Jim Bunning

Bubba and Me

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Adoptive Parents, Divorce, Washington DC, Don McNay, Adoption, Stepchildren, Marriage, Golf, Bubba Watson, Jim Bunning, National Structured Settlement Trade Association, Single Parents, Joe Prather, Ron Lewis, Son of a Son of a Gambler, David Atkinson, Golfing, Left-Handed Golfers, The Masters, Bubba Watson Wins Masters, The Masters 2012, Bubba Watson Masters, Masters, Bubba Watson Masters 2012, Golfers, Sports News

Bubba's wife and son couldn't make the Masters ceremony. Instead they get the rest of their lives to have Bubba in his role as an adoptive dad. It's not as exclusive as being a Masters winner but in making any impact on the world, it's more important.

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Baseball's Error: No Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, David Glass, Jerry Reinsdorf, Hall of Fame, Roberto Alomar, Pat Gillick, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Andy MacPhail, Bud Selig, Jim Bunning, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, Ross Newhan, Whitey Herzog, Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball, Tim Kurkjian, Ozzie Smith, Marvin Miller, Joe Morgan, Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan, Bert Blyleven, Tony Perez, Eddie Murray, Bill Giles, Jim Palmer, Tom Verducci, Robin Roberts, Bob Elliott, Ryne Sandberg, Red Barber, Sports News

Forget steroids. Forget Frank McCourt's mismanagement of the Dodgers. The biggest scandal in baseball at the moment is the Baseball Hall of Fame's failure -- for the fourth time -- to induct Marvin Miller, who freed players from indentured servitude.

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Threats To Members Of Congress Hard To Calculate

Roll Call | Daniel Newhauser | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Russ Feingold, John McCain, Congress, US Capitol Police, Threats, Fbi, Barack Obama, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jim-Costa, Peter Welch, Congress Threats, Health Care Reform, Jim Bunning, Gabrielle Giffords, Mike Simpson, Dan Lungren, Politics News

One came from a high school student who was goofing off on the school computer during civics lessons. Another from a man angry over an automated call....

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The Next Generation of Kentucky's Political Leadership

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richie Farmer, President Obama, Greg Fischer, Mitch McConnell, Bill Garmer, Steve Beshear, Harry Truman, Jonathan Miller, Crit Luallen, Kentucky Justice Association, Dale Emmons, Jim Gray, Rick Robinson, Changing of the Guard, Alison Lundergan Grimes, Bob Babbage, Alben Barkley, Tiffany Nash, Richmond Ky, Covington Ky, Joe Elliott, Al Smith, Sanny Overly, Ray Jones, Makers Mark, Bill Samuels Jr, Logan County, Blake Brickman, Lexington, Jerry Lundergan, Dan Mongiardo, John Y Brown, Bill Farmer, Luther Deaton, John Y Brown III, Rand Paul, Jerry Abramson, Tompkinsville Ky, Jamie Comer, Trey Grayson, Kentucky Bar Association, Dave Broder, Kentucky, Will Cox, Jennifer Moore, Ben Self, Paducah Ky, Bill Farrish, Joni Jenkins, Morgan McGarvey, Jamie Emmons, Louisville, Jim Bunning, Central Bank, Phil Taliaferro, Alecia Webb-Eddington, Rebecca Self, Clay Barkley, Jared Carpenter, Wgtk, Politics News

I recently asked a number of people in the "political know" of Kentucky the question. "Who do you see emerging as the next leaders of Kentucky?"

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The Voters Have Spoken...or Have They?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Bachmann, Russ Feingold, Gop, Tea Party, President Obama, John Boehner, Bill Owens, Sharron Angle, Democratic Party, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Palin, Msnbc, Charlie Crist, National Debt, Joe Miller, Ken Buck, Carly Fiorina, Republican Party, Michael Steele, Ken Meek, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Republican Revolution, Tea Baggers, Chris Coons, Christine O'donnell, Chris Matthews, Meg Whitman, Gov. Haley Barbour, Midterm Elections, Tom Brokaw, Lawrence O'Donnell, Jim Bunning, NY's 23rd District, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Linda McMahon, Politics News

Republicans and Tea Party braggarts are beaming that voters have spoken. But have they? The truth is, I don't think they've said much of anything. Rather, what they did Tuesday instead was grunt and groan.

