Bunning Calls Bernanke's Performance "Worse Than (Fired) Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis"

Video: Mike Stark gets confirmation from Sen. Bunning that he will place a legislative hold on the Senate vote to confirm Bernanke -- December 3, 2009

From The Hill

Sen. Jim Bunning has placed an additional hold on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term.

Bunning's office confirmed that the Kentucky Republican is joining with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, to seek to block Bernanke's confirmation to a second term atop the Federal Reserve Board.

Bunning blasted Bernanke, whose nomination he did not support when President George W. Bush nominated him, during the Banking hearing.

“I will do everything I can to stop your nomination, and drag out this process as long as I can," Bunning said.

Sanders announced he'd place a hold, an informal parliamentary move in which a senator seeks to prevent bringing a nomination to the floor for a vote, on Bernanke on Wednesday evening.

"Notre Dame just fired a coach with a 6-6 record," Sanders told reporters Thursday. "Well, Ben Bernanke had much worse than a 6-6 record."

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Video: Mike Stark gets confirmation from Sen. Bunning that he will place a legislative hold on the Senate vote to confirm Bernanke -- December 3, 2009

Comments

[James H]

Jim Bunning cracks me up, but here's another one for Friday Night Funnies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443Dt5uJsp0

[James H]

Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks thinks Jim Bunning is awesome! (Not really, but he agrees with him that Bernanke has to go.) Left-right convergence continues. Big eye-roll on Bernanke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj3_ZdpOsVc

Here's another good one from Cenk on Jamie Dimon as Treas. Secretary. Interesting to see mainstream liberals questioning Banks Obama's motives. Is Obama going to give us real change? (Hey, no laughing!) Well, do it already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oyIQ7C69BU

[James H]

Cenk on socialism, Grassley style. Hilarious. Perfectly themed for this site (IMHO).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhLrb0hIX1U

[GobiasBestFriend]

What is Bilderberg, Group of Thirty and the Fed paying David Brooks. My God, what a plant.

[GobiasBestFriend]

I could and should say a lot worse.

[DailyBail]

james...the dancing elves...that was funny...

still watching the other clips...

[GobiasBestFriend]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rKhbzJ8YeU

I am frustrated like Ken and I am not going to take it anymore.