Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) may be widely recognized by both Democrats and Republicans as one of the Senate's crazier members, but his latest stunt reveals plenty about Republican values. While 99 of 100 senators favor extending unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits past the February 28 deadline, Bunning opposes the extension.

Bunning was more concerned about missing a college basketball game than easing the financial woes of countless Americans. And yet, his Republican colleagues did little to stop him. Could it be that Bunning's stand reveals the typical Republican position on the poor..."tough shit?"

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