Politician who tortured stepson plans run as Republican

Remember Steven Maynard? He was the Third Way candidate for Governor of Kentucky back in 1995 and finished dead last in the Democratic primary. This despite his statement that "if you were my opponent, you would have the fear of God in you." Maynard, who lived in Inez at the time, was later sent to prison because he shackled his teenage stepson in a tiny concrete bathroom for over a year, sodomized him with a pair of needle nose pliers, and made him drink bleach and ammonia.

Maynard was sentenced to 20 years - but of course he didn't serve his whole sentence. People serve more time for minor weed violations.

Now he's back - as a Tea Party Republican. His Facebook page is full of boilerplate Tea Party garbage - mostly fundraising pleas for Rand Paul and our unpopular congressman Thomas Massie. Maynard even has a photo of himself schmoozing with Massie, and he's always praising Massie for his "true principles." Maynard describes his own political views as "Republican National Committee" and constantly reposts GOP items. His friends list reads like a Who's Who of Republican politics in Kentucky.

And now - if Rand Paul can't or won't run for Senate again in 2016 - Maynard is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. No kidding. Maynard has already announced his Senate candidacy.

The Kentucky GOP is now officially the party of Steve Maynard. That's where the Republican Party of Kentucky is at now. A man who tortured his stepson for over a year is now among the party's leading politicians.

Steve Maynard fever! Catch it!