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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (7620)	2/25/2009 12:11:37 AM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

So, do you like her better now?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (7620)	2/25/2009 1:49:39 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 103300

Bunning lashes out at GOP official Senator says he'll sue if opponent is recruited By James R. Carrolland Joseph Gerth The Courier-Journal February 25, 2009 courier-journal.com WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jim Bunning all but declared war on his own party's Senate campaign chairman yesterday and threatened a lawsuit if anyone is recruited to run against him in next year's Republican primary. The Kentucky Republican has said repeatedly that he will seek a third term next year, even though he has raised relatively little campaign money and some key members of his party reportedly believe he should retire. In a conference call with reporters yesterday, Bunning lashed out at Sen. John Cornyn, the Texan who is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which works to elect Republicans to the Senate. "I don't believe anything John Cornyn says," Bunning said. Cornyn confirmed Monday, in an interview with The Washington Post, that committee officials had met with Kentucky Senate President David Williams, who has not ruled out challenging Bunning in next year's GOP primary. Cornyn described it as "a courtesy visit" and said his committee supports Bunning. He said he knew that some Republicans wanted Bunning to retire, but added that "as long as he says he is running I will be supportive of him." Asked if he was happy with Cornyn's comments, Bunning said yesterday: "I've had miscommunications with John Cornyn from, I guess, the first week of this current session of the Senate. He either doesn't understand English or he doesn't understand a direct 'I'm going to run,' which I said to him in the cloakroom of our chamber when he asked me." Sen. Jim Bunning said he could sue if the GOP senatorial committee "recruited someone and supported them in a primary against me." Bunning also said that if a candidate was recruited by the committee to run against him in a primary he would file a lawsuit. "Support of incumbents is the only reason for (the committee's) existence," Bunning added. "So if they recruited someone and supported them in a primary against me, I would be able to sue them because they're not following their bylaws." Asked how he could repair his relationship with Cornyn, who decides where the committee spends its millions in Senate races, Bunning responded: "Why do I have to fix it? The NRSC never helped me last time. So why should they help me this time?" Committee spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said Cornyn stood behind his earlier comments. And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Bunning's Kentucky Republican colleague, issued a statement voicing support for Cornyn and calling him "a valuable member of our leadership team." Bunning also voiced irritation with Williams. "I've got other things to do, so you take care of David Williams," Bunning told reporters. "I thought he had a legislative agenda to take care of. Isn't the legislature in session in Kentucky?" Bunning also said his relationship with Williams was "very good." But in the next breath, he added: "In fact, he owes me $30,000, and he said he would repay me." He said he lent the money from his campaign committees to help two state Senate GOP candidates in last year's elections. Williams denied that he owes Bunning the money. He said he recalled that Bunning political committees made two contributions to help state Senate candidates, adding that "all the members of the congressional delegation made those contributions." Williams said Bunning told him at the time that "he was having a hard time raising money. And I told him that if he were the nominee of the Republican Party that I would help him raise money for his coming campaign. If he is the nominee of the Republican Party, I shall do that." Asked why he wouldn't help Bunning before winning the nomination, Williams said, "I don't know who might run against him. It might be someone that I prefer." Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Forgy said yesterday that he believes Bunning's combative stance would benefit him in both the primary and general election because it would show him to be standing up to McConnell, who Forgy said is behind Republican efforts to push Bunning out. "I think it would help him if it appeared he was kicking Mitch McConnell in the groin," said Forgy, who has been at odds with McConnell for years. Former Jefferson County Republican Party chairman Jack Richardson said it's about time someone stood up against the Washington Republicans who have left the party with significant losses in the last two congressional elections. "Jim Bunning is more philosophically attuned to his constituents than some in the Republican Party," Richardson said. Reporter James R. Carroll can be reached at (202) 906-8141. Reporter Joseph Gerth can be reached at (502) 582-4702. Reporter Tom Loftus contributed to this story.