KY Repug Confesses to Cannibalism

OK, not really. But a republican state rep did accuse state republican leaders of "eating their own."

“The big shots in the Kentucky GOP are starting to eat their own,” state Rep. Jamie Comer, R-Tompkinsville, said in a recent comment on his Facebook page. “This is getting like an old-fashioned Monroe County political knife fight.”

Comer, a beef cattle farmer who has been in the state House since 2001, said Friday that he was referring to comments this week by U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning about his colleague, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Comer said his Facebook comment about party infighting was “meant to be fun.”

But, he added, “I was disappointed in Sen. Bunning’s comments. He should have expressed them privately to McConnell instead of going to the press.”

Comer said he probably will not get involved in the GOP primary election for the U.S. Senate but thinks Sen. Williams would be “the strongest candidate.”

“He could raise the money, is the best debater and can articulate his views on issues,” Comer said.

If Williams does decide to run for the U.S. Senate, he would not be able to seek re-election to the state Senate. That would give Comer an opportunity to run for the state Senate.

I do love the smell of repug fratricide in the morning.

Tomorrow night is the annual Lincoln Day Dinner for the state republican party. Page One is reporting a rumor that Bunning will use the occasion to announce he is dropping out of the Senate race.

Such an announcement, which is by no means assured, of course means nothing coming from Senator Non Compos Mentis, but if it fools Williams into filing for the race, it could be a huge victory for Kentucky Democrats.

Williams can't beat Trey Grayson in the primary, but even if Grayson beats Jack Conway for Bunning's seat, we'll still have gotten rid of the single biggest obstacle to progressive legislation in the General Assembly.

Cross-posted at They Gave Us A Republic ....