Democrats on McCain: "He's such a tease."

Nothing says Monday morning like John McCain!

Off the top today is a report in The New York Times questioning McCain's GOP loyalty.

According to the report, McCain seriously considered a party switch in 2001 after a tumultuous South Carolina primary the year before ended with a bitter McCain at odds with the party. McCain accused George Bush of running a smear campaign alleging McCain's fathering of a black child out of wedlock. Bush denied any such doing.

McCain was also put off that none of his aides were hired when Bush took over the White House in January.

Then during the 2004 election, McCain began discussions of joining John Kerry's ticket. Both parties differ on who originated the idea, but McCain is quick to point out Kerry's liberal leaning would have never coincided with his conservative stance. Again, McCain was pissed.

Author Elisabeth Bumiller writes,

"Either way, the episodes shed light on a bitter period in Mr. McCain’s life after the 2000 presidential election, when he was, at least in policy terms, drifting away from his own party. They also offer a glimpse into his psychological makeup and the difficulties in putting a label on his political ideology over many years in the Senate."

John McCain...71 and still angry after all these years.