Over the TOP!!

Senator Jim Bunning is at it again. Using the power of his position for petty self-serving purposes. I am generally a calm person and as a true independent I care about issues and the country more than I care about a political party..I know, call me weird. Anyway, the esteemed Mr. Bunning is holding up Presidential nominations again, not out of character as this seems to be a hobby. I know this is a common way for large egos to express themselves but at what cost? The latest power play by Mr. Bunning is the most outrageous political ploy I think I have ever heard of. SEN Bunning is holding up the the nominations of two officials from the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Michael Punke, picked to be U.S. ambassador and permanent representative to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, and Islam Siddiqui, nominated to be USTR’s chief agricultural negotiator. His reason...the USTR hasn’t done enough to defend Bunning’s home state against a Canadian antismoking law that “unfairly discriminates against Kentucky-grown tobacco.” In other words, he is penalizing the United States because he wants Canada to stop encouraging people not to smoke. I could go on a long time about the philosophical issues with this line of thought but instead I will simply ask the obvious...IS HE INSANE?