I am beginning to think that “Republican” at least “Conservative Republican” is a social disease. Senator Jim Bunning to unemployed; Tough S*#t”.

"Jim Bunning Repeatedly Blocks Unemployment Benefits Extension, Tells Dem 'Tough Shit"

"Jim Bunning, a Republican from Kentucky, is single-handedly blocking Senate action needed to prevent an estimated 1.2 million American workers from prematurely losing their unemployment benefits next month."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/26/jim-bunning-repeatedly-bl_n_477910.html

"Senator Claire McCaskill said the decision to block the unemployment pay as well as the opportunity to buy health insurance showed how far removed some lawmakers were from the plight of out-of-work Americans." From:

NYTimes
February 25, 2010, 10:03 pm
Bunning Blocks Jobless Aid in Senate
By CARL HULSE AND ROBERT PEAR
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/bunning-objects-over-and-over/