Just take him out and shoot him

As if we need more evidence our political system -- and especially the U.S. Senate -- is broken, Rethuglican Senator Jim Bunning (Ky.) is filibustering a bill providing an extension to unemployment benefits, as well as highway funding and Medicare payments, among other things. And, as this McClatchy article details, he's being an asshole about it. Bunning is widely regarded as batshit crazy, but this latest tantrum is over the top.

Since his purported motivation is to save us all from teh deficit, I only have one question: Jim, where were you in, say, 2001 through 2008? Different meds? Okay; that's two questions.

DCr

h/t Digby