Comments on: Bunning pitches fit, Republican team uncertain how to play it http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2010/03/02/bunning-pitches-fit-republican-team-uncertain-how-to-play-it/ Tracking U.S. politics Sat, 25 May 2013 04:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: osito3 http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2010/03/02/bunning-pitches-fit-republican-team-uncertain-how-to-play-it/comment-page-1/#comment-406829 osito3 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:10:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=25243#comment-406829 Must be nice not to have to collect unemployment, which you contribute to from taxes pulled from you paycheck. that's why it's called uneploymnet insurance. You use it only when you need too. Our elected officials don't seem to understand that, maybe in Novemeber they will, but don't count on it, thye all are padding their accounts with lobbyist money! Must be nice not to have to collect unemployment, which you contribute to from taxes pulled from you paycheck.
that’s why it’s called uneploymnet insurance. You use it only when you need too.
Our elected officials don’t seem to understand that, maybe in Novemeber they will, but don’t count on it, thye all are padding their accounts with lobbyist money!

]]> By: getplaning http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2010/03/02/bunning-pitches-fit-republican-team-uncertain-how-to-play-it/comment-page-1/#comment-406817 getplaning Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:39:56 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=25243#comment-406817 Leading Republicans aren't denouncing him -- they're encouraging him. This is the modern Republican Party? In an election year? For his part, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Filibuter), Bunning's fellow Senator from Kentucky, was asked repeatedly this morning whether Bunning's tantrum was defensible. McConnell refused to answer. No "Profile in Courage" award for you, Mitch. Leading Republicans aren’t denouncing him — they’re encouraging him.

This is the modern Republican Party? In an election year?

For his part, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Filibuter), Bunning’s fellow Senator from Kentucky, was asked repeatedly this morning whether Bunning’s tantrum was defensible. McConnell refused to answer.

No “Profile in Courage” award for you, Mitch.

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