May 19, 2008

McCain stiff arms Dr. Dobson

From newsmax.com (May 18, 2008 by Phil Brennan titled McCain Rebuffs Dobons: Will Evangelicals bolt?), U.S. Sen. John McCain's campaign has, for the time being, rejected invitations to meet with Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential evangelical broadcaster and psychologist.

According to veteran columnist, Robert Novak of the Chicago Sun-Times, McCain's move leads to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama becoming the next U.S. president.

Key conservatives have reached out to McCain but the GOP presumptive nominee has debranched such olive branches.

Surprised and dissatisfied, many of Dobson's supporters "are looking beyond 2008 to seek a new leader of the conservative movement for the 2012 election," reported Novak.

Will other conservatives branch out away from McCain or will they fall in? The band wagon effect is powerful and so is the Straight Talk Express but shouldn't McCain at least sweeten the pot. A bit of sugar makes the medicine go down.

A humble McCain would also allow his Straight Talk Express to go down the highway farther in November.

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