McCain continues his double-talk. CNN has him praising Bill First,

Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, praised outgoing Majority Leader Bill Frist's Senate career Wednesday, shortly after the Tennessee Republican announced he would forego the 2008 presidential race. "We are lucky to have had Dr. Frist as a principled leader, a true humanitarian and a respected colleague who worked every day to advance the causes most important to our nation," McCain said. "His commitment to making America a safer place will be long remembered."

while The Hill has him bashing GOP leaders and teeming with Democrats under the title, "McCain Forces Frist Retreat."

Angry over what he considers a breach of Senate courtesy by GOP leaders, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has teamed with Democrats and centrist Republicans to force the leaders to back down on an effort to undermine fundraising limits he helped make law in 2002.With assurance from Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that he would have the Democrats’ support, McCain confronted GOP leaders in private yesterday at the Senate Republican Caucus luncheon.

Few Republican senators have done more to undermine and circumvent Frist's leadership than John McCain.