I Always Thought Pat Robertson Was a Screwball

Now we have conclusive proof!

I'm not sure whose sellout is more pathetic. On the one hand, you have a supposed leader of a sizable portion of conservative, evangelical Christians giving his imprimatur to a candidate whose positions most conservative, evangelical Christians would rightly find abhorrent. But on the other, you have a supposedly independent-minded candidate pandering to a crackpot religious leader with a long history of stupid statements.

For all the media hype, I don't think Robertson's endorsement will help Giuliani one bit.

Among Christians, Robertson's influence has been in steady decline for 20 years. I can't imagine very many would hold their noses and vote for Rudy just because Pat says so. Meanwhile, all the social liberals who find Rudy the most palatable of the Republicans might now be feeling a little less comfortable with him. So he easily stands to lose as many votes as he could gain.

The real effect of this endorsement probably won't be to make Giuliani seem more acceptable to conservative Christians, but to make Robertson seem less so. And that's a good thing.