1.0link97841<![CDATA[GOP Embraces Senate Candidate After Lashing Him In '04]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/21/gop-embraces-senate-candi_n_97841.htmlFour years before the GOP embraced John Kennedy as the Republican best suited to challenge Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu for her seat, they were blasting the guy as a weak-kneed, loser populist, with no political know-how or support.
That's because before Kennedy chose to take on Landrieu in 2008, he ran as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in 2004. And in the process of finishing a distant third in the race, the National Republican Senatorial Committee put together a...