[Old School Hound]

Not to derail this thread, but the inherent bigotry in some of these posts is incredible.  Some barely even attempt to hide it. And why should you, the leader of your Grand Old Philanderers gave you permission to put your prejudices on proud display instead of limiting them to dinner table conversations.  The far right has been misted with some orange bravado. As one poster pointed out, if there are officials who are sitting on their asses in SE KY , the overwhelming majority are Republican asses. Republicans love their government checks when they have THEIR name on them. There is absolutely no truth to the suggestion that Democrats have a poorer work ethic than Republicans...NONE!!!   I read a book last summer called "Big Lies" in which the author systematically debunked all of the myths that the right-wing have propagated for years.  Democrats are not less patriotic than Republicans,  are not less moral than Republicans,  do not have a poorer work ethic than Republicans. Also,   Dems do not restrict freedom in favor of political correctness as they are portrayed. And Dems have been the most competent fiscal stewards of the economy for the past seven decades , much more so, in fact, than Republicans. I am more convinced than ever that the reason the disgraced orange man has such an appeal to his far right base is that he signaled to them it was alright to express your bigotries out in the open for everyone to see. I think his followers felt a real freedom to be their true selves instead of keeping their prejudices hidden behind closed doors. 
 Now that it's out there for all to see, go back to talking about the lazy Republican referees in  southern and eastern Kentucky.   



"In all those things which deal with people, be liberal, be human. "   ---   Senator Prescott Bush(George H.W. Bush's father) ,  quoting President Dwight D. Eisenhower on Feb. 18, 1955.