Crabby-ass Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) is winning friends and influencing people in the media!
But here's the fun part, not captured in the above bug-f***ing crazy video, coming to you via the Twitter account of ABC's Jon Karl
An Irate Jim Bunning kicks me off the elevator "This is a Senators-only elevator!" Off-camera: He flipped the bird.
Mrrrraaaaaahh!!!
Get off my lawn! Get off your own lawn! Eat your lawn clippings! Rrrraaaaaahhh!
Yes, he's a fantastic prick. But there's so much more to it than that. Jon Karl gets paid good money to have Senators crap on him. But what about the people whose unemployment checks aren't coming this week, because this stupid old coot can't remember that he's voted for UI extensions without offsets before. What about the workers on those "shovel-ready" projects from whom he's swiped the shovel with his petulant bullshit? And what about the doctors now getting screwed on Medicare fees, as reported by TPM?
Yeah, Jim Bunning's a giant ass, alright. And this particular storyline is chock full of kickers already. But here's one more, courtesy of the Twitter feed of the Senate DemWarRoom:
#Bunning says Senate must abide by the PAYGO rules he didn't vote for
Did you get that? Unemployed Americans can't get their assistance, COBRA subscribers can't get their coverage, highway workers lose their jobs and paychecks, and doctors get screwed on Medicare all because Bunning won't allow an emergency waiver [of the rule] requiring that new spending be paid for... even though he voted against the very provision requiring that back in January.
What an asshole.