I voted for and supported Fletcher but acknowledge that he got what he deserved for failing to follow the rules. The difference is, Republicans for the most part acknowledge our failures and seek to remove those in our party that have caused the blight. dems cannot say the same.

There may be a few in the dem party that seek honesty in government, the poster above named Rick seems an honest chap, but by and large, dem politicians are corrupt as the day is long. It is no excuse, but what Fletcher did pales in comparison to the skullduggery with which democrats have wrought upon the Commonwealth. Hades has a special place just for them.

Beshear’s homeland security chief is longtime friend Thomas Preston, a Lexington public relations executive who joined the state payroll as senior adviser to Beshear for $125,000 a year.
Preston said he agrees that homeland security leaders should have relevant experience. For example, his consulting firm, Preston Global, spent years helping businesses set up counter-terrorism plans, he said.
Having taken his job in June, Preston said he didn’t hire most of his 22-person staff. Many were chosen by Edelen, a former candidate for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council who was Beshear’s original homeland security director until he became chief of staff this summer, he said.

So, even Beshear’s own guy, Preston (a PR professional!!!) indicates that the Coldiron hire was done by who? Edelen!!! coldiron’s business partner to whom he sent the email.

Political back and forth between supporters is what keeps this state in the pitiful shape it is and will forever be until we elect trust worthy people. Each of you needs to admit your man is corrupt and its right here in black and white. Open your eyes and call a spade a spade and move on to improve this state.

If a frog ran for office the next election cycle, it gets my vote because it can’t do any worse.

While he may very well be correct about Edelen, Edelen having permitted the apparent and appearance of a conflict of interest to exist, Steve Robertson is one of those who claim to this day that the Ernest T. Fletcher scandal, a scandal in which real crimes occurred, in which individuals accepted pardons for their crimes, a scandal still under investigation and prosecution by federal prosecutors, was a ‘Stumbo Witch Hunt.’ In comparison, Edelen hasn’t broken any laws I know of, isn’t accused of any, but has permitted, as I said, the appearance of a breach of ethics.

So, Steve – if you’re reading this, why don’t you ‘man up’ and explain yourself?