Comments on: Deja Vu Again: One-Man Senate Filibuster Imperils Federal Transport Law

By: abbycat

abbycat — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:38:43 +0000

Being super cool or urban minded doesn’t matter to me… I’ve never been either one. However, Mat’s post was in response to mine – denoting how Kentuckians are usually portrayed as all being toothless, mindless, and living off the government. As with all things, the truth – if there is such a thing in politics – resides elsewhere, just not in DC.

Amidst all these adjectives is the real problem and, in this case, the problem really is a person. He has one foot out the door and couldn’t care less how he “stirs it up”. Do I think he waited till now to make a noble point … NO! I think he’s sitting back laughing, drawing a paycheck, and knowing he’ll still get one when all this is over. It doesn’t matter whether he is democrat, republican, or whig… he’s just enjoying his time in the spotlight.

Let’s face it, the political success of our country requires bipartisanship which in turn requires compromise. And in order to make my point, I’ll write my opinion on that the real Kentucky way (except without expletives) …. “that ain’t never gonna fly!”!

By: Matt Roberts

Matt Roberts — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:15:57 +0000

‘…they’re all super-cool urban-minded left-leaning folks…’

And that is supposed to make us think they are any less wrong?

Bunning seems to have picked the absolutely worst bill to make a principaled stand on with Pay As You Go, which the Dems did pass….another way to pass teh buck for doing nothing.

We need our representatives to govern and not just politic and fund raise, there needs to be compromise and ideas FROM BOTH SIDES of the isle. I hold little hope that either party as now constituted has any solutions to any problems we face. Reminds me of trench warfare circa 1916 and teh description of the armies as being ‘Lions led by Donkeys’….the donkeys are not from any one party but are both sides of the spectrum

By: MAT

MAT — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:17:45 +0000

abbycat, no offense intended. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing a few Louisvillians in my life and they’re all super-cool urban-minded left-leaning folks. Also, I love a good bourbon, regardless of the makers’ political tendencies. I’ll raise a glass to your prospects for electing a more open-minded Senator.

By: abbycat

abbycat — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:22:38 +0000

Hey MAT – I’m not a good bourbon drinker and I’m sure not proud of this senator I did not help elect! I’m ecstatic he’s not running again – but unlike you, I genuinely hope for the sake of us Kentuckians who are blue state at heart (i.e. liberals), that we do NOT elect another mindless neanderthal like Mr. Bunning!

By: abbycat

abbycat — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:10:05 +0000

It’s tough being blue collar, having a blue neck and living in a red(neck) state; I can only hope that my rantings coupled with those of other kentuckians who grandly smarter than the so very undistinguished senator… will happily replace him with someone very different – preferably someone who is not so – how do i say – RED!!!

By: Abigail Catterton

Abigail Catterton — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:02:34 +0000

So, Erik W., I take it you are not from my home state of Kentucky!!

By: jc

jc — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:13:57 +0000

Let’s just briefly look at the other side of the coin. How was one senator able to do this. Simple, It was more important for most of the Senate to take the day off and go home when there was an important vote. This wasn’t a filibuster, it was an objection to a voice only vote. Because he objected to a voice vote there wasn’t a vote. Either way you come down on the issue the real problem is all the Senators that weren’t at work to represent their constituencies.

By: Lavern wilson

Lavern wilson — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:35:14 +0000

We have allowed this nation to fall, we did not step in when federal reserve thought they knew best, now we rely on the same leadership, the leadership that is to guide the people during their everyday struggles that we are all to familiar with. We can accept the past disappointments in Congress, when countries around the globe may have reasons to doubt us, today we can’t continue to allow the people living in our states throughtout this nation to continue that trend.

How do we accommodate the way our people need to live and travel! Congress has a job, are we doing it?

Lavern

By: Eric Rogers

Eric Rogers — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:18:44 +0000

Here in Missouri, our DOT just delayed new projects until federal funding is settled. This potentially delays a very high-profile project to retrofit a bridge over the Missouri River for bike/ped access.

http://kcbike.info/2010/02/26/chouteau-bikeped-retrofit-faces-possible-delay/

By: MAT

MAT — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:58:03 +0000

The good bourbon drinkers of Kentucky should be proud. Hopefully they elect another mindless “Conservative” neanderthal to carry Bunning’s dim torch as America continues on its path to oblivion.

By: Arlene

Arlene — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:09:19 +0000

bye bye, Bunning aka redneck trash.

By: Erik W

Erik W — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:03:07 +0000

Hooray for my home state!