Steve Pence not in Frankfort last night

The Herald-Leader reports that he was attending the Mitch McConnell fundraiser in Louisville instead. Both steered very clear of the scandal during this summer. The honorable thing for Steve Pence to do, if he wants to make his campaign promise still hold, is to resign from the Fletcher administration. Steve Pence is the only sane Republican down there next to Secretary of State Trey Grayson if you asked me.

Few other Republican officials who were contacted yesterday -- including Reps. Hal Rogers, Anne Northup and Ron Lewis -- would comment publicly about the governor's move.

And, although Fletcher's executive cabinet and top aides walked into the Rotunda alongside the governor, there was one notable exception: Lt. Gov. Steve Pence.

Pence was attending a Louisville fund-raiser for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who also has stayed mum throughout the investigation.

Pence's spokeswoman, Jeanne Lausche, wouldn't say last night whether Pence supported the pardons. Instead, she released a brief statement from him.

"The power to grant pardons is a privilege the governor has every right to utilize," Pence said. "I am sure he feels, as most Kentuckians do, that it is time to get back to doing the state's business."

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The Rolling Stones were recently interviewed by the Detroit Free Press.

Free Press: Every time you've toured for the past 15 years, it seems the press has stuck with the same old theme, so to speak: the band's age. So let's get it out of the way. What's the most common annoying question you have to keep fending off?

Jagger: "Is this gonna be your last tour?" I just started this one -- I can't even think about any other ones. (Laughs)

We still haven't done an indoor show yet (on this tour), so I'm working on the indoor show at the moment. The stage is a bit different, the prod is a bit different...set lists, lighting plots, all that.