Jim Bunning, A spot awaits you in hell Options

[donwengert4life]

From the NY Times:

12:06 a.m. | Updated The Senate clash over the unemployment benefits ended just before midnight Thursday with Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky, refusing to lift his objection, meaning the jobless aid – for however short a time – will run out Sunday night unless a deal is reached Friday.

As the fight drew to a close, Mr. Bunning complained he had been ambushed by the Democrats and was forced to miss the Kentucky-South Carolina basketball game.


Dick

[ECBucs]

Bunning on COBRA:

Life After COBRA
My COBRA expires this weekend, and I've already been turned down for health insurance. I feel absolutely hopeless in this fight. Health care benefits need to be uncoupled from employment and the inability to pay benefits should be the only reason an insurer can deny coverage. I believe the Democrats are at least trying to help people like me. I think the Republicans don't give a damn. If there are fewer underclass folks out there, then there is more money for them. Their version of extermination is slow, but it's their ultimate goal. What a soulless bunch of bastards.
– February 26, 2010 10:59 AM Permalink
A.Ezra Klein writes:
One of the most depressing stories right now is that Jim Bunning is using unanimous consent rules to block the extension of your COBRA benefits. It's not that 60 senators don't think this is a good idea, but that one thinks it's so bad he's willing to do enormous harm if his demands aren't met.

It is time for the person who wrote this question to move to Canada.