Holy...

This is being posted after the Kentucky-Florida game, which was on CBS today so I'm depressed at the results of it. We did a good job but it was not good enough.

Hurricane Rita slammed along the gulf coast this morning at 3:30 AM. The results were not pretty. It's hard to say what the political fallout will be but I can safely assume that global warming caused this. The waters have been very warm this year, and it's warmer then before.

They voted to make felonies crimes before they voted against it. Sound familiar? Anyway, I now know what has happened to former Secretary of State John Y. Brown III. Anyone know if he might be running again in the future?

Former Secretary of State John Y. Brown III, a member of Kelly's governance subcommittee, said merit violations should not be made into civil offenses.

Brown said he "was caught off guard" by the change in course.

But Kelly argued that removing the criminal aspect of the law would make it easier for prosecutors.

Defining exactly what behavior constitutes a criminal offense in this area "is very difficult," he said.

Two words about Darrell Brock, Jr.: Job Brokerer.

Darrell Brock Jr., the state Republican Party chairman, brokered Transportation Cabinet and even some Commerce Cabinet positions while he was a key aide to the governor, e-mail records show.

Specifically, Brock worked on-and-off for four months to secure a promotion for the son of a Republican state representative even though transportation personnel officials challenged the son's qualifications.

E-mails, obtained yesterday by the Herald-Leader through an open-records request, show for the first time that Brock was actively involved in job candidate recruitment and hiring across state government.

Only last weekend, Brock dodged an attempt by his former boss, Gov. Ernie Fletcher, to oust him as party chairman. The governor's office wouldn't say yesterday whether Brock's e-mails were part of the reason Fletcher wanted Brock removed.

Doug Doerting was questioned about another state worker being denied a promotion.

Sad news for St. Louis yesterday. Chris Carpenter got his first loss since June. He picked up the loss against the Brewers' Chris Capuano. Mark Mulder starts today. Jeff Suppan starts on Sunday while Monday is an open date. Albert Pujols could still be the 2nd fastest to 200 career home runs.

The Boston Red Sox lead the MLB with 863 runs. Manny Ramirez has joined David Ortiz and Yaz in the consecutive 40 home runs club. Ortiz has set the club record for two consecutive seasons with 87 home runs.

A review from Paul McCartney's concert in Philadelphia.

Commander in Chief debuts this upcoming week on ABC at 9:00 PM.

Governor-for-now Ernie Fletcher is, well, on his own. Sure, Steve Pence may be saying he supports him but he's probably getting ready to make his own for governor which ultimately screws Secretary of State Trey Grayson's plans to run for Governor in 6 years or so. I like Trey but I know I cannot vote for or endorse him as I will abide by Section H of the state party by-laws unlike somebody I know...(inserts reminder that the Cats performance in addition to an alarm clocking going off this morning has led this to a bad day).

Rep. Geoff Davis, the Hebron Republican, has said he believes the investigation into Fletcher's hiring practices was politically motivated. But Davis declined to discuss the executive committee's decision to keep Brock as chairman. "We will support the decision of the executive committee," said Davis spokeswoman Jessica Towhey.

Rep. Anne Northup, the Louisville Republican who is often mentioned as a possible challenger to Fletcher, had no comment, her office said. Spokesmen for the state's other three Republican congressmen didn't bother to return a reporter's phone call.

Even Rep. Ben Chandler, the Versailles Democrat who lost the governor's race to Fletcher in 2003 and was later elected to Fletcher's old seat in Congress, has refused to speak publicly about the mess he has made in Frankfort. What's the point in trying to bring down an old foe when he's crashing on his own?

Alan Rosenberg is the new president of the Screen Actors Guild.

Sunday News Shows:

Meet the Press Guests: Federal, state and local officials on hurricane recovery efforts.

This Week Guests: Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and John McCain, R-Ariz; Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist; David Gergen, former presidential adviser.

Face the Nation On hurricane activities. Guests to be announced.

CNN Late Edition Guests: Sens. David Vitter, R-La., Mary Landrieu, D-La., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas; American Red Cross President Marty Evans; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson; American Petroleum Institute President Red Cavaney.

Fox News Sunday Guests: Sens. David Vitter, R-La. and John Cornyn, R-Texas; golfers Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.

I'm all hurricaned out myself.