Former Alabama Congressman and unsuccessful 2010 candidate for Governor Artur Davis has announced that he is switching parties and may run for Congress from Virginia, where he now resides.

Davis was a rising star in the Democratic party and a leader in the Blue Dog coalition. He lost the 2010 primary after being attacked as too conservative.

Although I generally find a wide range of views on the site, it seems the “tolerant of dissenting views” gang at the Huffington Post isn’t too pleased.