KY-Sen: NRSC Preparing To Torpedo Bunning
by Arjun Jaikumar aka brownsox
Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:40:03 AM PST
One of the worst-kept secrets in Washington is that Senate Republican leadership desperately wants Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning to go home quietly.
Bunning has had an extremely rocky tenure in the Senate, marked by weak fundraising, vile statements about Supreme Court Justices and a reelection campaign so disastrous that national news media called his mental fitness into question.
The state and national Democratic parties are salivating over the prospect of squaring off against Bunning in 2010, and two very strong Democrats are expected to step up for the race (Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo, who is already in, and Attorney General Jack Conway).
The Republicans, for their part, are sufficiently determine to oust one of their own that they're recruiting primary candidates behind closed doors.
Kentucky state Senator David Williams (R) has met with officials at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, sources confirm to The Hill, as he begins to actively consider a bid for Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ken.) seat.
NRSC chairman John Cornyn has already let it be known to anyone with an ounce of perception (a list of people which apparently does not include Sen Bunning) that he wants Bunning out. So has his boss, and Bunning's Kentucky elder, senior Sen. Mitch McConnell.
They haven't taken the brazen step of actively recruiting a challenger and apparently letting it leak to the media. Not until now, anyway.
It must doubly sting Bunning that the NRSC is looking to replace him with a second-tier candidate, with a limited statewide profile:
Williams served a term in the Kentucky state House before moving to the state Senate in 1987. He is the president of the state Senate, and he has at least some statewide experience -- Williams was the GOP nominee for Senate in 1992, against Sen. Wendell Ford (D-Ken.), though he won just 36 percent.
Republican sources said Williams would be a stronger candidate than he was against Ford, calling him "extremely talented" despite some baggage after a decade atop the state Senate.
Of course, the NRSC insists that they have no intention, zero, of stabbing one of their own in the back:
"The NRSC is not and will not recruit against Sen. Bunning," said NRSC communications director Brian Walsh.
Of course not! Hey, Jim, we weren't cheating on ya, I swear! Me and David Williams, we're just good friends! You know I love ya, baby!
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I hope he refuses to go (24+ / 0-)
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and the Kentucky GOP primary is a bloodfest.
They deserve it.
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by LeftHandedMan on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:41:26 AM PST
They loved this SOB (11+ / 0-)
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loooooved him. Loved him.
Teh Stupid did not burn them back in the day.
It wasn't a bug, it was a feature!
And, as a former ballplayer, he filled a certain need in the GOP. He was a celebrity, of sorts, and we all know that the GOP bitches and moans about Hollywood and the media because they have celebrity envy.
We trot out Bruce Springsteen.
They answer with Pat Boone (opening act: Ted Nugent. Or is it the other way around?).
We trot out Robert DeNiro.
They trot out Ron Silver.
I don't know how many times I have had to listen to some blather about Bunning being a hall of hame pitcher who threw a no-hitter blah, blah, blah.
Now, he's a liability and they can't wait to shiv him and get him off the national stage fast enough.
I hope the same competitive fire that made him a hall of fame pitcher now drives him to run and run bitterly and negatively at all costs until the very end of the primary.
And then, we can run against the exhausted and damaged shell in the final and take that damned seat.
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by LeftHandedMan on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:50:27 AM PST
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Ron Silver (1+ / 0-)
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I'm so glad that MSNBC gave him the hook. His reasoning made Dennis Miller sound erudite.
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."--Michael Corleone.
by Dump Terry McAuliffe on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:21:19 AM PST
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hahahahahahaha (0+ / 0-)
Now, he's a liability and they can't wait to shiv him and get him off the national stage fast enough.
I'm envisioning Oz....with McConnell, Cantor and Boneher in prison garb...shadowing Bunning in the prison yard, near the weights...waiting for their chance!
by HorseThief on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:24:12 AM PST
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I hope whatever apparatus was put in place (3+ / 0-)
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to almost unseat Chinless Mitch is further energized to defeat whoever has R after his/her name.
Yes, we did!
by conlakappa on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:58:17 AM PST
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Might I suggest that all Kossacks living (7+ / 0-)
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in Kentucky fire off letters to the NRSC blasting them for their lack of loyalty to the fine Senator Bunning. Let them think there's a groundswell of support for the old baseball Hall of Famer who managed to pitch no-hitters in both leagues, including a perfect game for the Phillies against the Mets in 1964.
I mean, how dare they smear the name of an American Hero!
