Sen. Jim Bunning called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a "control freak" yesterday, saying his 2010 re-election campaign probably will benefit if his fellow Kentucky Republican doesn't back him.
Bunning said in his weekly conference call with reporters that "it could be the best thing that ever happened to me" if he does not have McConnell's support.
He said his difficulties with McConnell stem from a December meeting in which he rebuffed his colleague's efforts to get him out of the race.
"I said 'no' to him, and he doesn't like people to say 'no' to him. In fact, he's a control freak," Bunning said. "He likes to control everything that happens."
Bunning's comments marked the latest in a series of attacks on McConnell. Until last year, McConnell described himself as Bunning's best friend in the Senate, but he recently has been cool to Bunning's candidacy because of concerns that he can't win.
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