Kentucky wants the US to go to hell

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by SamIam

...he can do almost anything he wants to. Show up naked for Senate sessions or wander around with a lantern looking for an honest Republican.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by SamIam

Even if you think the government needs a plan to get its house in order, why on earth is Bunning making a stand on this issue?

-suddenly cutting off the taps would have nasty knock-on effects on the economy.
-it's one of the few government programs that pretty much unequivocally improve the net welfare of the American people.

how about finding some useless (issue).

As he said, and I agree, but only TO A POINT

Originally Posted by Bunning

If the Senate cannot find $10 billion to pay for a measure we all support, we will never pay for anything.

Oh and he wouldn't have gotten all the attention this has.

[Happy Monkey]

They can find it, but not in a unanimous consent "extend what we've got until we can write something better" debate.

Of course, when they do try to do the real bill, rather than a temporary extension, I'm sure the Republicans will filibuster it.