Dancin' with the one that brung ya' (NOT)

     An interesting story in the NY Times about party-switching, highlighting the recent switch of Rep. Parker Griffith from Democratic (albeit, very, very Blue Dog) to Republican. I was surprised the writer, Carl Hulse, didn't mention Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, who easily survived his own switch in the Senate.
    When I arrived in Alabama, you could have held a meeting of the entire Alabama Republican Party in a very small hotel room. Winning the Democratic Primary was the same as winning the election.
      Yet Democrats seem to be having trouble coming up with a candidate to oppose Griffith. But it's early.