Yeah, right, Jim Bunning's a real fighter of principle. In fact he's just a grumpy, mean old Republican not up for re-election who has no reason to hide his true feelings anymore out of fear of offending common standards of human decency. Voila. The real GOP for all to see.
Meanwhile, Rep. Sen Jon Kyl does plan to run for re-election, presumably, so he did not join Bunning's filibuster, although he did praise it. Further to this writes Paul Krugman:
"Now, the House has already passed a bill that, by exempting the assets of couples up to $7 million, would leave 99.75 percent of estates tax-free. But that doesn't seem to be enough for Mr. Kyl; he's willing to hold up desperately needed aid to the unemployed on behalf of the remaining 0.25 percent. That's a very clear statement of priorities.
"So, as I said, the parties now live in different universes, both intellectually and morally."
Senator Bunning's Universe
By Paul Krugman
March 4, 2010 | New York Times
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/opinion/05krugman.html
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