Hold it sort of like a knuckle curve
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), a former Detroit Tiger, was the only pitcher ever to strike out Ted Williams three times in one game. But I think his Senate career has largely been a strikeout.
He is in the news for holding up a $10 billion that is heading to Federal highway projects around the country and also to extend unemployment benefits to an unprecedented 2 years for some unemployed workers.
I’m of two minds about Bunning. My first mind is “why now”? He’s been a conservative, but he spent, and he earmarked. Now that he is retiring, he finally gets finicky with the people’s money? Why the wait?
My second mind is why support something unconstitutional? He says that once $10 billion is cut elsewhere he will support the bill. Federal unemployment payments aren’t Constitutional in my book. The Feds have no role here in any serious reading of the Constitution. Highways, I can see, although these projects are mostly not worthy.
So Jim Bunning may be the “best” type of fiscal conservative the Senate can offer right now. But to me that just makes it even clearer why our fiscal house is in such ruin.
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:18 pm
If you look at his stats alone, he should be in the Hall. I’m not sure why he isn’t. Did he piss off the sportswriters during his career?
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:24 pm
he is in it. went in in 1996.
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Right. I meant to say first round pick. Its another topic but I don’t believe in having more than one shot. You either deserve to get in or you don’t. It should be so obvious that no other vote would be needed.
March 2nd, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Voting: Voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.
It’s very subjective among a lot of players and a lot of prima donna baseball writers. There might be a few obvious choices but baseball players aren’t even close to being saints!