Jim Bunning and the Broken Senate

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An embarrassment even for Republicans.

Jim Bunning, a Republican from Kentucky, is single-handedly blocking Senate action needed to prevent an estimated 1.2 million American workers from prematurely losing their unemployment benefits next month.

As Democratic senators asked again and again for unanimous consent for a vote on a 30-day extension Thursday night, Bunning refused to go along.

And when Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) begged him to drop his objection, Politico reports, Bunning replied: “Tough shit.”

Bunning says he doesn’t oppose extending benefits — he just doesn’t want the money that’s required added to the deficit. He proposes paying for the 30-day extension with stimulus funds. The Senate’s GOP leadership did not support him in his objections.

When a Republican gets the disapproval of his own party, you know he’s screwed up big time.

With the unemployment rate in Kentucky at 10.7 %, Bunning also had this to say about missing a basketball game.

“I have missed the Kentucky-South Carolina game that started at 9:00,” he said,
“and it’s the only redeeming chance we had to beat South Carolina since they’re the only team that has beat Kentucky this year.

Because of a single Republican senator jerkoff, more than 1 million unemployed are in jeopardy of losing unemployment insurance and health benefits.

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