Stay Classy, Libs: Bunning Has Received Numerous Death Threats

A couple of weeks ago when far-left quack Joe Stack flew a plane into the IRS building in Austin the left was quick to call him a "teabagger terrorist" and immediately assign blame to Republicans.

Well, now that we know Senator Jim Bunning has been subjected to bomb threats and now death threats, they're curiously silent.

Meanwhile, Capitol Police are investigating numerous threats that have come into Bunning’s office over the past several days in response to his filibuster, sources familiar with the situation said.

A Bunning aide confirmed late Tuesday night that the office had received a number of complaints via phone, fax and e-mail, and that they had been forwarded on to Capitol Police for investigation. “There have been some threats. We take all threats seriously, and we’ve been reporting them to the authorities,” the aide said.

A second source familiar with the situation said Bunning had received a number of death threats.

I blame the media and the left for this unhinged anger. Anger fomented by idiots like these morons at MSNBC.

Dear Liberals, Call Off the Bomb Threats: Bunning Agrees to Deal

I guess Senator Jim Bunning grew tired of having his life threatened by the Forces of Tolerance and decided to accept a deal tonight.

Under increasing pressure from Democrats and members of his own party, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) Tuesday night abandoned his one-man filibuster of a one-month extension to unemployment benefits and other programs.

In the end Bunning agreed to a deal allowing him one vote on an amendment to pay for the bill’s $10 billion cost. That proposal was offered by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) last Thursday at the start of his filibuster, but Bunning rejected it because he feared his amendment would not pass.

Reid has also agreed to give Bunning two votes on amendments to a larger, one-year extension bill that is currently under consideration in the Senate.

I hadn't see the left so giddy since the government shutdown back in the mid-1990s. They have so much fun feigning concern for the people they've put on the unemployment lines that I figured they'd milk this for weeks.

As to who might be calling in the bomb threats, let's just say this: If I had the journalistic ethics of say, a Frank Rich, I'd probably come right out and accuse the hip new Beanbaggers from the left. I'm not saying they might do that, but judging by some of their rhetoric, you could see how someone could think that. But I won't go there.

A Simple No Is Now a Filibuster

There sure are a lot of liberals, mainly in Congress and the news media, that need to go grab a dictionary or do a little research on what a filibuster actually is.

As I noted in a previous post, and as is increasingly well known to those who actually are capable of comprehension, Senator Jim Bunning - for the simple reason he wishes it to be paid for - is objecting to a repeated unanimous consent request by Senate Democrats to call up and pass a bill that would temporarily extend unemployment benefits, transportation funding, medicare reimbursement, COBRA subsidies and other expenditures to the tune of another $10 billion or so. Again, Democrats are requesting that each U.S. Senator agree - that is, effectively vote “yes” - to said extension without full consideration or debate on the Senate floor.

Lately Bunning is taking a lot of heat for refusing to simply give his voice to an extension of unemployment benefits, one of several other items contained in a piece of legislation that the Imperial Harry Reid wants to pass without a vote. The total bill is $10 billion, and rather then just going along with the crowd Bunning told Dingy Harry to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. Sure, it will take an extra five minutes to fire up the tote board and have everybody push the little button on their desk, but at least you've got everybody on record.

Somehow this has now turned into a filibuster, according to the press and any shrieking harpie liberal talking head or elected official who can get face time on a news show.

Just to be clear, since becoming a minority in the Senate the Republicans have held exactly zero, nada, zip, zilch, no filibusters. Sure, it's a catchy word and the lazy press throw it around like the latest kewl kid saying, trying to recapture their hippie days and deciding groovy was just too dated to use.

Senator Bunning is doing the right thing. He is not blocking anything, rather he is forcing the Democrats to abide by the rules they adopted, known as PayGo. It was a much heralded event when the Congress passed it and PrezBo signed it with much fanfare, but now that reality is staring them in the face the Democrats want to simply ignore the rules they created.

This is nothing new for them, since for decades they have governed as if the rules applied to everybody but them and with so many in the press providing cover they have been getting away with it.

Scant Senate Support for Illegals Bill (UPDATE)

What little support exists for the amnesty bill seems to be evaporating quickly under an avalanche of negative public opinion now that particulars have been released and disseminated.

This turkey has to be squashed pronto, especially if Republicans want to maintain any support in the base.

Fewer than 20 senators are publicly committed to supporting the immigration deal that hits the Senate floor today while nearly 40 are already opposed or have serious concerns, underscoring how difficult it will be for President Bush and his allies to craft a coalition that can pass the bill.

A Washington Times survey of Senate offices and public comments after the deal was announced Thursday found an additional 32 senators who said they cannot even take a position yet -- a result of the fact that the deal was written in secret by a dozen senators and the Bush administration, wasn't even finalized until yesterday and still hasn't reached many Senate offices.

"I did not agree to any immigration deal and was not part of the negotiations," said Sen. Jim Bunning, Kentucky Republican and a likely opponent. "From what I have heard about the bill, it gives amnesty to the estimated 12.5 million illegal immigrants in this country."

Those opposing are listed here.

Reaction from NZ Bear, John Fund, Betsy Newmark, Michelle Malkin, Hugh Hewitt, Don Surber, La Shawn Barber.

UPDATE: Afternoon blog roundup at Fishwrap.

Seldom has the conservative blogosphere been as active on a single issue as it is about the Senate immigration bill, which is due for its first vote today. Lots of bloggers are linking to today's Stephen Dinan/S.A. Miller article -- discuss it at our "Insider" blog, which also links to the full text of the bill -- and other bloggers are linking to our "Immigration debacle" editorial.

Also see Kris W. Kobach with Rewarding Lawbreakers.