[NYCVirago]

Shays always seemed like a straight shooter to me, although I view him as more of more to the left of moderate conservative.

Shays and Peter King both voted against impeachment, but I have to give them both credit for stepping up over the last few weeks to defend Bush.

[Alas Babylon!]

Interesting. What's more, it's more than you can say about several Republican senators, specifically Hagel and McCain.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

"Shays and Peter King both voted against impeachment, but I have to give them both credit for stepping up over the last few weeks to defend Bush "

Agreed. McCain panders to the Democrats, but, occasionally he'll defend the Bush administration.
However, Hell will freeze over before Hagel will ever say anything positive about this administration- in fact, I think he's the one angling to be Kerry's VP.