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by rontun on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:09:42 AM PST
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Sometimes He's right. Most Times He's Right. (0+ / 0-)
Increasingly crazy, occasionally hazy.
This most recent symptom is monsterly mean.
So keep the mike open and knock him out clean.
(It was Fathers Day, Sunday, i think June 21st. Phillies fans here never mention what year.
Puhlease.)
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by renzo capetti on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:50:13 AM PST
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Me too. But what should really happend here (0+ / 0-)
is he should be run out of town for what he said about Justice Ginsburg. Just like Rod Blagojevich, Larry Craig and David Vitter should have resigned in shame, as Spitzer did.
"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity." -Horace Mann
by Big Danny on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 01:24:55 PM PST
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Just as long as (9+ / 0-)
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we do our best NOT to attack Bunning too much, I do think that Bunning will be renominated. After all we WANT to run against Bunning if we are to get that Senate seat back.
by pademocrat on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:42:13 AM PST
Republicans (11+ / 0-)
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Eating their own. This is a particularly fascinating form of cannibalism, don't cha think?
by feebog on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:43:44 AM PST
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not just fascinating (5+ / 0-)
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but also entertaining.
by saguaro on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:50:50 AM PST
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They taste like chicken (2+ / 0-)
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Eat up, Republicans!
by GreatDane on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:56:04 AM PST
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I'll provide... (0+ / 0-)
the condiments...
by HorseThief on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:28:07 AM PST
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Agree (6+ / 0-)
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This is one of the rare cases were the incumbent staying in the race helps us more than an open seat.
by obscuresportsquarterly on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:46:00 AM PST
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Yes, (1+ / 0-)
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Much like Stevens in 2008 and Burns in 2006.
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by Superribbie on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:29:30 AM PST
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can we pick this one up? (3+ / 0-)
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Uncle Sam only has so many tits.....
by Ex Real Republican on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:42:46 AM PST
Yes (10+ / 0-)
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We almost won it in 2004 with a candidate that had no national support at all and no one gave any chance to...
"Polls are like crack, political activists know they're bad for them but they read them anyways."-Unknown
by skywaker9 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:43:45 AM PST
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That's great. When ic McConnell up again? (1+ / 0-)
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Uncle Sam only has so many tits.....
by Ex Real Republican on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:49:05 AM PST
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2014 unfortunately n/t (3+ / 0-)
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by skywaker9 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:49:25 AM PST
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I think so- (3+ / 0-)
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McConnell almost lost this last year and the Dems really didn't push hard until the last few weeks because they didn't think he could be beat-I think had the KY Dems pushed harder sooner, McConnell would have lost. A lot of people were for McCain, but against McConnell- kinda wierd seeing McCain-Palin signs in the same yard as "Ditch Mitch" signs.
by Hill Jill on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:04:32 AM PST
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For once (3+ / 0-)
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I hope the NRSC is really telling the truth...
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by skywaker9 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:43:13 AM PST
So (5+ / 0-)
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Jim's Career is Toast
The Kind of Toast you don't recover from.
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by JML9999 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:44:22 AM PST
...landing butter - side down... n/t (2+ / 0-)
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by CityLightsLover on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:50:21 AM PST
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Go Bunning! (4+ / 0-)
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Anyone who is a thorn in McConnell's side is good for us.
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by arcticshadow on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:44:25 AM PST
Aw .. what a shame. (5+ / 0-)
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I thought he and Shelby were going to get in a Clown Car, and go on tour.
Tax the rich progressively,
like Ike and JFK did
by shpilk on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:45:43 AM PST
David Williams (5+ / 0-)
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would be an equally terrible choice to make to run for 2010. Trey Greyson would probably be a better choice for them, but I could see him staying put for a bit until the Republican brand improves somewhat.
Williams is our very own obstructionist in the Bluegrass and has an uncanny ability to make an utter ass of himself, so he would be a better fit for the national GOP, but he might not have enough to win statewide.
We all went to heaven in a little rowboat, and there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt. --Radiohead
by Tzimisce on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:47:11 AM PST
Greyson worries me. (3+ / 0-)
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He's competent and likeable. He could be a formidable opponent.
Of course, with those qualities, the national GOPers will reject him out of hand.
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by high bitrate on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:00:26 AM PST
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Greyson is the only candidate that worries me. (1+ / 0-)
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I would guess that the short list would be David Williams, Anne Norhtup, or maybe one of the other yahoos that make up the Congressional group. Each one of those is too extreme or just not a good candidate when paired against the deep Kentucky bench for Democrats. Greyson is the only one that would be able to easily win, though again the tarnished Republican brand would be a major hurdle.
