McCain joins the Democrats call

This won't make it any easier for him to win a primary in 2008:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has emerged as a leading opponent of the Bush administration’s policy on interrogating detainees in the war on terrorism, wants Senate investigators to interview senior administration officials about their statements regarding the threat posed by Saddam Hussein before the war.

McCain backed Democratic calls for interviews of top-level administration officials in an interview last week. But his position is at odds with many in his party, including Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), whom McCain may face in the 2008 GOP presidential primary.

Quite honestly, I don't see as difficult a road as some do for McCain to be the GOP nominee in 2008. While he is alienating the base a bit, he is casting himself as the moderate with the best chance to win. And every time he cast away from the base on one issue, he looks to cast back on another. But until we get closer, it's all fun to watch.