To the editor:

In response to Trey Grayson’s first attack ad in the Kentucky Senate Campaign, Rand Paul campaign manager, David Adams, issued the following statement:

There is no candidate who will stand up for Kentucky’s Coal Industry more than Rand Paul. To twist his words and draw conclusions that are opposite to Dr. Paul’s positions is intellectually dishonest and beneath someone asking to be Kentucky’s next Senator.

Rand Paul has stated repeatedly that he opposes Cap and Trade and opposes a runaway EPA that vows to write its own greenhouse emission rules without congressional approval.

Furthermore, Dr. Paul has called for sunsetting EPA regulations on coal and forcing the EPA to streamline or eliminate the onerous permit process. Dr. Paul has also defended mountaintop removal of coal. It’s hard to imagine a candidate who has taken a more clear and consistent stand against out of control government regulation and intrusion into private businesses.

Trey Grayson clearly takes Rand’s comments out of context and attempts to imply that he is anti-coal. This is a political game, and to show how easy it is to do, the same could be done to Grayson’s comments.

“So we feel like going forward, that this is a zero emission, um, process, and as where some of these coal fire plants are being phased out, we need to probably, we need to bring nuclear on,” Grayson said. “And from a cost effectiveness standpoint, uh, they’re much more cost effective just because the cost to make a clean coal plant is so expensive that nuclear becomes a viable option.”

Does that make Grayson anti-coal?

This attack is no doubt the first in a series of distortions and lies to attempt to tear down Dr. Paul’s grassroots campaign. Trey Grayson clearly can’t say he’s the outsider who will fight against career politicians. He can’t say he’d be the strongest advocate for limited government. He can’t say he’d fight back against bailouts, out of control spending and earmarks.

He can’t say he’d fight for term limits or against big government establishment politicians.

So he’s instead trying to right his failing campaign by attacking. It won’t work. The people of Kentucky can and will see through Grayson’s political games.

Will Lambdin

Middlesboro, KY