We all went to heaven in a little rowboat, and there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt. --Radiohead
by Tzimisce on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:04:26 AM PST
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I think the most telling part of that story is (1+ / 0-)
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that it's Williams and not Grayson. Does that mean Grayson has already turned Cornyn down? I would think so.
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by Superribbie on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:31:24 AM PST
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I think Grayson's plans are (0+ / 0-)
to challenge Beshear in 2011. He would have no problem taking care of (My uh... name uh...is...uh...)Richie Farmer, the KY Ag Commish and former UK Basketball standout, in a GOP primary.
Beshear will have a difficult time with reelection; the last poll I saw showed him with like a 60% approval among Democrats.
by SullyinKentucky on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 12:04:27 PM PST
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But if Greyson waits for the GOP brand to improve (0+ / 0-)
...he'll be waiting until he a 90-year-old candidate, at the very least!
by Randall Sherman on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:06:40 AM PST
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I would say Improve in Kentucky (0+ / 0-)
yeah nationally it might be awhile, but it could rebound in KY faster.
We all went to heaven in a little rowboat, and there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt. --Radiohead
by Tzimisce on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:07:45 AM PST
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When then... (0+ / 0-)
...when the guy turns 80?
by Randall Sherman on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:25:06 AM PST
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Too true, but guess what (5+ / 0-)
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Not only could we get rid of Bunning, but a Williams nomination gets David Williams out of the State Senate as well, being as he is up for re-election in his State Senate seat in 2010 as well.
Food for thought...two birds, one stone.
by SullyinKentucky on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:09:11 AM PST
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Williams (0+ / 0-)
is as bad or WORSE!!!!!! He is such a WHINER!
by commonsenseseeker on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 01:52:15 PM PST
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I doubt McConnell et al are particularly... (4+ / 0-)
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troubled by Bunning's despicable comment about Justice Ginsburg... quite the contrary, in GOP circles, comments like that are essentially "showing off"...
George W. Bush... wiretapping the Amish since 2001...
by ThatSinger on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:48:03 AM PST
"showing off" (2+ / 0-)
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or the ever popular
"Playing to the Base"
The GOP has resorted to Cannibalism. Please send Condiments to GOP HQ
by JML9999 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:49:30 AM PST
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Look Ma! No Brain!!! n/t (5+ / 0-)
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George W. Bush... wiretapping the Amish since 2001...
by ThatSinger on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:00:31 AM PST
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The Big Question Is... (2+ / 0-)
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Will they still respect Bunning in the morning? ;D
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by CityLightsLover on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:49:07 AM PST
I Doubt it they locked their Wallet in the Hotel (3+ / 0-)
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safe
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by JML9999 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:50:19 AM PST
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I couldn't find Bunnings page an Act Blue (1+ / 0-)
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It's President Obama,get it fucking straight.
by kailuacaton on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:50:02 AM PST
Maybe we should start one. (6+ / 0-)
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In the interests of gaining a Dem senator
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by DisNoir36 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:00:41 AM PST
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I just called Sen. Bunning's office.... (9+ / 0-)
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an apology is forthcoming. Today is the 1st anniversary of the worst day of my life, the day I was diagnosed with leukmia. This is a crappy thing to wake up to.
by sancerre2001 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:54:25 AM PST
Website (2+ / 0-)
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http://bunning.senate.gov/...
by sancerre2001 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:55:17 AM PST
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oops, leukemia (2+ / 0-)
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spelled my own disease wrong.
by sancerre2001 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:13:50 AM PST
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Can Bunning survive a primary? (0+ / 0-)
And would his replacement be beatable?
by oceanstar17 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:54:36 AM PST
Maybe, and yes. (1+ / 0-)
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Charge It To My Heart.
by Arjun Jaikumar aka brownsox on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:06:22 AM PST
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well, I think Kentucky's still pretty red (2+ / 0-)
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from looking around...who knows, though.
by kydoc on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:08:01 AM PST
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Yeah, but at the state level (2+ / 0-)
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Mongiardo, Conway and Luallen, any of them would be pretty formidable statewide.
Charge It To My Heart.
by Arjun Jaikumar aka brownsox on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:09:38 AM PST
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Maybe not as much as you may think (2+ / 0-)
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KY did vote strongly for McCain, but it seems pretty clear that KY was part of the Appalachian racist belt, the only part of the country that voted more for McCain than they did for Bush.
