McCain event in Atlanta: Just one congressman committed for fund-raiser.

By Ben Smith / Atlanta Journal-Constitution

One called John McCain “no friend of the family.” Another said McCain “lets Kennedy write the bills and puts his name on it.”

That was six months ago.

Now, Lynn Westmoreland and Jack Kingston, the two Republican Georgia congressmen who respectively uttered those remarks, say they enthusiastically support the likely GOP presidential nominee.

So do Georgia’s five other Republican congressmen, none of whom backed McCain before the state’s Feb. 5 presidential primary elections.

McCain is scheduled to be in Atlanta Monday to attend a fund-raiser on his behalf.

Two of his Republican colleagues in the U.S. Senate, Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, both of whom were early supporters of the Arizona Republican’s presidential campaign, will be there.

But only one of Georgia’s GOP congressmen, Roswell Republican Tom Price, has confirmed he will attend.

Aides to Nathan Deal of Gainesville and Paul Broun of Athens said Friday they didn’t know if the two Republican congressmen will attend.