Not to be outdone by Keeneland President Nick Nicholson, Gov. Steve Beshear had his own pithy introduction as the featured speaker at Lexington Forum’s meeting Thursday morning at Keeneland.
Beshear remarked on looking out over the beautiful Keeneland track, with horses going through their morning exercise. “It tells you two great, positive things,” he said. “One, is that spring is almost here. Two, the legislature’s almost ready to go home.”
Only about eight hours earlier, the General Assembly had approved a $19 billion state budget that makes almost nobody happy. In his remarks and in comments to reporters afterward, Beshear talked bout the budget, the legislature and the partisan bickering in Frankfort. Read Ryan Alessi’s report here on PolWatchers.
Then Beshear reflected on his view of Kentucky’s challenges and problems, partisan politics and his own political motivations and ambitions. Listen to a brief excerpt of his remarks by clicking the arrow below.
