Apparently, they finally got wind that Bush considers them the electoral equivalent of the crazy aunt in the attic. This from the religious right propaganda organ AgapePress:
Pro-life Republicans are not at all happy that President Bush is surrounding himself with pro-abortion celebrities in this final week of the election campaign. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is an advocate of embryonic stem-cell research, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is an abortion advocate, have joined the president in his final campaign swings -- and pro-lifers are uneasy about that. Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition realizes it is part of the political game, but it still bothers him. "It's troubling why the White House backed Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey [in the Pennsylvania primary], but in politics, unfortunately, there are all these troubling alliances," Mahoney laments. "[But] for us, we'll just go forward and speak our agenda, which is to see that Senator Kerry does not get elected."Good luck. The man just endorsed gay civil unions. Ash heap of history, much?
Mahoney notes that both Schwarzenegger and Giuliani spoke at the Republican National Convention. "Where were the Rick Santorums and other strong pro-family, pro-life leaders?" he wonders. The Coalition spokesman says pro-lifers need to keep the faith and support President Bush. But after the election, he says, they will need to work hard to make sure people like Schwarzenegger and Giuliani do not become the voice of the GOP.
