Chris Shays Throws McCain Under The Bus

Sensing McCain's imminent defeat, Representative Christopher Shays is trying to save his own political skin by sacrificing his party's Presidential candidate. Shays is one of many conservatives that are running from McCain and the Republican party is getting ready for a big fight within its ranks, though the fact that this infighting is occurring now as opposed to after the election points to an ominous sign for the GOP.

From The Yale Daily News:

Locked in a tight congressional race, Rep. Chris Shays of Connecticut’s 4th district is the latest in a slew of Republican incumbents, including Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, to concede a near-certain victory to the Obama camp.

“I just don’t see how [McCain] can win,” Shays said in an interview here on Sunday.

Shays, the Connecticut co-chair of McCain’s campaign, said he was disappointed by the standards of McCain’s race, which has increasingly relied on mudslinging.

“He has lost his brand as a maverick; he did not live up to his pledge to fight a clean campaign,” Shays said.

Shays is doing whatever he can to hold on to his Congressional seat, though it isn't the only thing. He also accepted over $800,000 from the realty lobby among other perks to change his outlook on the housing bubble and giving out bad loans. The truth is, Shays will do anything and everything to acquire campaign cash and hold onto power. Despite his public break from McCain, he still needs to be kicked to the curb...and replaced by someone that will represent all of the 4th District in Connecticut, like Jim Himes.