[who knows what evil?]

We’ve seen this before...he is switching for one reason...to keep his job. He is still a Democrat at heart. He will wind up biting you in the back end later; get rid of him now.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Shelby did the same thing after defeating Jeremiah Denton many years back. He has been a fairly reliable Senator however I'd take Sessions over him any day.

[Bob Buchholz]

Ronald Reagan and Charles Krauthammer were once loyal Democrats. I’d keep either one of them.

I don’t know about Alabama, but in NC almost all local pols are Democrats even though many are extremely conservative. It is possible that he thought the DC crowd was just another bunch of home-boys but found out differently.