MCCAIN TRUE COLORS WATCH. In anticipation of a good two years (let's hope not six or ten) of John McCain sucking up to the bigoted base of his party, I'm hereby inaugurating "McCain True Colors Watch" (naming credit goes to Ezra) -- an occasional update on craven McCain's latest disappointment. First installment: The Hill reported yesterday that McCain provided crucial support to segregationist Sen. Trent Lott in his barely successful bid to return to the Republican leadership (he beat out Sen. Lamar Alexander by one vote Minority Whip.) The Hill characterized McCain as a "strong Lott booster." Who says McCain will have trouble with the base? Maybe Lott will return the favor and get McCain an endorsement from the Council of Conservative Citizens .
--Ben Adler
