Thursday, April 23, 2009

He's No. 1

Today's Herald-Leader editorializes Jim Bunning's latest dubious distinction:

Kentucky's Sen. Jim Bunning was identified by his Democratic colleagues as the Senate's most partisan Republican in a survey by The Hill.

...Maybe Bunning could get by with his hostile brand of partisanship when Congress and the White House were under Republican control. But now that Democrats are in the majority, he can't accomplish anything without reaching across the aisle.

So, by Bunning's own admission, Kentucky is, for all practical purposes, short one U.S. senator.

You can read the entire article in The Hill by clicking here.