Let's see now... John McCain accepts the invitation to appear on the David Letterman show while refusing the invitation to appear on the platform of the Conservative Political Action Conference, perhaps the country's most important gathering of conservatives this year.
And yet, so full of boyish hope is the Senator, he really believes he will corral those conservatives when he wants to.
Our friend, Doug Patton, has a quick review of Senator McCain's record right here and, as you'll be reminded, that record is hardly the kind that will rope in the conservatives come primary season.