Paul’s cynical cry: party before country

From the Herald-Leader:

While other Republicans, in light of questions about contacts between President Donald Trump’s recently ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia, were calling for an investigation into the administration’s relationship with Russia, Paul brushed off the idea.

“I just don’t think it’s useful to be doing investigation after investigation, particularly of your own party,” Paul said.

So, if a Democrat were cozying up to Russia, perhaps breaking the law by discussing lifting sanctions imposed by the sitting president before his or her guy was even sworn in, that would be worth investigating? But if a Republican does the same thing?

Bevin’s rant unmasked ignorance or dishonesty

From today's Herald-Leader:

Gov. Matt Bevin presented himself as either ignorant or dishonest Wednesday in his strange five-minute rant against Attorney General Andy Beshear.

...citizens and voters are left with one of two conclusions, neither very heartening: our governor took to the internet to assail a fellow constitutional officer on the basis of a legal filing he just didn’t understand; or he understood that Beshear was doing his job and chose to lie about it for his own political ends.

Either way, Bevin disrespected the people of Kentucky and the office to which he was elected.