More Bad news for McCain

This article talks about how close John McCain came to switching parties in 2001. Although this has been written about in books by Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, it really hasn't received very much public attention. I suspect as the primary progresses it will receive greater scrutiny. Although his current competition for the Republican nomination have their own issues regarding party loyalty, neither Romney nor Giuliani has ever been as critical of their party has McCain has been or in their political life has ever contemplated switching parties.

Although everyone knows McCain is not a doctronaire Conservative, I expect this issue will gain some traction and may cause some to doubt McCain's Conservative credentials as he seeks to differentiate himself from the perceived moderation of Rudy Giuliani and the perceived opportunism of Mitt Romney.