Sour grapes

MANIFESTO

And another aged US Senator goes kicking and screaming into retirement.

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) has announced that he will not run for re-election in 2010, after months of speculation about what he would end up doing ...

Bunning had previously made open accusations against his party's leadership, accusing them of trying to force him into retirement by undercutting his efforts to raise money.

Personally, I've always thought that Bunning was one of the most execrable people in the Senate, and this tantrum demonstrates it. He is, after all, nearly 78 and currently is the Senate's oldest Republican.

UPDATE — Steve Benen has more.