Six Republicans Vote Against Bill They Sponsored

Doing things that make no sense just for partisan political gain? Never!

Mike Allen: "Who would co-sponsor a bill, and then vote against it? Six Republican senators would -- almost the exact margin of defeat Tuesday for a plan endorsed by President Barack Obama that would have formed a task force on the deficit to try to force tough choices on Congress."

Marc Ambinder: "Most Republicans opposed the bill on the grounds that it was little more than a way for President Obama to bolster his deficit-fighting resume. Six Republicans who supported an identical measure voted NAY this time, including two Republicans who don't want to give any ammunition their primary opponents. John McCain -- JOHN McCAIN -- voted no. Why? Hard to say."

McCain Gets Primary Challenger

From the right no less. Lovin' it.

Chris Simcox, a founder of the anti-illegal immigrant Minutemen, announced that he will challenge Sen. John McCain in next year's Republican primary in Arizona, NBC News reports.

Ben Smith: "McCain was forced to abandon his own immigration reform legislation during last year's Republican Primary, a move that may have cost him substantial Hispanic support to which his record could have given him access. So he's basically getting it from both sides on this one."