By Frank Salvato ——Bio and Archives--March 6, 2010
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"Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning had been holding up action for days but conceded after pressure intensified with Monday's cutoff of road funding and extended unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless. "Bunning wanted to force Democrats to find ways to finance the bill so that it wouldn't add to the deficit, but his move sparked a political tempest that subjected Republicans to withering media coverage and cost the party politically. Bunning's support among Republicans was dwindling, while Democrats used to being on the defensive over healthcare and the deficit seemed to relish the battle."In other words, Bunning was trying to do what the American people are demanding -- that government be fiscally responsible; that government stop adding to the deficit; that Congress stop spending borrowed money -- and the Congressional Republicans threw him under the bus, frightened of how supporting his effort would "appear." More...
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Frank Salvato also serves as the managing editor for The New Media Journal. His writing has been recognized by the US House International Relations Committee and the Japan Center for Conflict Prevention.