CNN Lies About Bunning Filibuster, Republicans Cringe And Cower

I had the misfortune to have CNN on this morning, and listened to an anchor talking about the end of Jim Bunning's filibuster and obstructionism. 

The Senate voted Tuesday to pass a $10 billion measure to extend benefits for unemployed workers and fund road projects after Sen. Jim Bunning agreed to end his filibuster

If you weren't paying attention, that would slip right past you, but I heard Bunning yesterday, explaining clearly that it's not a filibuster to withold unanimous consent.  This ridiculous reporting by CNN doesn't even get the benefit of mistaking the 60 vote cloture rule with a filibuster - all Bunning did was refuse to go along with a 100 vote requirement to tack on $10 billion to the national debt without even considering how to pay for it.  The Democrats wanted to add an extension to unemployment benefits without paying for it, so they called it an emergency.  It's like deciding to stick to a family budget one night, but the next night ordering pizza because you don't feel like cooking.  It's craven and puts to the lie the idea of PayGo rules that were just touted last week.

Bunning is so clearly in the right, and those who attacked him exposed as deceivers, one wonders what the Republicans were doing failing to stand up for him.  The answer is pretty simple - the cowards in the Senate were afraid the Democrats were going to make a media firestorm about Bunning's actions, and any senator speaking out in defense of Bunning would be attacked.  Well congratulations, smart guys.  In your simpering spineless fetal positions, you get the attacks anyway, without any of the corresponding support from intelligent people who understand the Democrats were lying, and looking to talk about anything by Charlie Rangel, healthcare, or the impending doom of November. 

Bunning got his vote - a simple thing that could have been done the first day.  While CNN pretends Bunning backed down, in fact he got what he wanted - a vote on the record to charge $30 a person to every man, woman and child in the United States on the national credit card.   

Meanwhile, Claire McCaskill, our fraud of a senator, is out trying to claim a 2002 Medicare vote proves Republicans are hypocrites.  Senator McCaskill - we had an almost $2 Trillion deficit this year, with trillion dollar deficits forecast into the foreseeable future.  Every vote you've taken since being a Senator has been a vote of debt to future generations.  Since you took office - our national debt has doubled.  Forgive the voters of Missouri if we think you're just a political opportunist on fiscal matters.

As for Republicans.  CNN is going to lie about you.  They're going to make things up.  The only question is whether you let them define you and limit your actions.  If you want to limit enthusiasm and donations for the 2010 elections, continue to grovel before people who hate you.  It's worked so well in the past.

 

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[GO MO RED]

I will harrass the McCaskill office every time she votes to see if she sticks to the pay-go rules that she supported.