Williams Jumping in Backwards?
The buzz out there is about State Senate President David Williams' interest in a primary challenge to Kentucky's US Senator Jim Bunning.
Earlier today, Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill reported that Williams was in DC meeting with "officials at the National Republican Senatorial Committee" to explore the possibility. Page One is reporting that it's not just a possibility, but an actuality.
If there is a primary developing, recent history would suggest the lines of a potentially devastating fight.
One has just pushed through the largest tax increase on Kentuckians since KERA, which is in contrast to his earlier approach to hold the line on taxes and aggressively examine spending. The other has taken strong votes against the free-spending stimulus legislation and giant bailouts, which are simple executions of his long-held beliefs.
If we were going to start a campaign, we'd work to strengthen our record, not weaken it.
