Mitch McConnell, with the knowledge-- and perhaps connivance-- of John Cornyn, is bum-rushing confused Jim Bunning into dropping out of his re-election bid. McConnell operatives coordinated a p.r. campaign yesterday in yet another in a long series of attempts to force Bunning's shaky hand-- which has also included recruiting candidates to run against him in the Republican primary and drying up his fundraising base. Let's start with McConnell's people claiming that Bunning had encouraged Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson to jump into the primary. My sources in Kentucky say it just isn't true and follows a statement just two days ago from Bunning that he expects to run without any primary opposition.
A few moments after I wrote that last line, it was confirmed by David Herszenhorn in the NY Times who spoke with Bunning's office, which refuted the rumors planted by McConnell. According to Bunning's spokesman, Mike Reynard, "Senator Bunning has every intention of running."
McConnell and Grayson are now claiming that Bunning is too senile to remember that he told Grayson to go ahead and run with his blessing.
McConnell has orchestrated stories in the 3 most influential Capitol Hill trade papers, Politico, The Hill and Roll Call. In February Bunning had publicly threatened McConnell and Cornyn that if they didn't back off from their dirty tricks, he would resign at once and give Kentucky's Democratic governor, Steve Beshear, an opportunity to appoint a replacement (i.e., Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo).
http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/Boom goes the dynamite. They better watch out. Bunning has a temper. He is also dumber than a box of rocks and as erratic as hell.
If they started claiming I was too senile, I'd give them something to remember.