Shunning Bunning

So the GOP is SHUNNING BUNNING. From the article from politico.com, Bunning [R-Kentucky Senator] is depicted as the lunatic grandpa, who forgets what he says and is very defensive about comments he believes he did not make. To summarize the article, the GOP is simply not going to give Bunning money, so he will lose re-election, while finding a new GOP to replace him. But this will probably give the seat to a Democrat. The Republicans are really hoping Bunning will realize he can’t win and plan for retirement, but this guy is no quitter. He seems only more persistent when there are more challenges against him.

And yes, Bunning was a former pitcher for the Phillies.

According to the article:
"In his 2004 race, Bunning said his Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo looked like “one of Saddam Hussein’s sons.” He won that race, but only by 1 percentage point in a big GOP year.

Mongiardo, who is now the state’s lieutenant governor, plans to run for the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat, and he called on Bunning last week to bow out of the race, something that may only encourage Bunning to dig in."

Bunning is an interesting guy, no?

So I thought it over, and even though it is harsh to “shun” Bun[ning], it would save the GOP money, or at least used it elsewhere efficiently. Maybe there are nicer ways, but I guess this is politics and I still have a lot to learn.

Maybe Steele can make a move to “urbanize” the GOP here.