All too often pandering and positioning are the hallmarks of a Senate mentality, as both the Democrats and the Republicans focus more on circling their wagons to protect one another, than on providing a spirited debate on issues of importance to their own constituencies. The McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill in 2007 was a prime example of this Senate disconnect in action, and it is on display now in how McCain is running his campaign. If conservatives continue to grumble that they have no dog in this fight, then they are right. Click here for more.