As strange as this may seem, I can follow Bunning's logic (scary thought!).

Given the state of the current GOP, particularly as highlighted on the front page of TPM in that video interview with Delay, it might be the smartest move Bunning could make over the long term.

But I think it's too much to hope for.

It's the chewin' tuhbaccky.  It's what he uses to lubricate his spitball.  Now he's throwin' beanballs at his own manager.

UGH!! DON'T CALL IT A FILIBUSTER-PROOF MAJORITY!!

It is a 60-seat majority, no more, no less. There are things in the world called Blue Dogs, and they ensure that a 60-seat majority is anything but "filibuster-proof". Calling it "filibuster-proof" is just what the Republicans are going to be doing 24/7 when the 2010 race heats up, and they'll be calling a "filibuster-proof Democrat majority" the end of the world.

Don't feed their propaganda.

And props to Bunning for being a bastard. I love it.

I would have done the same thing!

heh heh Bunning is willing to play political spitball. I bet he does it, as we have just begun the Celebration of the GOP Feasting On Their Own...

And not to stray too much off topic by any means, but this was stunning:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-k-black/the-two-documents-everyon_b_169813.html

It suggests the FBI knew long ago the financial crisis was coming, and, hair on fire, went to the previous criminal enterprise posing as a presidency, which discarded it without comment or action.

It speaks directly to the disconnect between Republic and People, a divide in which we as a Nation not just permit, but continue to carry out treasonous activities through this moment, while a select few grow not just more wealthy, but unspeakably so, and continue to spend our money through this moment.

What other national tragedy did the FBI know was coming, hair on fire, and was met with a malicious deafness? Hint: happened shortly after 9/10.

No commissions. No "looking forward." This cannot be ignored.

Consigned forever to oblivion is the utterly criminal notion "they kept us safe."

I haven't posted in a while (computer networks still break, even in the light of the Bad Moon), so do forgive my histrionics. I read every day, keeping up with (as it were) the Jonze's...

But I'm bloody pissed about this! Enough!

Pax,
M.

This is getting better than that show on the teevee where they show buildings imploding. I believe it's called "Destroyed in Seconds" and it's on the Discovery Channel. Maybe they can do a special GOP episode.

It's not because he's old and senile -- he's always been like that.

the guy is a mental case, besides being an obvious racist.

he has nothing on skinheads aqnd the KKK

Dear Mr. Benning-

"IC"!!!!!! Kentucky has a democratIC governor. Now go resign.

Do it. Resign now. You know you really want to.

Yeah, what evidence do you have that Bunning is senile, crazy, non compos mentis or the like? Insane is a word that is bandied about to describe Bunning a lot, but the crazy shit he says seems to come from someone who is appropriately oriented, and is standard if eccentric republican fare. I'm not a Bunning apologist.

If you think Bunning is pissed now, waite til Steele gets in his stuff.

Isn't this what almost happened with Judd Gregg in NH when the Democratic governor appointed a Republican to succeed Gregg?

See what you get when you base your party on meanmindedness. It boomerangs back on you and bites you in the a**. Serves them right. MADD, indeed!

Fillibuster, fillibuster. It has been written before, but call their bluff and let them fillibuster this and fillibuster that. Once the American people get their fill of fillibustering the Republican party will be reduced to about 10 senators.

Obama will create more new conservatives than Carter did. Congressional budget office said the recession will end in 2009 regardless of stimulus. Obama has outspent Bush. Didn't Dems bash the GOP for spending day after day? Do you feel like Hypocrites? Apparently you weren't as concerned with strapping our grandkids with debt as you claimed.

This is the beginning of the end of the Republican Party as we know it.

They told the Senate that they were on their own when it came to the 2008 elections and now the far Right the idealogues of reconstruction are circling deeper....the pragmatic GOP is being politically pragmatic....they must force the GOP's own destruction, this is why so many have gone and retired.

This threat will not go without action. It when it is exercised it will not go without cover. Already there has been the gang of 14...7 and 7.

This new Senate caucus will probably be something like Collins and four or five and a few blue dogs.

Now the GOP has deeper problems in 2010....New Hampshire, Ohio, Missouri, Delaware, Florida and Illinois are all open contests.

Just looking at the map I can see the GOP losing 4 seats where Obama won NH, OH, FL, and basically tied in MO while sweeping IL & DE.

In CO, NY, MA (probable) there will be replacements where it could be complicated with Kentucky and Louisiana in play. If the Dem's pick up a KY or LA that is 5 seats and essentially gives the Senate an almost super majority of 64.

What if PA, 2 ME Senators, 1 IN Senator 1 IA Senator bolt the party to join with a few blue dogs to form a new caucus?

Hmmm... that's quite a distant variation on the ol' Yellow Dog Democrat theme.