Do I ever hope that Senator Jim Bunning is sent packing back to Kentucky on Tuesday. He has nothing to show for his last 6 years in DC except for a string of loathsome votes. Substantively I'm stumped to think of a single thing he's accomplished on his own. He refuses to respect the voters and democracy enough to engage in actual debates. He says his opponent looks like the son of Saddam Hussein. And now he has his surrogates purposely making ambiguous statements that question his opponent's sexuality. This guy is both incompetent and loathsome and should be permantently retired from the US Senate.
UPDATE: Publius notes that it's really Sen. Mitch McConnell who's behind this. I would presume that's accurate since Bunning seems unable to organize a one-car parade. But still, it's Bunning who's on the ballot and who will benefit from this sleazy innuendo - so it's Bunning who should be defeated.
This also shows though just how effective a fighter McConnell can be, and if they can stomach his methods, the Republicans would be very well served by electing him as their Leader in the Senate. Frist has been a disaster. Not that I mind that of course, but if you actually want someone who can push through the Republican agenda, McConnell would seem much more suited to the job.
Posted by armand at October 29, 2004 10:51 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics