Better and better. Now if we only had a text and context of the statement of "guarded support," we could put this thread to bed, right?
And yes again, the relevancy of this is close to nill, but hey, it is fun.
BOSTON -- Alan Keyes expressed his support for George W. Bush's choice of a running mate Tuesday - and said he had dropped his own campaign against Bush for the Republican nomination.
Keyes won no primaries last winter and spring, but he had remained on the campaign trail spreading his conservative message.
Asked Tuesday if he still considered himself a candidate, Keyes said, "I am not."
A campaign spokeswoman said Keyes had not yet filed withdrawal papers with the Federal Election Commission.
Keyes said he supports Bush's choice of former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney as his running mate, adding that Cheney's anti-abortion views mirrored his own. He said he would join other Republicans to unite behind Bush at the party's convention in Philadelphia next week.
Keyes, who also ran for president in 1996, apparently won 21 delegates this year though the final count could change by a delegate or two. His best showing was in the Iowa caucuses, where he won 14 percent of the vote.
A spokeswoman had said he would consider leaving the Republican Party if Bush chose a running mate who favored abortion rights.
Keyes said Tuesday, "It won't come to that."
He was in Boston to support conservatives who criticized a workshop held for gay teens at Tufts University in March. The workshop was sponsored by a national gay organization but included two members of the state Department of Education's HIV/AIDS awareness program.
Keyes said the workshop's teachings violated the rights of parents who believe homosexuality is immoral.
As a matter of fact, I doubt if Keyes finds it easy to support anyone or praise anyone other than himself. An ego like his has no room for the excellence of others. I really can't recall him showing any admiration for another person. Alan Keyes is out for Alan Keyes and will never be a team player even if the team members agree with him 100%. Gosh, come to think of it.....that would be a real dilemma wouldn't it? How could he put together an agenda based on arguing and criticizing his own beliefs? Hmmmmmmm????????