There are now two pieces of legislation that are going through the legislative process in early primary states. In South Carolina, there is an abortion-related bill that requires that doctors review ultrasounds with a mother before an abortion. In New Hampshire, the House just passed a civil-unions bill. This matters Read more…
The Politico’s Jonathan Martin has an interesting article on potential struggles for Rudy Giuliani in Iowa. Hotline’s Marc Ambinder has a partial rebuttal this morning. And Sunday, AP’s Mike Glover had an interesting story about difficulties faced by conservatives in Iowa right now: As the 2008 race takes shape, these Read more…
Did the Club for Growth just applaud Rudy Giuliani’s pro-choice statement? That might be a big deal.
Not to pick on Mike Huckabee today, but he published numbers and opened his mouth: “If Republicans in this election vote in such a way as to say a candidate’s personal life and personal conduct in office doesn’t matter,” he declared, “then a lot of Christian evangelical leaders owe Bill Read more…
I think that the press, and bloggers, sometimes misunderstand the power of people like Richard Land, an SBC leader. Today, according to the Hill, he joined Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina (and John McCain supporter) to help introduce a bill on comprehensive immigration reform: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) Read more…
Hugh Hewitt’s latest book, has gotten both positive and negative reviews. I myself thought it was a touch hagiographic. One of the more negative reviews came from Redstate’s CEO, Erick Erickson: But in objective substance, Hewitt comes up deficient. Hugh bashed back, essentially calling Erick a bigot: The attempt to Read more…
The American Spectator has the story. Fred Thompson was more pro-life than was commonly accepted. That’s a change of pace for this cycle…
Romney says the court shouldn’t be involved. Life News says it might sink him. I wonder what Hugh Hewitt and Jeb Bush think.
Well this might be a bombshell. Or maybe not… Richard Land, Southern Baptist Convention political guru, says that he would not vote for Rudy Giuliani or Hillary Clinton: “Some would stay home, and I would counsel them not to do that,” Land said of the prospects of a Giuliani-Clinton presidential Read more…
Mitt Romney’s campaign has a problem with them misrepresenting his positions. Romney has misrepresented his position on abortion, as has his spokesman. Now, Jay Sekulow, one of Romney’s advisors on social conservative issues was asked by a student at CPAC how Romney stood on the human life amendment. See what he said:
Does Jay Sekulow not know Romney’s position on abortion? If so, how is he doing outreach to social conservatives? What is he telling them?