Republicans in Kentucky have been committing voter fraud for years. Nailed.

No liberal bastion, Kentucky has been rocked by a huge voter fraud case involving a Republican primary election and pay to play contracts. The one thing I couldn't help but notice was the lack of political attribution to the convicted parties. Odd isn't it, how the media didn't think it was important to report election and voter fraud by Republicans, the biggest whiners. 

FRANKFORT, Ky. –  A former judge has been sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to gain power and control politics in an eastern Kentucky county. 

Former Clay County Circuit Judge R. Cletus Maricle headed the conspiracy … and seven others were convicted in March 2010 of multiple charges, including racketeering, money laundering and voter fraud. 

Prosecutors say more than 8,000 people were paid $50 each for their votes in one election and 150 votes were stolen by changing voting machines. 

The May 2002 primary — the first election cited — was allegedly a high-water mark of vote fraud in the county, largely because of a bitter race for county clerk. 

In that race, Freddy W. Thompson, the county's chief election officer, challenged incumbent Clerk Jennings B. White in the Republican primary. The candidates and their allies allegedly put up several hundred thousand dollars to buy votes in the election, which Thompson won. 

In 2006, Maricle and others tried a new vote-fraud tactic that involved fewer people than buying votes — stealing votes, the indictment said. The county had new voting machines that year that required people to push two buttons after making their choices … precinct officers duped people into thinking they had voted after pressing the first button, then switched the votes, according to trial testimony. 

Maricle admitted buying votes for a circuit judge candidate in 1983 — though he said he hadn't bought votes since — and Thompson's attorney acknowledged people bribed voters for him in 2002.

Another example of Republican projection, where they think their urge to commit voter fraud is shared by the enemy of America, Democrats.