September 20, 2010

The Mike Pence I Know

By Ed Lasky
Indiana Congressman Mike Pence was on fire over the weekend at the Values Voters Summit in Washington. This was a conservative crowd, and they found a candidate to rally behind. They showed their enthusiasm in a very American way: a straw poll that put Pence at the top of their preferred presidential picks -- and that also favors him for the number-two slot.Reports the Washington Times:Indiana Rep. Mike Pence edged ahead of television talk show host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee for first place in the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit 2012 presidential straw poll Saturday.FRC President Tony Perkins said the poll results jibe with the results of a number of recent Republican primary elections for federal and state offices."Voters support candidates who are truly conservative both fiscally and socially," he said.A strongly pro-Israel leader of House conservatives who has never shied from criticizing his own party for excessive spending, Mr. Pence has been...(Read Full Article)