The Daily Troika: Weekend Remainders
On Sunday, Sen. Hillary Clinton picked up the endorsement of SC State Sen. David Mack III. The last time we checked, Sen. Mack was a public supporter of Sen. Joe Biden. Mr. Mack is a talk show host and small business owner, and one of the politicians that outside journalists call to get the skinny on politics. Was it something Biden said?
Over the weekend, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), an important but not unexpected development. Thune's father served with McCain's grandfather in the Navy, and the two have publicly flirted. Recall how Thune was the '04 cycle's Barack Obama for Republicans. He was a Giant Killer, defeating Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) , and has been, for more than two years, on many pundits' short lists for the Republican vice presidential nomination. Thune tells the Washington Post that he somehow convinced McCain to promise to appoint "guys like Roberts and Alito" to the Supreme Court. (McCain today announced the endorsement of Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH).
Has McCain always been pro-life? CBN's David Brody uses some suspiciously detailed research to get at the answer. Yes -- but McCain hasn't always been favor of overturning Roe. Brody's conclusion: "So, to me, the question for John McCain isn't really whether he is pro-life or not. The question for John McCain is if he's President, how strongly will he fight for the pro-life issues including using his soapbox to speak out on the life issue and the eventual repeal of Roe vs Wade?"
An argument we often hear from Romney acolytes is that while McCain voted the right way for a longer period of time, there ain't no zealout like a convert.
Speaking of Romney, check out the names on his Georgia Leadership Team: "Serving on Governor Romney's statewide team will be House Speaker Pro Tempore Mark Burkhalter, Congressman John Linder, Congressman Phil Gingrey, Congressman Tom Price, Eric J. Tanenblatt, Cobb County Commissioner Sam Olens, Oscar N. Persons, Fred Cooper and Nancy Coverdell." Mrs. Coverdell is the wife of the late Sen. Paul Coverdell, a beloved figure in the state.
Finally, Ex-Rep. Tommy Thompson picked up the support of ex IA 01 House candidate.ex IA House approps chair Bill Dix. Dix will be general chair of Thompson's exploratory committee.
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