The Sen. Jim Bunning saga just got weirder. Republicans want to primary the senile old coot's ass, so he's offering an ultimatum: if they bring forth a primary challenger (which they really want to do), he's just going to resign and let the state's Democratic governor appoint his replacement. The story is here. I didn't think this was going to turn into a test of wills. Republicans really are in a tough spot, as they want to get rid of Bunning really badly (he is senile, and Nate Silver has the rest here) but want to hold on to the seat.
My guess is that the GOP backs down and supports Bunning, even though he's far from a sure thing to win reelection they don't want to increase their risk of losing more senators.
