Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Dan Venters has come out swinging today. In a statewide op-ed, Venters lays out a case why Governor Bevin’s criticism of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the public pension bill was unwarranted.
Venters, who was the author of the majority opinion in that case, puts his cards on the table saying that he is a registered Republican, conservative, and voted for Bevin in 2015. Reading between the lines, we’re pretty confident he will not do that again.
What is most interesting in all of this is that Venters is a stalwart ally of Congressman Hal Rogers. And, interestingly enough, over the weekend one of our sources let us know the rumor that Venters is being courted to run for Attorney General. So far that is just hearsay, but it does seem plausible.
Bevin has been pretty forthcoming about his disdain for Andy Beshear as Attorney General. Could he equally dislike an Attorney General of his own party?
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