They’re Endorsing Who???
Nov 7th 2007Scott2nd Amendment & Main & Politics & U.S. Military & War on Terrorism & Wyoming & conservatism & elections & pro-life issues & socialized healthcare & taxes & worthwhile reads
As if Dr. Bob supporting Romney wasn’t news enough, now all the evangelicals (and those supported by them) that are able to have to do something against the conservative culture wave.
I could hardly believe what I saw while cleaning rooms this morning. First off, famed evangelical Pat Robertson, known for, among other things, founding the Christian Coalition. Pat Robertson likes Rudy:
Robertson on Wednesday said Giuliani is the best candidate to handle the War on Terror. He said Giuliani understands the need for a conservative judiciary, and that he is a “true fiscal conservative” who is tough on crime.
“The overriding issue before the American people, is the defense of our population against the bloodlust of Islamic terrorists,” Robertson told the National Press Club audience. “Our world faces deadly peril…and we need a leader with a bold vision who is not afraid to tackle the challenges ahead.”
Robertson said Giuliani is “a proven leader who is not afraid of what lies ahead and who will cast a hopeful vision for all Americans … It is my hope and prayer that he will lead the Republican Party to victory in November of 2008.”
Well, it’s my hope and prayer that he doesn’t. Conservative judiciary or not, it’s not just about the war on Islamic terrorists.
As if that wasn’t shocking enough, former GOP Presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) raised eyebrows again:
Brownback, a Catholic, has had strong backing of evangelical Christians, a group McCain has worked to try to win over.
“While I respect all of the Republicans running for president this year, John McCain is the only candidate who can rally the Reagan coalition of conservatives, Independents and conservative Democrats needed to defeat Hillary Clinton or any other Democrat in the general election next year,” Brownback said in a statement. […]
Reminds me of a parody that Rush played:
Where is my Ronald Reagan?
Don’t say it’s John McCain…
The report continues:
It’s uncertain how much weight the Brownback’s backing will carry; the Kansas senator dropped out of the race last month with little money and little support. While he is a favorite of religious conservatives, he failed to persuade them to embrace him as the GOP’s consensus conservative candidate. He spent months emphasizing his rock-solid opposition to abortion, gay marriage and other issues important to the party’s right flank, but left the race ranking low in national polls and state surveys. […]
Still, some are skeptical that McCain will be a loyal Republican who will champion their issues, partly because while his record is clear cut, he’s not a high-profile crusader against abortion rights and gay marriage. […]
Brownback did, however, talk with Rudy Giuliani, a backer of abortion rights and gay rights, and emerged from the meeting with kind words about the former New York mayor. Yet, days earlier, Brownback told reporters he saw no way in which the GOP would nominate a “pro-choice” Republican. It’s doubtful that Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who reversed course on abortion, was ever in the running. Brownback spent months this summer bitterly criticizing Romney’s shifts on social issues.
OK, so tell me why he’s supporting McCain? Must be the immigration thing.
And then more Evangelical Romney support:
Romney on Monday also racked up the endorsement of Moral Majority co-founder Paul Weyrich, demonstrating that his Mormon faith may not be a hurdle to his success among Christian voters.
Asked how his family values record compares with that of his rivals, Romney said, “I’m not going to be pointing any fingers about the personal lives of my rivals.”
Republican frontrunner Giuliani has been divorced twice, and supports abortion rights as well as adoption. Romney conceded that divorce has occurred in his own extended family, saying it is “part of America’s experience.”
But he did take a shot at Giuliani on immigration, saying the former New York City mayor welcomed illegal immigrants into New York by making it a “sanctuary city.”
With endorsements like these, there could be a mass exodus from the GOP in November. Anyway, I’d like to reiterate my support for Rep. Duncan Hunter, someone that the social and fiscal conservatives can support and not feel squirmy about.
3 Comments »
Sunflower Desert on 08 Nov 2007 at 9:19 pm #
I’m just bewildered Scott … I have to admit, the Brownback endorsing McPain really ticked me off, and now, the Robertson Guilani thing is just absurd. Argh!
Scott on 09 Nov 2007 at 1:59 am #
Makes me wonder who Fallwell would be pulling for if he were still alive. This whole endorsement war is getting absurd. People say “Well, we gotta have someone that can beat Hillary…”
My contention is that Hillary has a high negative rating among men and women, so beating her is not going to be that hard. Of course with her recent meltdown commencement, she may not get the nomination anyway.
Then people say that we need someone that is known. Well, look at who the Democrats are picking from. Hillary is married to Bill; Edwards is a former VP candidate, Obama is famous because the media thinks he might not be black enough. Everyone else is virtually unknown. On our side, Romney is Mormon and has to overcome the theological disagreement with Evangelical Christians; Rudy is a red flag for the conservative wing of the party, Fred Thompson was an actor that lost the steam of his campaign shortly after announcing.
While the others may not be that well known depending on what circles you know in the party, once the race goes national (R vs. D) everyone will know who is who because you won’t be able to talk about Hypothetical R vs. D or R vs. Hypothetical D. If the Republican party throws a good Duncan Hunter conservative into the ring, he will win against whatever socialist the Dems annoint.
Frank on 18 Nov 2007 at 1:30 pm #
So, Rudy is pro-abortion and pro-homosexual, not to mention has a distinctly less than-Christian-conservative family history with all the divorces and whatnot, not to mention some of his top campaign people being embroiled in scandal (something about a state campaign chairman being busted for coke, and a campaign advisor being an accused pedophile for starters…)
McCain is pro-amnesty and he just comes across as weird in his mannerisms, not to mention incredibly fake.
Romney seems to go whichever way the wind seems to be blowing.
Yep, looks like Ron Paul is the only real republican on the plate. Consistent voting record, pro-life, pro-America, pro-conservative fiscal policy, pro-limited government, strict Constitutionalist…a true Jeffersonian Constitutionalist Conservative… at the head of an historic grass-roots Liberty movement, attracting all those people from both the GOP and the Democrud parties who are sick and tired of being sick and tired of the same old-same old big government, neo-commie politics…