From Bluegrass Politics:
Jim Bunning, the conservative junior Kentucky senator who will retire next year, landed a parting punch Thursday against Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The procedural move by Bunning and Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont independent, could require a super-majority of 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to achieve Bernanke’s confirmation.
“I will do everything I can to stop your nomination and drag out the process as long as possible,” Bunning said during Bernanke’s confirmation hearing on Thursday. “We must put an end to your and the Fed’s failures, and there is no better time than now.”
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