Absolutely, there's nothing like it in the country. |
In the last couple years, federal investigations on public corruption laws are sometimes how these things are discovered. |
It was frustrating because things weren't going our way at the end. |
Kentucky has a fairly good system in place to try to get the information out to the public and the press and make sure citizens have tools to hold their government accountable. |
Legislators don't want to feel their hands tied, but you've got to balance that with the public's right to know. |
Lobbyists are just priming the pump. They don't have to make contributions, so you have to assume they are doing it for a reason. |
She's a solid player. I don't think she has any glaring weaknesses. She can shoot the three and she can play inside. Our coaches do a good job scouting the teams we play. I always get familiar with the tendencies (of the opponents' best player) on paper. |
The plays she makes, that's what motivates me. I can't speak for the rest of my team, but I catch myself running down the court over and over just shaking my head and laughing, the things she does. |
The question about does this stuff work is a good one. It's also sort of impossible to answer. |
They should be more open to letting their colleagues decide the merits of the bill, so that even the appearance of a conflict is avoided. |
They're working in a public venue on public-policy issues, so why shouldn't their fees be made public? It's such a spin to say that this isn't fair to them or an invasion of their privacy. |
Time is money, and you can tell how much an industry is interested in getting their legislation through by how much they pay. |
With every win, you get a little bit more greedy. You know, we're this far, so let's go ahead and finish it all the way. I don't think we're taking for granted that we won the Big 12. It's a great conference and we're proud of that. But at the same time, we're not done. We want to finish it right. |