April 3, 2008 - 1:38pm
Tony Perkins floats Steele as a strong VP choice for McCain
By Wally EdgeJust moments ago on MSNBC, influential social conservative Tony Perkins suggested former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele as a vice presidential choice for Republican John McCain that would get broad approval among his ranks.
Perkins, who is president of the Family Research Council, was on the program to discuss McCain’s outreach to social conservatives, and offered Steele’s name up without provocation. He also suggested South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, while demurring at anchor Andrea Mitchell’s suggestion of Mitt Romney.
Earlier this week, Family Research Council founder James Dobson told the Wall Street Journal, "I have seen no evidence that Sen. McCain is successfully unifying the Republican Party or drawing conservatives into his fold. To the contrary, he seems intent on driving them away.”
McCain responded that he had not recently spoken to Dobson, but would welcome the opportunity.
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And just who is Tony Perkins that we art mindful of him? Another self-appointed busybody and "family expert"?
The reason that Perkins, Dobson et al are so against McCain is because Ronald Reagan gave them a seat at the table in the 1980's and McCain is hopefully taking it back and returning a sense of moderation to the Republican party.
Of course, McCain had to toady up to these loons to get the nomination. Now he has that he's free to say "Nyaah! Nyaah! Nyaah!" to those guys right up to November.
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