Democrats say McCain nearly abandoned GOP

[Rose Siding]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was close to leaving the Republican Party in 2001, weeks before then-Sen. Jim Jeffords (Vt.) famously announced his decision to become an Independent, according to former Democratic lawmakers who say they were involved in the discussions.

In interviews with The Hill this month, former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and ex-Rep. Tom Downey (D-N.Y.) said there were nearly two months of talks with the maverick lawmaker following an approach by John Weaver, McCain’s chief political strategist.

Democrats had contacted Jeffords and then-Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.) in the early months of 2001 about switching parties, but in McCain’s case, they said, it was McCain’s top strategist who came to them.
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Daschle said that throughout April and May of 2001, he and McCain “had meetings and conversations on the floor and in his office, I think in mine as well, about how we would do it, what the conditions would be. We talked about committees and his seniority … were on the table.”
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Other senators who played major roles in the intense recruiting effort, according to Democrats, were then-Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) as well as Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/democrats-say-mccain-nearly-abandoned-gop-2007-03-28.html

[hippiechick]

1. ... but instead he decided to kneel in front of * and say aaaah ...

:puke:

[Greyhound]

4. and ended his political career.

Now the dementia is overtaking what's left of his mind.

Kinda sad.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Lucky us.

We could have ended up getting stuck with that fuckhead.

I know, I know.No matter how he voted on individual issues, the presence of a DINO would have been a help in the grand scheme of things. But stil...McCain?

[AndreaCG]

3. I'd like to know what Bush blackmailed him with to stay GOP

[Dr.Phool]

5. We didn't need McCain

We had Liebermoron.

[meldroc]

6. A Democratic McCain would have been at least as bad as Lieberman.

We've all seen what a weathervane he is - first he considers defecting to the Democratic Party, now he acts like a bible thumper.

To quote Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, "Never trust a traitor, not even one you create."

[ClassWarrior]

7. It's hard to leave with one's nose stuck up Bush/Cheney**'s butt.

NGU.