Gregg Krupa from the Detroit News interviewed me two weeks ago for an article on values voters in Michigan which was published in the October 28 issue of the Detroit News. The article is linked here.

The tenor of the piece might lead readers to believe that I and others quoted in the article plan to set aside our convictions and vote for Barack Obama. I can’t speak for anyone else who is quoted in the article, but BECAUSE of my values I plan to cast my ballot for John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Krupa quotes me in the article as saying, “For many of the evangelical voters who supported George Bush in 2004, today, there is one word: Betrayal. The listeners who call this program on a daily basis feel that somewhere along the line he lost track of the commitment they feel he made to them to get their agenda done on consitutional issues like abortion and marriage.”

While Krupa quoted me accurately, he only quoted me partially. The broader context of the quote expresses my view that, while Roe v. Wade has not been overturned under President Bush, statistics do show a significant decrease in the number of abortions during President Bush’s two terms in office. The point I was making was that while conservatives may be disappointed in the president, the reality is that President Bush has made significant advances on the culture of life issues important to values voters, therefore don’t look for values voters to abandon John McCain for the pro-abortion Barack Obama.