Not that I listen to a lot of conservative talk radio, but I’ve noticed that conservative opposition to John McCain seems to be a reaction to his positions on immigration, campaign finance reform, climate change and gay marriage. What has baffled me is the frequent omission of McCain’s strong and consistent support for embryonic stem cell research. I mean, I keep hearing how the Republican Party is the best “vehicle” for advancing pro-life causes, but so little criticism has “stemmed” from McCain’s support for the destruction of countless human lives in laboratories for research purposes. I don’t even recall this issue being brought up by either Sam Brownback or Mike Huckabee–the two religious pro-lifers–in any of the Republican debates.
Well, one prominent conservative has finally broken the Grand Old Silence. Evangelical leader and founder of Focus on the Family, James Dobson. Dobson released a statement Wednesday saying that the Republican Party “seems poised to select a nominee who…voted for embryonic stem-cell research to kill nascent human beings” (H/T: Jay Anderson). Finally, the most troubling aspect of McCain’s candidacy is brought to light. I cannot believe that immigration and climate change were forwarded as deal breakers for McCain over and above embryonic stem cell research. So much for the pro-life drive among many prominent conservatives.
Accordingly, Dobson pledged his support for Mike Huckabee’s candidacy today. This does not strike me as surprising given that Huckabee is really the only major candidate for president who consistently and unabashedly opposes the murder of persons in the womb and in the laboratory. Now if he only hadn’t sold-out on immigration to attract the base…
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