Jim Bunning threatens to resign from the senate. YOU GO JIM GO!!!

[LynneSin]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/27/jim-bunning-threatens-to_n_170665.html

Jim Bunning Threatens To Resign From Senate To Hurt GOP

The Louisville Courier-Journal has another bombshell about Sen. Jim Bunning, the embattled Republican who is increasingly going rogue in an effort to hold onto his seat.

In recent weeks, Senate Republican leaders have walked right up to the edge of declaring open war on Bunning. Minority Leader (and fellow Kentucky senator) Mitch McConnell and others reportedly believe Bunning is likely to lose his reelection race in 2010, and so are trying to nudge him into retirement by sending signals that the party establishment will not back him.

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The implication, they said, was that Bunning would allow Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, to appoint his replacement -- a move that could give Democrats the 60 votes they need to block Republican filibusters in the Senate.

"I would get the last laugh. Don't forget Kentucky has a Democrat governor," one of the sources quoted Bunning as saying.

"The only logical extension of that comment is, '(Make me mad) ... enough and I'll resign, and then you've got 60 Democrats,' " said another source who was present at the event.

[bdamomma]

1. go right ahead.

[blondeatlast]

2. Can I send a donation? Volunteer? Type the letter? show him the door?

Anything I can possibly do, Senator--just say the word!

[Johonny]

3. Has any Republican actual done the off the cuff

thing they said they would do. They seem to always be full of a lot of talk.

[LynneSin]

5. Jim Jeffords made a threat and followed thru with it

So who knows.

But then again if the rumors are true about Bunning possibly having Alzheimer then well who knows who is making these quotes.

[gratuitous]

4. Bunning seems a little old for temper tantrums

What's next? Holding his breath until he turns blue?

[lldu]

6. Let's send him roses and tell him we back his decision....

to retire ALL THE WAY!

[Fovea]

7. Retire in sunny Paraguay, Jim!

I hear it's nice down there.

[LynneSin]

8. Yes but would he actually know he was in Paraguay

:shrug: