Friday, December 12, 2008
Real Hardball
From AP:
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Jim Bunning was the toast of Detroit when he threw a no-hitter for the Tigers in 1958.Not that I advocate connecting commerce with personal politics, but when you're a Senator, the rules are a bit different. Serves him right. ¶ 7:29 PM
Now, after opposing a federal bailout for the auto industry, the Republican senator from Kentucky can't even get a gig signing autographs at a suburban [Detroit] sports-card show.
Bunning was to appear Sunday at the Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor. Fans would have paid $35 for Bunning to sign a baseball and $55 to sign a bat.
But Bunning was kicked off the schedule after he helped derail an auto-industry loan package in the Senate Thursday night.
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You'd think that someone who played for Detroit - Detroit! - would have a clue about the local economy there, even if he represents a different state in the Senate.
But this is Jim Bunning we're talking about. He's the original "million-dollar arm and ten-cent head."
WF
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But this is Jim Bunning we're talking about. He's the original "million-dollar arm and ten-cent head."
WF
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