I grew up listening to Focus on the Family with James Dobson. It was part of the normal breakfast routeen during my school years. I have always respected him and his single minded focus on family values. He was, and is, a good Christian man.
I am, however, a bit surprised that he has come out, at this late date in support of Huckabee. This from the AP:
James Dobson, one of the nation’s most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, is about to endorse former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, The Associated Press has learned.
Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Focus on the Family, talked to the GOP presidential hopeful Thursday and later was to release a statement explaining his choice, said Gary Schneeberger, a spokesman for Dobson.
Huckabee had long sought Dobson’s endorsement, believing he is the best fit to advance Dobson’s conservative, moral worldview.
I am less surprised by his choice in Huckabee than his timing. After all, isn’t it a bit late? I don’t see that Huckabee could come back from so far behind McCain. It would have been better had Dobson come out with this before Super Tuesday.
Dobson find McCain about as acceptable as I do, it would seem:
Dobson released a statement Tuesday that criticized McCain for his support of embryonic stem cell research, his opposition to a federal anti-gay marriage amendment and for his temper and use of foul language.
He said if McCain were the nominee, he would not cast a ballot for president for the first time in his life.
What’s Huckabee’s game here? He’d need to win every remaining primary with something like 60% of the vote to overtake McCain. Is he just banking this as yet another piece of social-con cred for his next run in 2011? Or is it a carrot to wave at McCain to remind him that he’d bring along plenty of red-state voters as part of the ticket?
As much as I am afraid to see it, it looks like McCain will go all the way. I just hope he has the mojo to beat out Himary/Obama.
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