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Senator Jim Bunning has finally caved, but before people start portraying him as a senile, heartless bastard, they should know what he was asking for. Simply put, he wanted the Democrats to fund the measure, so that it would not add to the already ballooning deficit.
Yes, Jim Bunning is a senile old bastard, but he seems to be a fiscally responsible bastard, who I agree with on this issue. We expected the Democrats to try and wear him down, but what the hell is wrong with Republicans, who turned on him and hung him out to dry? All he was asking for was for Congress to FUND THE BILL, and NOT ADD TO THE DEFICIT.
GOP <> fiscal Conervatism
GOP = RINO
We need a new party, folks. The Republicrats are out of control.
Article is here.
No, Republican does not necessarily mean conservative. In fact, conservatives are much like whooping cranes in Washington.
I don't think he is senile, but he had the cojones to stand up and take an unpopular stand he must have known would be misconstrued as showing no compassion for the poor and downtrodden. We need more people who are willing to stand up and say, "Hey, didn't we just pass a pay as you go? Are we going to ignore it already? Let's pay for this measure!"
Somewhere, someone has to stand up and say, enough is enough. We can't continue to fund the government by printing more money or borrowing it.
Sure, extending unemployment benefits was the right thing to do. Paying the rent is the right thing to do, too, but the tenant can't continue to put it on the MasterCard.