Thursday, December 16, 2010
McConnell Praises Bunning
KENTUCKY...
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is praising retiring colleague Jim Bunning for his careers in baseball and politics.
McConnell gave a farewell tribute to Bunning on Thursday, saying the 79-year-old Kentuckian has been "a man of principle from start to finish."
Bunning opted not to seek a third term in the Senate this year, choosing instead to retire after some 30 years in local, state and national politics. His political endeavors came after a notable career as a major league pitcher that landed him in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bunning endorsed the man who is replacing him in the Senate, Republican Rand Paul of Bowling Green. Paul, like Bunning, is a fiscal conservative. He is set to be sworn in Jan. 5.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is praising retiring colleague Jim Bunning for his careers in baseball and politics.
McConnell gave a farewell tribute to Bunning on Thursday, saying the 79-year-old Kentuckian has been "a man of principle from start to finish."
Bunning opted not to seek a third term in the Senate this year, choosing instead to retire after some 30 years in local, state and national politics. His political endeavors came after a notable career as a major league pitcher that landed him in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bunning endorsed the man who is replacing him in the Senate, Republican Rand Paul of Bowling Green. Paul, like Bunning, is a fiscal conservative. He is set to be sworn in Jan. 5.
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