Stan Lee rises in the General Assembly
Elizabeth Beardsley has a worthy piece on Stan Lee's rise in the Kentucky General Assembly:
Lee routinely offers such legislation, but this year he has more power to affect outcomes after being elected House minority whip amid post-election anger over the defeat of seven GOP incumbents.
In an interview, Lee said he doesn't know whether his new leadership post will help him guide his bills into law, but it "can't hurt."
"We shouldn't be afraid to have these debates," Lee said.
One lawmaker said Lee was elected minority whip as the party sought a more conservative direction after November's elections.
"There is a tendency to think that you had losses because you weren't true to your conservative principles," said Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville.
Lee concurred, saying many Republicans felt "the party itself maybe had lost its way a little bit in the last couple of years and perhaps needed to get back to some traditional American-type values, some traditional conservative issues and Republican ideals."
Lee typically is among the more principled defenders of reduced spending and tax cuts. He was one of two lawmakers who voted against last year's budget.
