As a pro-life voter, who would you vote for? John McCain or Mitt Romney? Send an email and vote here. Now, don't send me something like "Neither one, Brownback is my guy." That isn't the question. I'm curious as to who you view as the candidate that will best represent the pro-life movement. (between Romney and McCain)

Now, having said that, I won't lay out the case for either one of them in this space. But I want to share with you an interesting quote today from the Reverend Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council. He's well known within Washington DC. He's very outspoken on the life issue and is part of a network of pro-life grassroots groups that lobby Congress and The White House on policy. He was in Orlando these last few days at the National Religious Broadcasters convention and had this to say after meeting with both McCain and Romney:

"I was able to get a read of these two men away from the cameras, the reporters and rah-rah audiences. These were honest, candid dialogues on critically important aspects of Governor Romney's and Senator McCain's personal and political principles. We got a pretty good assessment of where they are on the key issues for traditional Christians and particularly for Evangelicals. I was impressed by both, but especially Mitt Romney."

You can read the entire article here. Schenck is not the first Evangelical leader to say something like this. Privately, Evangelical leaders are giving Romney a serious look. As for McCain, it helped him this weekend when he said, "I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned." But Tony Perkins with Family Research Council Action had this to say after McCain's statement:

"The Senator will have another chance to show his convictions on life issues since a vote on expanding funds for embryonic stem cell research is imminent."

Perkins knows McCain supports embryonic stem cell research, something pro-lifers by and large do not support. So clearly, Perkins was laying down a marker. McCain may have a 20 year pro-life record but he seems like he can't buy a break.

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