On his weekly conference call with Kentucky reporters, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) said he doubts that he can match Secretary of State Trey Grayson's (R) $600,000 fundraising quarter, but that he still has no plans to retire.

From the Lexington Herald Leader:

He said he does not have the luxury to spend every day raising funds but expects to have "more cash on hand than any other Republican in the race."

Bunning had $375,747 on hand at the end of March. Grayson's committee said it has $572,103 on hand at the end of June.

"This job keeps me a little busy," said Bunning, who started the conference by railing against the so-called "cap-and-trade" bill dealing with carbon emissions that the House passed last week.

Grayson initially said he has no plans to run for the office if Bunning seeks re-election. He has modified that stance in recent weeks by saying he has no plans at this time to run if Bunning stays in the race.