So John McCain would consider choosing the pro-choice Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania as his VP candidate.
Well. Of course, he's only considering him; he hasn't chosen him yet. No reason to get too excited about it yet. And I also noted this statement from McCain:
"I think it's a fundamental tenet of our party to be pro-life but that does not mean we exclude people from our party that are pro-choice," McCain said. He called the gap between the two sides a disagreement — "albeit strong."
As long as McCain in his actions stays within, and acts within, that principle, I don't think conservatives should be bothered too much. Of course, one problem is that McCain throughout his career has tended to stray from conservative principles. We'll have to watch and see what happens here, but I'm not that worried about this yet.
