Could this week get any worse for Troy King?

This could very well be remembered as the week that ended Troy King’s political career…

First, a scathing editorial runs in the Washington Times, saying, amongst other things:

Sometimes paying to sue just doesn’t pay. In a case with major national implications, the Alabama state Supreme Court gave a huge and well-deserved spanking Friday to Alabama Attorney General Troy King and the wealthy trial lawyers he is figuratively in bed with.

Applause and kudos to the Times’ editorial board for getting a shot in on PAC-to-PAC transfers in Alabama as well:

In the Alabama case, longtime kingpin trial lawyer Jere Beasley was carrying the case against the drug companies. Is it any wonder, then, that Mr. Beasley and his wife Sarah in 2006 donated a total of $50,000 in a single day, broken up among four separate political action committees all officially chaired by Montgomery lobbyist Johnny Crawford, only to have a fifth Crawford PAC donate the exact same total of $50,000 to Mr. King’s campaign the very same day? (In Alabama, PACs are free to move money back and forth among each other as many times as they want.)

I am a little surprised they left out the fawning treatment that Jere Beasley has been giving to Troy King on his blog , but they made their point.

Then, his Republican primary opponent Luther Strange hit him between the eyes with the worst news he could have gotten in the battle over endorsements this morning, both US Senator Jeff Session and Senator Richard Shelby are endorsing Strange.  Both senators have supported King in the past, which just makes the slight that much more painful.  As much opposition as there has been to Troy King within the Republican party since the day he was appointed, and that has only grown over time, it has rarely been apparent to those who don’t run in political circles.  Now they will see it in the persons of the highest ranking federal elected officials in the state switching allegiances:

“Senator Shelby has worked and been close family friends with Luther Strange for 30 years and has total confidence in Luther’s abilities,” said Shelby spokesman Jonathan Graffeo.

“The people of Alabama will have to make up their own minds, but I have a high opinion of Luther and I think he would make a fine attorney general,” said Sessions, through a spokesman.

Chris Brown, a spokesman for King’s campaign, said King respects Shelby and Sessions but, “He’d rather get his votes from the voters instead of some people in Washington.”

So, our sitting US Senators are just some people in Washington?  Okay…  In the King camp’s defense, when I heard this news this morning I didn’t have the first clue how to go about spinning it.  And what they went with was in line with the best responses I heard today.

I honestly don’t know how the sitting Attorney General of Alabama recovers from this…but it will be interesting to watch.

Speaking of watching…King tweeted that he granted an interview to CBS 8 News in Montgomery today.  I’ll post a link if the video is posted.

UPDATE:  The Montgomery Advertiser’s editorial board has their own take on Troy’s situation.

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