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Leave 'Em in the Locker Room: Pro Athletes Make Lousy Public Officials

Robert Lipsyte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bart Stupak, Tom Osborne, Tom Coburn, Sports Politicians, Sports and Politics, Jim Demint, Jim Bunning, Zach Wamp, Jesse Ventura, World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon, Sports News

The sports-industrial complex tends to produce narrow-minded, self-centered, ethically-challenged mercenaries who are deeply submissive to established authority and fiercely dedicated to winning by any means possible.

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Unemployed Man's Threat To Obstructing Senator Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Extension 2010, Bruce Shore, Unemployment Benefits, Jim Bunning, Politics News

Bruce Shore pleaded guilty on Friday to sending threatening email to Sen. Jim Bunning over the Kentucky Republican's February filibuster of extended u...

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Unemployed Man Will Plead Guilty To Felony Charge Over Emails To Bunning

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate, Unemployment, Unemployment Extension 2010, Unemployment Benefits, Bruce Shore, Jim Bunning, Unemployment Extension, Recession, Politics News

Bruce Shore, the unemployed Philadelphia man indicted for sending "harassing email" to Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), intends to plead guilty to the felony...

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Jim Bunning, Once A Pariah, Now A GOP Standard Bearer

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Extension 2010, Unemployment Benefits, Jim Bunning, Unemployment Extension, Politics News

Kentucky Republican Sen. Jim Bunning made himself a pariah when he singlehandedly blocked a reauthorization of unemployment benefits back in February,...

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A Party of Bunnings

Steve Benen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Jim Bunning Jobs, Jim Bunning, Senate Jobs Bill, Jobs Bill, Politics News

Four months ago, Sen. Jim Bunning took a lonely, ridiculous stand -- there could be no jobs bill, and no extended help for the unemployed, if it increased the deficit. In the early summer, we have a Party of Bunnings.

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When Senators Vote for the Big Banks, We Will Name Them

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

The Senate Budget Committee nearly voted to break up Wall Street's biggest banks. But four Democrats helped pro-Wall Street Republicans kill an important amendment.

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Your Voice And Vote Do Matter

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arkansas, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Fair Elections Now Act, Public Option, MoveOn.Org, Progressive Democrats of America, Public Citizen, British Petroleum, Democracy for America, Barack Obama, Tom Coburn, Common Cause, Blanche Lincoln, Rand Paul, Rahm Emanuel, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, David Axelrod, Bill Halter, Jim Bunning, Deepwater Horizon, Free Market, Sharron Angle, Unions, Tea Party, Blue Dog Democrats, Joe Sestak, Politics News

Elsewhere in the world, any time the working class is threatened, thousands take to the streets in loud protest, toppling governments. We have no such historical tradition.

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Senate Finally Reauthorizes Jobless Aid Programs

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Coburn, Senate, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Insurance, Jim Bunning, Politics News

UPDATE: President Obama signed the bill on Thursday evening. Full AP update below. --- The Senate on Thursday reauthorized jobless aid programs which...

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If Republicans Won't Let Democrats Go Small on Jobs, Let's Go Big!

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Coburn, Scott Brown, Unemployment, Jon Kyl, Climate Change, Party of No, Financial Reform, Jim Bunning, Bob Corker, Jobs, Lindsey Graham, Sarah Palin, Local Jobs for America Act, Politics News

We should push direct government hiring programs like the Local Jobs for America Act that could create or save a million jobs. We need to fight for programs that directly give people jobs.

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Message to Tom Coburn: Blocking Unemployment Benefits Is the Opposite of Courageous

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment Benefits, Tom Coburn, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Estate Tax, Jim Bunning, Unemployment Benefits Extension, Politics News

There is no principle here -- only fundamental disregard for the less fortunate and cowardly bullying.

