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Another Christian Conservative for McCain

Wednesday January 16, 2008

Categories: John McCain

coburn.jpgJohn McCain's Christian Right offensive yields another endorsement, from Tom Coburn, poster child for old school Christian conservatism in the U.S. Senate. Another reminder that the fight for Palmetto State evangelicals isn't limited to Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson.

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Michele McGinty
January 17, 2008 6:36 AM

Huh! That's surprising. I'm reading "Kingdom Coming" by Michelle Goldberg and the way she talks about him, I would have assumed he was for Huckabee (you know, the whole taking over America for God thing."

candoc
January 18, 2008 6:40 PM

Dr. Tom Coburn would be an ideal running mate for Senator McCAIN and together they would dominate the National Security / healthcare / fiscal and social conservatism agenda , and they know how Legislation actually weaves its way through the bureaucratic maze of Congress , unlike their far less experienced cohorts - Obama AND Hillary Clinton both of whom have not been able to bring about the change that the Statesman - like McCAIN AND Dr. Coburn have engaged in as effective OUTSIDERS while also truly understanding the Beltway and have proven their bipartisanship... Dr. Coburn's Healthcare Plan for America in the form of Senate Bill S1019 is by far the best , most affordable and sensible for our fragile divided Republic at this pivotal moment in History...

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