Trey Grayson: Jimbo told me to do it

Oh, for pity's sake, Trey, man the fuck up.

Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson’s decision to explore a possible run for U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning’s seat on Thursday came after a multi-week series of conversations between the state’s junior senator and his protégé.

“Jim Bunning suggested I form an exploratory committee several weeks ago,” Grayson said Friday. “I met with him on Wednesday and told him I was ready to move forward and he still supported the idea.”

With Bunning’s apparent blessing in hand, Grayson said he moved forward and told several key Republicans, including potential donors and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, that he would explore a run.

However, when Grayson publicly announced his exploratory committee on Thursday, Bunning’s spokesman continued to say that the Hall of Fame pitcher “has every intention of running.” On Friday, Bunning did not respond to requests for comment.

Either Trey, who is reportedly close to Bunning, does not realize just how senile Jimbo is, or else this clusterfuck is yet another example of what passes for political gamesmanship in the disintegrating Whig Party.