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Congress Doesn't Work for the Unemployed [VIDEO]

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Coburn, Jobless Recovery, Jobless Rate, Unemployment, Jim Bunning, Black Unemployment, Unemployment Insurance, Jobless, Race and Recession, Politics News

The Senate gets back to work next week after its spring break and the opening fight will almost certainly be over unemployment insurance.

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With Northeast Underwater, Republican Obstruction Killed Flood Insurance

ThinkProgress | Pat Garofalo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NFIP, Floods, National Flood Insurance Program, Tom Coburn, Jim Bunning, Flood Insurance Expired, Northeast Flooding, Flooding, Flood Insurance, Politics News

Last week, Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), blocked an extension of unemployment benefits, claiming that they objected to granting t...

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Bruce Shore Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Charge For 'Harassing Email' To Jim Bunning

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poll, Unemployment, Unemployment Extension 2010, Unemployment Benefits, Bruce Shore, Jim Bunning, Harassment, Politics News

Bruce Shore, a 51-year-old unemployed man from Philadelphia, pleaded not guilty to felony email harassment on Friday in a Kentucky federal court, wher...

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GOP Wants a Country by Corporations for Corporations

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Tea Party, Bp, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, John Boehner, Bobby Jindal, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Department of Commerce, Department of Interior, Usw, United Steelworkers, Obama, Drill Baby Drill, Jim Demint, Osha, Sarah Palin, Un-American, Obama Administration, National Guard, U.S. Business Administration, Bush Administration, Jim Bunning, Rachel Maddow, Judd Gregg, Republicans, Business News

Rand simply said what Republicans believe -- that this country should focus on promoting corporations and those corporations should have privileges, but not responsibilities.

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Bruce Shore, Unemployed Philadelphia Man, Indicted For 'Harassing Email' To Jim Bunning

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployed, Senate, Unemployment, Jim Bunning, Jobs, Harassment, Politics News

When Sen. Jim Bunning complained on the Senate floor in February that he'd missed the Kentucky-South Carolina basketball game because of a debate on u...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Jim Bunning: I'm Very Much Alive

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ginsburg Death Prediction, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Cancer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jim Bunning, Bunning Predicts Ginsburg Dead, Ginsburg Bunning, Politics News

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shot back at Senator Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), who predicted a year ago that she would "die soon." "I am pleased to report th...

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Tom Coburn Might 'Pull A Bunning' On Unemployment Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Coburn, Jim Bunning, Politics News

After the Senate passes its health care fix-it bill on Thursday, it will take up a measure to extend eligibility for soon-to-expire enhanced unemploym...

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Senate Dems Pass Health Care Reconciliation Package

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debate, Health Care Reform Bill, Senate Health Care Bill, Roland Burris, Democrats, Senate, Amendments, Health Care Reform, Jim Bunning, Harry Reid, Gop, Obstruction, Health Care, Reconciliation, Republicans, Video, Politics News

UPDATE 3/25 9:47 PM It wasn't easy and it wasn't pretty, but the congressional debate over comprehensive health care reform ended Thursday night with ...

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Jim Bunning To Get Another Chance To Block An Unemployment Benefits Extension: Will He Take It?

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Deficits, Unemployment Benefits, Jim Bunning, Deficit Reduction, Politics News

Sen. Jim Bunning, the Kentucky Republican who single-handedly blocked a 30-day extension of the stimulus bill's provisions for enhanced unemployment b...

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It's Not the Tea Party's Country to "Take Back"

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rand Paul Civil Rights Act, Tea Party Movement, Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell, Civil Rights Act, Rand Paul, Nazis, Rachel Maddow, Rand Paul Rachel Maddow, Jim Bunning, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Kentucky Primary, Tea Party, Civil Rights, Politics News

November is the election that counts, and we need to make it a clear statement to the bullies on the Right that they are not in charge.

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