Comments on: State Transportation Cabinet hires wife of U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler

By: Jim Anderson Stivers

Jim Anderson Stivers — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:25:43 +0000

Isn’t it apparent this was a Steve Beshear re eletion choice. Give Ben’s wife a good job and the people that support Ben will look favorable on donating to Beshear.

What a joke, and not exactly stealth.

I wonder why Chandler didn’t see the midgued judgement of this?

It easy . . . MONEY. MONEY, MONEY.

And so it goes.

By: Woodford Woodie

Woodford Woodie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:37:14 +0000

Jennifer and Ben make about a quarter million per year and great bennies on the public tit. Great work if you can get it, hey gang?

By: ErnPro

ErnPro — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:36:14 +0000

My anti-spam word is “toast”. That’s just what Ben “cap ‘n tax” Pelosi will be after the next election. Maybe his wiffey will have him a new position all picked out when he leaves DC.

By: Buck Feshear

Buck Feshear — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:59:00 +0000

Normally, when the Transportation Cabinet fills a high-level position, an e-mail is sent out to all KYTC employees about the appointment. Those e-mails usually include family information about the appointee, including the name of the spouse. When they sent the e-mail out about Mrs. Chandler, there was NO mention WHATSOEVER of her family or her husband. Almost like they were trying to hide it. Thankfully Prather will be gone at the end of the month, but in his place KYTC is getting a political prostitute in Mike Hancock. Two or three years ago, it would have taken a great deal of force to remove Hancock’s lips from the rear ends of Ernie Fletcher and Bill Nighbert. Now he gives them down the road and has his lips firmly fixed to the derrieres of Prather and Beshear.

Fitting that my anti-spam word is “Dan” as in Dan Chandler.

By: jerry

jerry — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:51:40 +0000

Same old, same old, same old. Job vacant, or job created, which is it? It smells, to me. Does “various positions” mean that she can`t handle these jobs or does she have to move around a lot to get “more money”.

By: Musicman

Musicman — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:26:33 +0000

In February of 2008 we were also looking at a fiscal crisis in state government. Jennifer Chandler was given that job when lay offs and shortfalls were abundant. Now she gets a raise and a “newly created” position. None of this leaves a very good odor.

Shame Shame Shame

By: shockie

shockie — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:55:17 +0000

just more inbread kentucky political corruption

By: hello?

hello? — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:41:29 +0000

is she supervising her brother Russell Romine who worked in the same office?

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:17:17 +0000

If this job involved anyone else but Ben Chandler’s wife, would there even be a question about this hiring? I mean, she’s served previously as an executive director, has been working in state government for 22 years, and most recently was working with finances in state grants. This was a job that previously existed and has been vacant for a year. It sounds like she’s qualified, experienced, and doing something that needs doing.

By: jeffro

jeffro — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:59:49 +0000

They again and continue to over and over prove that you cannot fix stupid!!!