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Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and a titan of the religious right...

Jewish GOPer Eric Cantor, however, would be a-okay in Land’s book:

I’ll tell you another choice that I think would ring a lot of bells among evangelical and Catholic social conservatives, and I think could have some real electoral punch to it, is Eric Cantor, the congressman from Richmond. He’s the fourth highest person in the House leadership. He is a conservative, observant Jew, a one hundred percent pro-life voting record. And if he picked Cantor, that would probably help hold Virginia. And it would increase McCain’s percentage of the Jewish vote in Florida and Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

http://www.forward.com/blogs/bintel-blog/13957/

Rep. Cantor Urges Resolution Against Iran

Posted by Jennifer Siegel, March 30, 2007, 11:34 am

As the crisis involving Iran’s seizure of 15 British sailors continues, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia is calling for action in the House today.

Cantor is urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring H. Res. 267 to the floor today prior to adjournment. The bill calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the British marines and sailors who were taken captive by Iran. It also calls on the U.N. Security Council to not only condemn the seizure, but to explore harsher sanctions to counter the growing Iranian threat.

Here’s the letter:

March 29, 2007

Speaker Nancy Pelosi United States Capitol Building Suite 232 Washington, DC 20515-0001

Dear Madam Speaker:

Fifteen kidnapped British marines and sailors recently became the latest victims of a systematic Iranian campaign of terror and international defiance. The illegal seizure of the British forces is a signal that Iran views us as powerless to prevent it from realizing its aggressive ambitions.

For the sake of our standing in the world, our allies and most importantly the 15 British personnel and their families, I urge you to bring H. Res. 267 to the floor today before we adjourn. The resolution calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the British marines and sailors. It would also call on the U.N. Security Council to not only condemn the seizure, but to explore harsher sanctions to counter the growing Iranian threat.

With kind regards, I am

Sincerely, /S/ Eric Cantor

http://www.forward.com/blogs/campaign-confidential/rep-cantor-urges-resolution-against-iran-1/

I know I told the people I have lines to at the McCain brass ring that Cantor should be in the top three. I pray they are listening (and not just cuz I’m jewish....)

Cantor gets us Lieberman as a campaign surrogate for all the Jewish votes in Florida. And Cantor has spent the last decade doing more to work the Christian evangelical base than McCain has by a huge margin.

And Cantor is better looking than most and way better looking that Biden. And Cantors youth will be a nice offset to McCain and he’ll look great in comparison to Bidens hair plugs.