WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012 A9 SCOTT C. SCHURZ JR., President, Editor and Publisher JOHN A. NELSON, Executive Editor THE ADVOCATE-MESSENGER OPINION [email protected] | WWW.AMNEWS.COM A truly ineffective session in Frankfort onestly, I knew the Kentucky legisla- Hture was on course to set a new record for ridicu- lousness when they brought in a penguin from Newport Aquar- Leland Conway ium so they Contributing could give it an Columnist “honorary reso- lution” and it de- cided to let “nature call” on Senate President David Williams’ desk. But when news broke last ursday that Williams would be missing last Friday’s leg- islative session so he could travel to the SEC Tournament, I was certain that this session had hit a new low. It wasn’t just Sen. Williams. Come to find out, for some odd reason, the Senate had problems finding enough leg- islators to do any business at all on Friday. You don’t sup- pose they were all watching the game, do you? No, that’s just not possible. ey have more important things to do, right? Honestly, I wish they all would have just abandoned the session altogether. Heck, I would have been fine with the taxpayers picking up the tab Believe it, Romney’s a winner to ship them all to New Or- leans. At least if they were down there, they couldn’t be ASHINGTON — e night that all but clinched the NBC colleagues blogged last statements, but Florida is make it doing any more damage up reviews of Mitt Rom- GOP nomination. He has won week that Romney is “certainly or break it for Mitt Romney,” Na- here. Wney’s Super Tuesday about 40 percent of the delegates losing style points by barely beat- tional Journal’s Charlie Cook said is legislative session has performance were he needs to win the nomination ing Santorum in states like Michi- in January. Romney made it. been an absolute embarrass- murderous. and has more than twice as many gan and Ohio,” akin to a “Michigan may be Romney’s ment. ey have wasted most e Wall Street as Santorum, his nearest com- “top-ranked college football team last stand,” CBS News reported. of their time on less important Journal judged that petitor. And the party’s new sys- winning a squeaker against an Romney stood. issues, like a statewide smok- “voters failed to de- tem requiring the proportional unranked opponent.” ABC News included Arizona in ing ban, trying to expand liver a decisive vic- awarding of delegates, though it Only in American politics is a its “make-or-break week” for Dana Milbank tory” to Romney. has slowed Romney’s coronation, win not a win — a phenomenon Romney, who won Arizona hand- gambling and making it Syndicated harder for law abiding citizens Columnist Fox News re- now makes it essentially impossi- that is puzzling the rest of the ily. to have access to over-the- ported that the ble for anybody to catch him. world. “Mitt Romney wins six on “Ohio could be make or break counter cold medicines. “Super Tuesday re- e fact that Romney is still Super Tuesday but gets labeled a for Romney,” the Washington Ex- In the meantime, while you sults ensure the protracted and viewed to be in danger of losing loser,” observed Britain’s Daily aminer reported after those wins. were watching the shiny unpredictable GOP primary con- the nomination says less about Mail. Discussing the phenome- “Romney could easily have a things they were dangling, the test will press onward.” him than it does about the media. non over lunch on ursday, Gre- really bad Super Tuesday,” really bad stuff was going on Romney “missed his opportu- We have turned him into Candi- gor Schmitz of Germany’s Der Charles Krauthammer opined on in the background. nity to put to rest doubts about date Sisyphus, providing him Spiegel news magazine told me Fox News. e legislature has rou- his strength as a candidate,” re- with a plentiful supply of boul- that the American media’s prop- Romney won Ohio and had a tinely rejected proposed bills ported Politico’s Alexander ders to push uphill. First it was ping up of Romney’s opponents is really good Super Tuesday — but that would provide more Burns. make-or-break New Hampshire, “intellectually insulting” to view- polling stations hadn’t even transparency for taxpayers on e Atlantic’s Molly Ball re- then must-win Florida, then do- ers and readers. closed when the media got to how their representatives vote ported that Rick Santorum “had or-die Michigan and game- He’s right. On Intrade, the on- work on erecting new hurdles for on spending bills, among clearly given Romney a bad scare, changing Ohio. Each time line market where people put Romney. other things. and it was enough for him to Romney prevails, we assign him a money behind their opinions, “Graham says Romney must But if a little added trans- claim a moral victory.” new test. Romney