Ben Shapiro Recommend this article  Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) is
the most unpopular man in the Senate, according to his
colleagues. "Today we have a clear-cut example to show the
American people just what's wrong with Washington, D.C.," said
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash). "He's hurting the American people,"
spat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).  What is Bunning doing that
deserves such reproof? He has the audacity to stall a 30-day
extension of unemployment and COBRA health care benefits on the
grounds that the extension would add $10 billion to the federal
deficit, which is already expected to hit $1.6 trillion this
year. Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants to pass
that extension unanimously in order to expedite the process;
Bunning has refused, correctly pointing out that the Democrats
passed a "pay as you go" policy that was supposed to make
spending deficit neutral, and that now they're tossing that
policy out the window for political convenience. Bunning has
even suggested a way to make the extension