(Fmr Alabama member of House, D turned R) Artur Davis considers bid for Virginia Senate or Congress

[struggle4progress]

10. He's an opportunist. He gave a nominating speech for Obama at the 2008 DNC. Four years later,

he'd moved to Virginia and courting the Tea Party as preparation for his slot at the 2012 RNC promoting Romney

It also looks like he's a bald-faced liar:

... Amardo Wesley Pitters, one of two best men at Davis’s wedding in 2008, said Davis did not intend to let the 2010 defeat end his career. “?‘It’s not over. It’s not over until I say it’s over,’?” Davis told him, Pitters recalled. Davis says the conversation never happened: “It’s unfortunate to see people who were once good friends literally invent conversations” ...

Artur Davis, who backed Obama in 2008, to speak at GOP convention
By David A. Fahrenthold
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-16/politics/35492426_1_artur-davis-democratic-convention-gop-conventionAugust 16, 2012