Be glad to.
The Louisville Courier Journal is VERY pro-Steve Henry. As far as they are concerned, he IS the next governor. That's the way it has worked in Kentucky for at least 20 years. Whoever was Lt. Governor has gone on to become Governor:
Collins/Wilkinson --> Wilkinson/Jones --> Jones/Patton --> Patton/Henry
And the judges in Kentucky, though officially "non partisan," ought as well have a big "D" next to most of their names. Hell, as I posted a few minutes ago, on the original Patton Sex-For-Favors Scandal thread, we haven't had a Republican Governor here in over 30 years, so who do you think makes the appointments to judicial vacancies? And the state is still overwhelmingly registered Democrat (althought I must give the people credit for voting much more conservative than just ten years ago).
Yes, politics is very dirty and very ugly in the Bluegrass State.
On to the Steve Henry wedding to the former Miss America. The wedding itself was a controversial, tasteless event. I didn't see the invitations myself, but a friend of mine who did said that it was basically a Democratic Party of Kentucky fundraiser, and that one had to make a contribution to Democrats to attend the wedding.
Prior to Henry's controversial wedding, he himself was acting very Clintonesque. A few years back, it was reported that Henry, then a bachelor, was using state funds to take care of different women he was seeing, women who were married to their husbands at the time! I had a heckling and arguing session with Henry at the Kentucky State Fair that particular year, and I was asking him how his tax-paid affairs were going. Of course, guess what? That particular story was in the paper and on the news for no more than one day when it disappeared altogether.
I will see what else I can come up with via research for you all. Now its time for my lunch, and I feel like my blood pressure must be sky-high after rehashing some wonderful Kentucky politics for those not in the know. :>
And, to Severa, who asked about Jerry Abramson:
he is getting ready to cakewalk his way in November to becoming the first "super-mayor" of the merged Louisville/Jefferson County. Uggghh!
How's that whole merger thing going anyway?
I can't quite figure it out - the Commonwealth has had at least one Republican senator for as long as I can remember, presently has two, and the Congressional delegation is predominately Republican. Why the good citizenry insists on electing a Demoncrat to the Governor's Mansion is beyond me.
Sounds kinda exciting to me-- the Dairy State (Wisconsin) is a little dull in comparison.