McCain '08

From the NYT,

Senator John McCain of Arizona, signaled his support on Friday for a compromise in which the White House might allow Senate leaders access to highly classified documents in return for a final vote early next month on Mr. Bolton's nomination as United Nations ambassador.

So much for McCain's stance as the independent who did what he thought was right against beltway and party wisdom. Right now he's trying to place himself as a moderate who is open to compromise, and unlike Frist someone who can actually exercise caucus unity, so he can get the nomination in '08. I say shame on him. You can't be a maverick and shill for compromises like this.

Furthermore, the Democrats would be absolute morons to fall for something like this. Get the documents only to confirm him? What kind of talk is that? The reason we want the documents is to damn him, not praise him. If Democrat moderates try to sell out the party the way they did with the filibuster deal there should be hell to pay. This time we have nothing to lose.