What a principled lot

It is hard to put much stock in polls this far out from an election, but it appears that Christian conservatives are throwing their support to Rudy Giuliani.

Rudy Giuliani, whose positions on abortion and homosexuality mark him as the most socially liberal Republican presidential candidate in more than a generation, is so far winning the contest for the support of social conservatives, according to a new analysis of recent polls.

Widespread perceptions that Giuliani is the most electable Republican in this year's field are driving his support among social conservatives, according to the analysis by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

FWIW, I predicted that these folks would never get behind the fairly liberal Giuliani. I stand corrected. I wrongly figured that the “family values” voters would stick to their guns on the social stuff. Instead, they are abandoning those high-minded principles and are going with the fellow perceived as most electable, even if he might occasionally make Jesus cry.

So, I guess being pro-life and anti-gay is not so damn important to them after all. For all of the rhetoric about the sanctity of life and whatnot, the sanctity of power is the real trump card. If this support holds, these clowns should never again claim the moral high ground.