To wit: the maps here (look at KY)
http://elections.nytimes.com/...
The state as a whole moved a bit more Dem, (+16 R instead of +20 R). But a whole bunch of counties in eastern KY shifted dramatically more R, 20-30 points in many cases.
Take that factor out and the picture may be different.
The Governor for example is a Dem, won by 17 points in 07.
by NewDealer on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:27:22 AM PST
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Which reminds me- (1+ / 0-)
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Maybe Ernie Fletcher wants to run for the GOP nomination. You know how they love to re-cycle nothing except their disgraced pols.
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by aggressiveprogressive on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:33:09 AM PST
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Now there's an idea, fits right in (0+ / 0-)
he would be a "rightful heir" to Bunning.
by NewDealer on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 12:04:44 PM PST
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Bunning should stick around (3+ / 0-)
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I'd love to see him run again.
by NewDealer on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:56:22 AM PST
who are the Dem challengers? (0+ / 0-)
Do the Dems have a candidate that could beat Bunning or the Repug who wins a primary?
-7.88/-4.41 "The blood sucking aristocracy stood aghast; terror stricken, they thought the day of retribution had come." - John Ferral, union leader
by Interceptor7 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:56:40 AM PST
Mongiardo, now Lt. Governor (5+ / 0-)
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who nearly beat Bunning last time may be one possibility.
by NewDealer on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:10:38 AM PST
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above (2+ / 0-)
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"...two very strong Democrats are expected to step up for the race (Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo, who is already in, and Attorney General Jack Conway)."
Dr. Dan Mongiardo M.D. ran for Senator against Bunning in 2004 and did pretty well though losing a vicious campaign in that awful year. He's now Lt. Governor of KY and looking good as Bunning isn't.
Jack Conway worked as legislative aide to the House Banking Committee from 1991 to 1997. Juris Doctor from George Washington University 1995, legal counsel and deputy cabinet secretary in the administration of Kentucky Governor Paul Patton from 1995 to 2001. Conway ran for Congress in 2002 against Republican incumbent Anne Northup to represent Kentucky's 3rd congressional district and lost by three points.
Both these guys have been to the show before (and in bad years) and know what it takes.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
by Rolfyboy6 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:30:44 AM PST
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So, goppers are going to cannibalize one of their (3+ / 0-)
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own? How delicious!
Have you forgotten about jesus? Don't you think it's time that you did?
by uc booker on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:57:23 AM PST
Williams is a flaming asshole. (10+ / 0-)
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I know him - he's as perfect an opponent as I could select.
He's abrasive, arrogant, got skeletons, and has annoyed everyone in Kentucky's urban areas with his grasping, clutching ways.
He's a typical red zone thug-populist - has his hand out for goodies, but won't budge to make it happen.
If Jesus saves, He'd better save himself From the gory glory seekers who use His name in death.... -Ian Anderson, Hymn 43
by high bitrate on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:58:04 AM PST
Three Words (4+ / 0-)
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Senator George Clooney
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by IndyScott on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:59:32 AM PST
I've always hated this guy since he no-hit (1+ / 0-)
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my Red Sox back in 1958. Good pitcher--terrible politician.
by Phil S 33 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:00:04 AM PST
Not a reason to hate him (0+ / 0-)
in my book.
Of course I loathe Bosox.
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by DisNoir36 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:01:32 AM PST
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Pedro is still a punk for what he did.... (0+ / 0-)
If Jesus saves, He'd better save himself From the gory glory seekers who use His name in death.... -Ian Anderson, Hymn 43
by high bitrate on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:02:33 AM PST
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Pedro is the FDR of baseball. (0+ / 0-)
I will not argue about this.
Charge It To My Heart.
by Arjun Jaikumar aka brownsox on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:05:37 AM PST
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Well, "hate" is over the top--I dislike him a lot (0+ / 0-)
by Phil S 33 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:05:04 AM PST
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I'm a sox fan too (3+ / 0-)
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Ted Williams owned him: .357 lifetime with seven home runs :)
Charge It To My Heart.
by Arjun Jaikumar aka brownsox on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:05:07 AM PST
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His statements re Ginsburg's health (1+ / 0-)
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are certainly insensitive. But I dont' know that I would go so far as to call them vile. Acknowledging that some malignancies are more aggressive than others is not necessarily beyond the pale.
