Not Seeing the Political Forest for the Trees

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With Governor Mitt Romney’s departure from the Republican presidential race earlier this week, Senator John McCain should be the 2008 Republican Presidential candidate. Yesterday, the extremely influential evangelical leader, James Dobson of Focus on the Family, came out in support of Mike Huckabee. Since I have been supportive of Governor Romney, I am disappointed that he is gone from the race. However, after Super Tuesday, it is clear that he could not win the nomination, and neither can Huckabee, with whose basic moral values I agree. However, it is time to stop whining and face political reality. In my opinion, Dr. Dobson’s endorsement of Huckabee misses the political forest for the trees. To put Dr. Dobson’s endorsement into a fuller political and moral context, check out today’s Editorial Page of The Wall Street Journal: “Dobson’s Choice.”

2 Responses to “Not Seeing the Political Forest for the Trees”

  1. Barry Says:

    I don’t understand why Dobson, Ann Coulter and others say that they will not vote if our only Republican option is for McCain. They did not say the same thing about President Bush (43). McCain and Bush believe pretty much the same thing about moral issues. I don’t trust McCain on immigration and freedom of speech (McCain/Feingold). I don’t trust Bush on the same things. Dobson and Coulter are insuring that Hillary/Obama will become our president. This is politics. We have to vote for the “best of all evils.” IMO, the days of having a Conservative President are long gone.

  2. Bob McCabe Says:

    Though I understand what you say, it seems to me that I am voting for a president who best represents conservative values. While I admire President Bush for his commitment to moral values and not being swayed by public opinion polls, as President Clinton was, Mr. Bush has had his own share of failures, such as immigration (& Senator McCain is also weak on this issue). However, in this election, a primary issue focuses on who has pledged to make judicial appointments like Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Samuel Alito. Certainly, there are more issues than judicial appointments but this is a key issue and, at the end of the day, this is what separates Republicans from Democrats.

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