G.O.P. Splits on Senator’s Move to Block Benefits (Bunning really F'd up)

[ProSense]

G.O.P. Splits on Senator’s Move to Block Benefits

By CARL HULSE

WASHINGTON — The effort to end a Senate standoff over unemployment benefits and health coverage for the jobless escalated on Tuesday morning as Senator Susan Collins, the moderate Republican from Maine, became the latest lawmaker, and the first Republican, to try to override the objection of Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky.

The White House, meanwhile, called Mr. Bunning’s actions “irrational.”

Ms. Collins, who took the floor shortly after the Senate convened, said her effort was being made on “behalf of numerous members of the Republican caucus who have expressed concerns to me.”

“There are 500 Mainers whose benefits expired on Sunday,” Ms. Collins said. But Mr. Bunning, her colleague, continued to lodge his objection.

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[peacefreak]

1. Suzy Collins is not one of favorties...

but as one of those 500 people I gotta thank her.

[Cha]

2. Thanks, PS, I'm coming back to this..

the President is speaking in Savannah now.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. awwww Too bad Sen Collins. I think this may be akin to locking the barn door after

all the livestock has left the place

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[ProSense]

5. Your comments make no sense. n/t

[Arkana]

7. Ladies and gentlemen, the Roving Threadshitter.

You can go back to His44 now and tell your friends how you BURNED that ASSHOLE Obama.

[WonderGrunion]

10. Maybe you're just totally wrong about the Obama administration

n/m

[Cha]

11. This isn't the place to make stupid

cheap pot shots at our White House that having no fucking basis in reality.

[Arkana]

6. Only 500 Mainers?

Still, credit where credit is due to Collins for finally saying something.

[ej510]

9. Collins was part of the filibuster before it got out to the MSM.

[peacefreak]

15. 500 as of March 1

7000 by the end of March & 28,000 by the end of July according to the Maine Labor Dept. website.

[gateley]

8. Good for her. Like her or not, too late or not, she's doing the right thing NOW,

so thank you, Senator!

[MidwestTransplant]

12. How about the tousands of Mainers who can't get affordable heallth insurance you corporate sellout.

[DCKit]

16. She's not a sellout, she's a Republican, a wholly owned subsidiary of CorpAmerica.

Only Democrats can sell out.

[bigdarryl]

13. looks like Joe Madison's RANTING!!!this morning worked

he told all his listeners and callers that the rethugs are supporting this asshole Bunning.

[Beaverhausen]

14. So far, she's the only GOP name we are hearing

nice try, but the repugs are really showing their true colors here.

[backscatter712]

17. Good news! I think Bunning's gonna get clotured! n/t