(cross posted at Hillbilly Report)
I've been all over Kentucky the last several years taking photos, shooting video of political events and rallies in the following Kentucky cities, Cecilia, Shepherdsville, Elizabethtown, Lexington, Louisville, Frankfort, Berea, Calvert City, Fancy Farm, Paducah, Buckner, West Point, Columbus and more. While in these cities I've watched as folks looked into the camcorder and told George Bush and Senator Mitch McConnell where to go. I've, hugged these folks and been hugged back, listened to their stories, laughed and even cried with with them.
Yes we have progressives here in Kentucky, I know because I've seen moms, dads, preachers, priest, sisters, college kids, blacks, whites, straights, gays, Hispanics, veterans, Muslims, Jews, Atheist, Christians and more protesting for a better America, against George W. Bush and Senator Mitch McConnell. The progressive protests throughout Kentucky, have been so effective and weaken Senator Mitch McConnell's approval ratings so much that he, Senator Mitch McConnell, had to start spending his money and airing political ads early. The weakening of Senator Mitch McConnell's approval ratings didn't go unnoticed by those wanting to replace Senator Mitch McConnell, and all of our hard work produced some unexpected results, eight Democratic Primary Candidates.
A few days ago one of the most beloved men in all of Kentucky politics, Andrew Horne, dropped out of the Democratic Senate primary and many of us were devastated and some of us still are. Joe Sonka expressed how many of us feel with this post.
I don't know who will win the Senatorial race here in Kentucky, but I know this, the progressive movement is in full bloom here and the person that gets elected will be held accountable by the progressives and they don't care if he is a Democrat or a Republican!!!
Most of us remember how bad felt in 2004, when George W. Bush, Anne Northup and Ron Lewis got elected and how good we felt when John Yarmuth beat Anne Northup in 2006, I'll take that 2006 feeling every time.
So where do we go from here? I don't know, I'm not a Dr. Phil and I'm not giving advice, but a song from the movie "Swing Time" came to my mind as I pondered the dilemma we are in, here in Kentucky "Pick Yourself Up", so this old hillbilly is going to pick his self up dust his self off and start all over again!!
ps The Daily Kos don't know jack shit about Kentucky and the only time Markos Moulitsas comes to Kentucky is when he is on his way to someplace else or to hawk his book, but that's OK, we'll take the time to be hospitable and even videotape his arrogant ass.