Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, won’t be attended John McCain’s fundraiser in Atlanta today. He has a birthday party to go to.

As the AJC pointed out Sunday, Georgia’s Republican congressmen didn’t exactly save the date for the McCain event.

Only one, Tom Price of Marietta, confirmed he would attend. Ben Smith quotes Broun as saying he wasn’t sure if he’d be there.

I followed up with Broun’s spokeswoman, Jessica Morris, who said the congressman had a scheduling conflict. He had already agreed to attend the birthday party of a 100-year-old Habersham County woman in Gainesville. Sensing where I was going with this, Morris emphasized that Broun has endorsed McCain and appeared with him at several events in Washington.