By Alex Blaze
Cross-posted at Bilerico

This deserves its own post separate from the one I wrote on Rick Warren’s presidential forum earlier. No, he doesn’t say that in so many words, but that’s exactly what would happen:

Neither candidate shied away from a question about which current Supreme Court justice they would not have nominated.

Obama’s reply: Clarence Thomas.

“I don’t think he was a strong enough jurist or a legal thinker at the time for that. I profoundly disagree with his interpretation” of the Constitution, he said.

McCain said he would have never nominated Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens.

“This nomination should be based on the criteria on a proven record of strictly adhering to the Constitution and not legislating from the bench,” McCain added.

Those are the exact people sitting on the bench, minus Kennedy, who voted in favor of the Lawrence v. Texas decision that banned sodomy laws. He pretty much said that he wants to recriminalize homosexuality.

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By Pam Spaulding
Cross-posted at Pam’s House Blend

Oh, my, Senator McCain. What on earth will you do?

Pastor Rick Warren, who moderated the first forum between John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday at his mega-ministry’s Saddleback Church, in Lake Forrest, California, was asked on Good Morning America whether he’d have a problem trusting or voting for someone who committed adultery.

WARREN: You have to earn that trust. All leadership is built on trust. It’s built on credibility. If you don’t have credibility, if you don’t have authenticity, if you don’t have trust, you’re not a leader even if you have the title. And the moment you lose the trust of the American public you’re no longer the leader. You may still have the title but you’re not it. It takes years to build trust and you can lose it instantly — and it takes even longer to rebuild.

…TAPPER: Would you have compunctions about voting for someone who had cheated on his wife?

WARREN: Absolutely I would. Absolutely I would. Because if you can’t keep your faith to your most sacred vow – “’til death do us part” — how in the world can I trust you to lead my family? My government? My nation?…Absolutely I would. I think people first need to ask forgiveness and then earn trust back over time Can trust be re-earned? Absolutely but it takes time.

You see, when the party of “family values” viewed protecting marriage as an anchor or wedge position, they smiled when it brought votes home. Now the loose-zipper pols have to deal with the blowback — it’s time to play the hypocrisy card since John McCain has embraced the American Taliban.

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