Ah, like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of Our Kentucky Senate Race!! Yes, here in Kentucky it seems that our Republican primary for Senate is seeing enough drama to make William Shakespeare proud. The primary is a whole year away and we have already seen enough brownnosing, backstabbing, and fooling around to make classic shows such as "Dallas" seem benign.
Of course, it has all centered around the fact that well, Jim Bunning has gone quite nutty. Well, he has always been as Senator of Kentucky but now folks are noticing. I guess you make headlines when you wish for a Supreme Court Justice to die, and curse reporters about your GD poll.
And of course, you have Mitch McConnell. Once a powerful member calling shots in the Senate he has been castrated by the last election and will be further as soon as Democracy is allowed to take over in Minnesota:
McConnell realizes that Bunning's seat will go over to sanity too, if Bunning is allowed to run. So today McConnell refused again to support the "Crazy Uncle" of Kentucky politics:
"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace brought up the 2010 race, in which 77-year-old U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning is seeking a third term. But Bunning has gotten a chilly reception from top Republicans and is struggling with fundraising.
McConnell, who has skirted the question several times in past weeks at state events, would only respond that the contest is still unfolding.
McConnell went on:
"Well, what's happening in Kentucky, obviously, is the race has not yet formed," McConnell told Wallace on Sunday. "Senator Bunning has encouraged someone to file an exploratory committee. There are now two exploratory committees. And there's a Democratic primary on the other side. I think it's safe to say the Kentucky Senate race is unfolding."
When Wallace responded that he "didn't hear an endorsement there," McConnell said: "Well, it's - it's just not clear exactly who the players are going to be in Kentucky."
"So you're not endorsing him," Wallace tried again.
"It's not clear who the players are going to be yet," McConnell replied.
"Not yet formed"?? McConnell must be speaking of a lightbulb above his own head. For his part Bunning has proven that at least some insanity comes with insight as he finally saw the truth about McConnell just days earlier:
Bunning did not respond to a phone message Sunday seeking comment.
He has been sharply critical of McConnell, blaming him for losing Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter to the Democrats and costing the party Senate seats in 2008. He has also blamed GOP leaders for trying to thwart his fundraising in an effort to force him to retire.
Uh, hey Uncle Jim they are thwarting you because you are nuts. I am glad you at least realize that McConnell is nuts too and you both represent failure. Enjoy your retirement, just refrain from signing baseballs in Detroit.
Then we have the brownosers Grayson and Paul. They really want to run and are "exploring" that possibility:
Bunning's two possible GOP rivals are Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Bowling Green eye surgeon Rand Paul, son of U.S. Rep. and former presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas.
However, Uncle Jim is "their kinda nuts" and they really do not wanna upset the apple cart:
Both have formed exploratory committees, which allow candidates to raise and spend money. Grayson, who has said he won't run unless Bunning decides to abandon his re-election bid, was given the green light by Bunning himself.
Paul on Friday announced the formation of his committee, praising Bunning for his conservative votes on the bank bailout and saying he will not challenge him if he stays in the race.
Isn't that sweet??? Paul even feels bad that Uncle Jim is having such a hard time with that big, bad, Republican leadership:
Paul said Sunday he feels sympathy for Bunning, who he feels is getting "some mistreatment" by GOP leaders who are publicly trying to push him out.
Of course that did not even come without an admission that Bunning is most indeed, nuts:
"But I think that Bunning has brought some of this on himself," Paul said. "It still makes no sense to me that he encouraged someone else to form an exploratory committee."
Hmm, looks like the winner in the Kentucky Republican Senate primary this week was Grayson:
Grayson's campaign did not return a telephone call seeking comment.