"The extinction of the human race will come from its inability to EMOTIONALLY comprehend the exponential function." -- Edward Teller
by lgmcp on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:01:51 AM PST
Vile AND ignorant (3+ / 0-)
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No spread of cancer for Supreme Court's Ginsburg
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by Jim in Chicago on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:11:00 AM PST
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Certainly ignorant -- thanks for the good news (1+ / 0-)
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as I was totally misled by news headlines.
A small stage 1 lesion with no metastasis is a far cry from what reports had implied.
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by lgmcp on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:15:54 AM PST
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If the R's can figure it out, let's steal it (1+ / 0-)
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Maybe the Democratic party can apply the lesson to Burris?
by rja on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:05:19 AM PST
About Justice Ginsburg... (7+ / 0-)
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Just wanted to set the record straight:
No spread of cancer for Supreme Court's Ginsburg
Justice Ginsburg Returns to the Bench
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by Jim in Chicago on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:06:12 AM PST
David Williams (5+ / 0-)
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David Williams is my state senator and I don't want him moving up to the national level! Actually with the "baggage" this guy has he may be as easy to beat as Bunning!
by mike1997 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:09:29 AM PST
If Williams Is The Best They've Got (2+ / 0-)
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Well, that will be fine. Either way.
by Ky DEM on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:13:45 AM PST
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I pity you. (2+ / 0-)
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I've dealt with him in court in Jamestown, and found him to be a schmuck of the first order.
If Jesus saves, He'd better save himself From the gory glory seekers who use His name in death.... -Ian Anderson, Hymn 43
by high bitrate on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:21:58 AM PST
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A good primary fight will be a good thing - (0+ / 0-)
uses up a lot of money.Hope they slug it out over the next few few months , waste a few million of fundraising efforts.
by Abra Crabcakeya on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:13:19 AM PST
He should quit -- and they should appoint a Dem (0+ / 0-)
to replace him. In the name of Bipartisanship, of course.
OT: Heading to bourbon country on vacation (Lexington KY area). Anyplace in particular I should go?
by HeavyJ on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:13:20 AM PST
KY Vacation (1+ / 0-)
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Depends on your interests.
If you go in April-The spring horse racing meet at Keeneland is good for a fun day.
History/food-Tour and eat at Pleasant Hill or Shakertown about 30 miles south of Lexington. Beautifully restored histroric 19th century village. Some of the best food in the state in the dining room.
The Ky Horse Park just north of Lexington is very interesting.
There are historic and well know distilleries located all over central KY (limited free samples).
Hiking/outdoors-The Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge State Park are about 1 hour east of Lex.
Historic homes of Mary Todd Lincoln, John Hunt Morgan and Henry Clay in Lexington. Pioneer era forts at Boonesboro and Harrodsburg.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation--HDT
by cazcee on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 02:03:53 PM PST
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Thanks! (0+ / 0-)
We're definitely going to sample some Buffalo Trace and Four Roses bourbon.
Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge look great. We're both (my wife and I) are Civil War buffs, so the John Hunt Morgan house seems cool too.
Thanks again!
by HeavyJ on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 04:31:58 PM PST
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Does it make sense to register Republ. for this? (0+ / 0-)
I quickly found out via Google that Kentucky is a closed primary, unfortunately. But would it make sense for a quiet kind of "reverse Rush Limbaugh move" (when he was telling Republicans to vote for HRC in the primaries)and ask Kentucky Democrats to re-register as Repubs and vote for Bunning in the primaries. From scanning the website below, I can't tell if that would affect their chance to vote for the Dem in the November election.
http://elect.ky.gov/...
Anybody have thoughts? Anybody know?
by Goingallout on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:17:22 AM PST
They already sent out the pitching coach (1+ / 0-)
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But he refuses to get off the mound.
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."--Michael Corleone.
by Dump Terry McAuliffe on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:19:21 AM PST
It shows what a mamzer this guy is if (0+ / 0-)
even Republicans want to get rid of him. They have to have at least the appearance of being halfway reasonable.
by The YENTA Of The Opera on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 11:30:57 AM PST
LOL (3+ / 0-)
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Great diary.
" ... Of course not! Hey, Jim, we weren't cheating on ya, I swear! Me and David Williams, we're just good friends! You know I love ya, baby!"
If that doesn't work, there's always, "I f*&k him, I make loove to you."
"...then I'll jump into a brand new skin; and then you won't be able to box me in." -Stan Ridgeway
by Maori on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 01:37:01 PM PST
Bunning is preferable to Williams (0+ / 0-)
Y'all will be pining to have Bunning back if Williams gets elected....
(I'm a KY Democrat...)
by jonatha on Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 04:46:05 PM PST
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