[newgeezer]

asked him to mount a primary challenge to Grassley but they wouldn't go along with it.

Just a hunch but, maybe Mr. King didn't want to (1) end what appeared to be a promising career in politics and (2) be forever remembered as a total nutjob, which is exactly what he would have accomplished by running against Grassley.

[nonliberal]

Enough conservatives hate Grassley for the Prescription Drug bill, gutting the tax cut, supporting Ganske over Salier and his general big-government outlook. Chuckles has really wandered off the reservation.

Had a legitimate challenger emerged, Grassley would have had the fight of his life.