Robertson endorses Giuliani
WTF? From The Boston Globe
Rudy Giuliani, whose two divorces and proabortion-rights views have alienated many Christian conservatives, yesterday captured the endorsement of the Rev. Pat Robertson, a prominent televangelist who said the former New York mayor would be the best candidate to counter the "blood lust of Islamic terrorists."Robertson's support helps Giuliani deflect criticism from the Republican Party's right wing, which sees him as too liberal on social issues.
But it also underscored the splintering in the Christian conservative community and raises questions about whether evangelicals - who played a key role in electing President Bush in 2000 and 2004 - will be an important force in the presidential election.
In another sign of the fragmentation, Senator John McCain of Arizona yesterday picked up the endorsement of Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, a conservative who dropped out of the presidential race last month and who considered endorsing Giuliani. The KEEP READING
Bill McCartney
