Amusing

We don't worry much about Kentucky politics around here, but I have to admit it's amusing to see that the Democratic candidate to unseat Senator Mitch McConnell refuses to say whether she voted for Barack Obama:

Alison Lundergan Grimes again refused to reveal whether she voted for President Barack Obama, dodging the question for the second time in a week Monday during the only debate of Kentucky's Senate race.

Grimes, the Democratic secretary of state who is challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in one of the nation's marquee races, cited the "matter of principle" of privacy at the ballot box, noting that she is the state's chief election officer.

"I'm not going to compromise a constitutional right provided here in Kentucky in order to curry favor on one or (an)other side or members of the media," she said during Monday night's debate.

This is ridiculous. If you are a private citizen and you aren't running for office, it's a rude and presumptuous question to ask about your political allegiances. This woman wants to be a Senator. That's a little different, I'd say. If things were going better in Washington, Grimes would be shouting her support for Barack Obama to the housetops. What she really fears is the follow-up question -- do you regret that vote?