Jim Bunning

No, I'm Not Bitter...Really: A Phillies Fan Laments

Jerry Waxman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Sports


Jerry Waxman

When you are eight years old and your team is in the World Series you are in heaven.

Jeff Muskus

Conservative Dems, GOP Senators Lobby To Delay Health Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Republican and conservative Democrat lawmakers revived a push Wednesday for the kind of delay to health care reform that a GOP senator admitted was pa...

Senate Republicans Holding Up Key Obama Nominees

Washington Post | Ruth Marcus | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Miriam Sapiro was nominated to be deputy U.S. trade representative in April. The Senate Finance Committee voted -- unanimously -- to confirm her in Ju...

Bunning Falls Asleep During Health Care Negotiations

Washington Post | Dana Milbank | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


The Senate Finance Committee was barely an hour into its consideration of health-care reform on Tuesday morning, but Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) already ...

Ron Paul's Son Expected To Announce Senate Bid

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics


The son of Rep. Congressman Ron Paul, is planning a run for Senate in Kentucky. On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Jim Bunning announced he would not seek ...

Jim Bunning Not Running For Re-Election

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOE BIESK | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky said Monday he will not run for a third term in 2010, citing a lack of campaign money and interference...

Bunning Calls McConnell A "Control Freak"

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


Another chapter was added to the ongoing feud between Senator Jim Bunning and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week after Bunning insulted ...

Help! I Live In Sweden, and I Am Addicted to Socialism

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Nathan Hegedus

Reminded of what America stands for -- a nation of pure individuals -- I admit I fell prey to "socialism" after all those years as a "liberal."

Specter Backs Himself into the Corner Again -- This Time with Democrats

Mark Nickolas | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

Until this weekend, I was generally supportive of Specter as the Democratic nominee next year. Now, after twice giving Democrats the finger in 48 hours, my feelings are rapidly evolving.

Jim Bunning: McConnell "Selfish," To Blame For GOP Losses

Courier Journal | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Sen. Jim Bunning today renewed his attacks on his fellow Kentucky Republican, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, accusing him of selfishness and ...

Signs That GOP Is Giving-Up On Holding Sen. Bunning's Seat

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

A couple of very interesting developments in the ongoing saga of the most vulnerable Senate incumbent in 2010 -- Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY).

Kentuckians Continue To Flee The GOP, And Why Sen. Jim Bunning Is Toast...

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

Having spent more than four years in Kentucky politics, I can say quite definitively that it's a fascinatingly complicated state when it comes to politics.

Any Democrat Beats Kentucky Senator Bunning: Poll

Political Wire | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Political Wire got an advance look at a new Public Policy Polling survey in Kentucky that shows Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) with a 28% favorable rating as...

GOP Senator Accuses Party Of Sabotaging Him

AP | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning is blaming his fundraising difficulties on a fellow Kentucky Republican, Senate Minority Floor Leader Mitch McConnell. Bunning ...

Beleagured GOP Sen. Bunning Won't Reveal Poll Results

The Hill | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


Amid the soap opera-like drama that has become Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) political future, the two-term Republican has commissioned the first poll of...

Bernanke is Testy: AIG is FUBAR

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business


Michael B. Laskoff

Let's all try to be a little nicer to Chairman Bernanke who appears to be we earnestly bent on trying to save all our butts, blue and red alike.

GOP's New Strategy: Ostracize Senator Bunning

Politico | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


Republicans have a new strategy for dealing with the wildly unpredictable Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.): keep their distance and hope he implodes. ...

Nico Pitney

Jim Bunning Threatens To Resign From Senate To Hurt GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


The Louisville Courier-Journal has another bombshell about Sen. Jim Bunning, the embattled Republican who is increasingly going rogue in an effort to ...

Bunning Threatens to Resign Early and Give Dems 60 Senate Seats If GOP Doesn't Back Off

Mark Nickolas | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

Sen. Jim Bunning is a first-rate crack pot, but his insanity might hasten the speed at which Democrats take back this Senate seat.

Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

Jim Bunning Will Run For Reelection, Despite Cratering GOP Support

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A Republican family feud in Kentucky is creating headaches for GOP leaders struggling to position themselves for a congressional co...

McConnell Makes Opening Chess Move To Force Senator Bunning To Retire Or Face GOP Primary Challenge In 2010

Mark Nickolas | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

For those thinking ahead to the 2010 Senate races, there is no GOP target more inviting than the seat currently occupied by Sen. Jim Bunning.

GOP Pressures Kentucky Senator To Retire

Politico | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Some Republicans are privately urging Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) to step down at the end of his term amid growing concerns that he can't win reelection ...