…who needs enemies?  That might be what Alabama Republican A.G. Troy King might be thinking about now.  The Birmingham News is reporting that both Republican U.S. Senators from Alabama, Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, are endorsing King’s opponent in the Republican primary - Luther Strange.  Both Shelby, who was a special assistant A.G. from ‘69-’71, and Sessions, who was Alabama Attorney General from ‘94-’97, have some familiarity with the A.G.’s office there in Alabama – adding another interesting wrinkle to these endorsements.

U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions are featured guests at a Washington fundraiser for Strange next week, according to the invitation, and both offices on Tuesday praised Strange’s candidacy.

It is an intriguing development inside the Alabama Republican Party to have the GOP’s two highest-ranking federal officials actively working against an incumbent they helped elect three years ago.

In the fall of 2006, Shelby’s political action committee gave $25,000 to King’s general election campaign, and Sessions’ campaign donated $3,000.

But losing their support this year is less of a financial blow to King than a symbolic one.

“This is a sign of just how alienated Troy King has become from the Republican establishment,” said David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at the University of Alabama. “This is pretty extraordinary.”

Ain’t politics grand?  You can pick up the rest of the story right here.