Reflections on the Jim Bunning presidency

by Dave Weigel

Brian Beutler reports and ruminates on the failure of Democrats (at this point I could use a shortcut key to type those three words) to do what seemed like it would be easy -- shame the GOP into going along with unemployment insurance extensions or "jobs bills."

Democrats would have to take significant legislative steps right nowto lower unemployment (let alone to keep it from growing). But there'sno easy way for them to do that, so instead, with a double-diprecession...