Jim Bunning

This economy is frightening

By RONNIE ELLIS CNHI News Service Remember the scene in the second Star Wars movie where Yoda sent Luke Skywalker into a tunnel to test his nerve? I don’t envy either Barack Obama or congressional leaders like Kentucky’s Mitch...

Inauguration tickets? Get in line

Plan to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama? Join the crowd. There will be about 240,000 available for the Jan. 20 event, which is expected to draw more than 1 million people to the nation's capital.

Senate Dems Look Ahead to 2010 (RealClearPolitics.com)

RealClearPolitics.com - Even before Democrats know how many seats they will actually control in the Senate this year, with the possibility of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority on the horizon, the party is already looking...

France's president: Is Sarkozy a closet socialist?

A question that worries a few and excites othersWITH delicious unintended symbolism, the French Socialists are meeting in Reims, capital of champagne country, between November 14th and 16th to elect a new leader. The party is...

What Party is more Partisan?

Percentage of time voting along with your party, 110th Congress* * 97.5%: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) * 97.4%: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) * 97.3%: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) * 96.9%: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)...

Who's Afraid of a Filibuster? (Joe Conason)

Joe Conason - While the ultimate occupants of three United States Senate seats are yet to be determined in Alaska, Georgia and Minnesota, chances seem small that Democrats will increase their new majority to 60 seats — the...

Bush refocuses bailout's targets

Urgently shifting course, the Bush administration is abandoning the centerpiece of its massive $700 billion economic rescue plan and exploring new ways to shore up not only banks but credit-card, auto-loan and other huge...

The Senate Battle: 2010 (Doesn't get any Easier)

I don't mean to scare anybody, but just looking at the seat matchups, regardless of how bad the BHO, Reid, and Pelosi screw it up, the Dems are still going to be in the advantage chair. It's time to get proactive: North Dakota,...

Obama Considering Keeping Gates at Pentagon: Sources (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - President-elect Obama is strongly considering keeping Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in that post for a limited time in the new administration, several sources close to the discussions said Tuesday.

For those in need of a history lesson

In the afterglow of Mitch McConnell's latest re-election, it's not surprising that his partisans and promoters would succumb to an excess of enthusiasm. One swooning admirer even claimed that McConnell is the foremost...

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