as of Friday morning was win in South to end primary,” the parency is too much to ask, e obituaries evidently had Part of this is our bias in favor given an 85 percent chance of Hill reported last Tuesday after- how about even less trans- an impact. In a of conflict. I’ve been as guilty as winning the nomination; Santo- noon atop its account of an inter- parency? A bill that did get a washingtonpost.com survey, the rest in attempting to extend rum, in second place, had a 4.1 view with Sen. Lindsey Graham, hearing is one that, if passed, readers were asked who “had the this primary season, even plead- percent likelihood. at sounds R-S.C. would end the requirement of best Super Tuesday,” and fully 50 ing with Newt Gingrich to fight about right to me. It’s theoreti- “Romney’s Super Tuesday wins companies who do business percent said it hadn’t been Rom- on, strictly for my personal enjoy- cally possible for Romney to lose, ‘maybe not enough,’” the New with the state to provide fi- ney. ment. But the reluctance to ac- but we owe our audiences more York Daily News reported urs- nancial information on the But the question of who had knowledge Romney’s inevitability than hype about theoretical pos- day, atop an article quoting Mc- projects they are doing with the best Super Tuesday is a mat- also reflects media antipathy to- sibilities and juiced-up storylines. Cain’s skepticism. your tax dollars. Wow. What ter of fact, not opinion: Romney ward this boring candidate — the “Some are calling New Hamp- Indeed. I heard without Rom- do these guys have against a did. flip side of 2008, when journalists shire a must-win race for Team ney wins in Alabama and Missis- little sunlight? He won six of 10 states, includ- brayed for Hillary Clinton to Romney,” Fox's Mark Steyn re- sippi, he could be be toast. e House is also letting a ing Ohio, the night’s marquee abandon her fight against Barack ported in late December. Romney bill languish that would put a contest. His win rate was higher Obama, the media’s preferred won that must-win. Dana Milbank’s email address is limit on the amount of debt than John McCain’s in 2008 on a candidate. Chuck Todd and his “I do not like making dramatic [email protected]. that the legislature or the gov- ernor could saddle taxpayers with. Go figure — they don’t VOICE OF THE PEOPLE appear to like transparency or spending limits. Mayor thanks community gent work in keeping our commu- to have a Meijer’s store in Danville. great. e friendliness of people Meanwhile, neighboring nity aware and safe; Chief Charles Remembering over the years how and the history that is in this area states Ohio, Virginia and Indi- Dear Editor, Parks for untiring work to make many different “name” stores that really makes it nice living here, as ana have been busy cutting I would like to take this oppor- our community safe; last but not Danville has had, and now how I have lived in communities where taxes and government spend- tunity to sincerely thank the fol- least, thanks to the community of few, this would be a great accom- you don’t even know your neigh- ing, and creating a more pro- lowing during the severe Perryville for your support. plishment to get a Meijer’s, and bor’s name. If all the empty build- business agenda. is has led thunderstorms and threat of tor- Mayor Anne Sleet many other kinds. ings were full of businesses, we all directly to an increase in job nados on Friday, March 2. We ap- Perryville e economy of the whole would be better as a community. creation and a better eco- preciate you opening your country is really in bad shape now, I have not worked at public nomic outlook for each of facilities so that people could feel Community needs and it would be so good to be able work in about 3 1⁄2 years, and those states. safe during the weather event. to find work in new stores and would be glad to go back, as I had So let’s review. While states Many blessings and peace to you: more stores bring more income to each family. my own business for about 40 all around us have been tak- Pastor Doug Davis, Perryville Bap- Dear Editor, Living here these good many years. ing on the tough jobs of real tist Church; Pastor Gerry Hearn, I want to agree with Irvine Jones years, I have seen some drastic Rev. Ron Moroni tax reform and making them- First Baptist Church Perryville; about how wonderful it would be changes in what makes Danville Danville selves more business friendly, Lennie Shepperson for your dili- our legislature has been in favor of taking away your ac- cess to over-the-counter cold Mallard Fillmore Send your letters: medicines, expanded gam- “Voice of the People” letters may be bling, and even less govern- mailed to The Advocate-Messenger, ment transparency. 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