percent of Democrats cross party lines to support Davis; 9 percent of Republicans support Kelley.".... Poll Gives Davis Edge

Jane Roe of Roe v Wade speaks in Louisville KY

Kentucky Doctors For Life Foundation,Inc.
Presents The Third Annual Hyman/Hulsman Memorial Lecture MISS NORMA MCCORVEY – Jane Roe of Roe v Wade – Speaking Out for the Unborn and Sharing Her Conviction for Life
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
St. Matthews Community Center, 310 Ten Pin Lane, Louisville, KY 40207
6:00 PM Doors Open 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Program
“Miss Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe of Roe v Wade) reluctantly became the poster child for the pro-choice movement. After much pain, and much death and so many ill-considered choices she found out that the real choice was not [about] abortion but about eternal life. It was a choice that would shock the world and change Norma’s life…” –Excerpt from “Won by Love” by Norma McCorvey with Gary Thomas. more from Kentucky Doctors for Life (Reservations & advanced tickets required)
"Won by Love" by Norma McCorvey

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Fourth of July What Does Patriotism mean to Obama?

Fourth of July What does Patriotism mean to Obama?
"No doubt Barack Obama will take advantage of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday to speak more platitudes to the American people about patriotism. But it is fair, don't you think, to look at his actions in addition to listening to his words? Here's a reminder:... Bluegrass Bulletin

Harry Reid Said Coal Makes us Sick?

"In a Fox Business interview, Senator Reid claimed “coal makes us sick.” Coal is Kentucky’s most abundant resource and a piece of the puzzle to solving our nation’s energy crisis. I would invite you to sign Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s energy petition and help him send a message to his colleague Harry Reid that we support coal-to-liquid technologies and common sense solutions to lowering gas prices. Empty rhetoric is not helping lower the price of gas or reduce our dependency on Middle Eastern oil. Congress must take action to increase domestic energy exploration and production......" from Geoff Davis Blog

Geoff Davis Cruising to Victory in Kentucky

Kentucky Geoff Davis Cruising to Victory in New Poll from OSI Speaks

"Four Months Out, GOP Incumbent Davis Has Early Lead in KY4 US House Re-Election Contest: In an election for US House of Representatives in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District today, 07/01/08, incumbent Republican Geoff Davis defeats Democrat Michael Kelley 54% to 41%, according to this SurveyUSA election poll conducted for WHAS-TV Louisville, WCPO-TV Cincinnati, and WLEX-TV Lexington. 21% of Democrats cross over to vote for Republican Davis; 9% of Republicans cross over to vote for Democrat Kelley. Independents split. Among voters age 18 to 34, Kelley leads narrowly; among voters age 35+, Davis leads by double digits. Among men, Davis leads by 22 points; among women, Davis leads by 6. Davis was first elected to Congress in 2004; Kelley is a physician from Oldham County. Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, rated "Solid R" by the Cook Political Report, has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+12. Davis won with 52% of the vote in 2006 and with 54% of the vote in 2004. Before Davis, Democrat Ken Lucas held the seat for 6 years; Lucas was Davis' 2006 opponent...."

Geoff Davis

Geoff Davis for Congress Blog

Survey USA Geoff Davis Poll

Pro-Lifers Demand Parties Refuse Planned Parenthood Funding

"Democratic and Republican candidates must reject donations from Planned Parenthood this election year, and Congress should end all federal funding for the abortion provider, according to black pro-life leaders who held two press conferences last week in Washington, D.C., at Democratic and Republican Party Committee headquarters.The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is expected to spend $10 million this year on voter mobilization, according to The Los Angeles Times, and its political action committee has donated $60,000 to federal-office candidates so far this year. Planned Parenthood receives a little over $300 million in government grants and contracts, according to its latest annual report, and its political action fund voted in June "to recommend endorsement of Senator Obama" for president. Among the black pro-life leaders who organized the press conferences were: Dr. Alveda King, niece of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Johnny Hunter, president of Global Life & Family Mission, and Day Gardner, president of the National Black Pro-Life Union. ....."

Pro Life Demands Politicians Reject Contributions from Planned Parenthood