Why I Want To Be Your President: On to Iowa!

The Iowa caucuses are just one long-weekend away, and the winner is anyone’s guess.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry watched a DVD, and changed his position on abortion.

Rick Perry was actually for some abortions before he was against them.

The Texas Governor and presidential candidate told an Osceola, Iowa, town hall gathering Tuesday that he changed his views on abortion after seeing a pro-life documentary hosted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Perry previously said he opposed abortion except in cases of rape and incest. But after seeing "The Gift of Life," a 2011 film produced by Citizens United, Perry now opposes the procedure altogether.

And then he changed it again. The emphasis is mine:

“So the lone exception now is for the life of the mother?” asked an ABC News reporter.
“That’s correct,” Perry responded as he walked off to his bus.

At a townhall Tuesday evening in Osceola, Perry first revealed he had undergone a “transformation” in his thoughts about abortion, saying he now opposes it even in cases of rape and incest.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich announced that he would not vote for Texas Rep. Ron Paul, should he get the nomination. Not that he is going to get the nomination.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul is seemingly happy to be endorsed by an Iowa pastor who believes in imposing the death penalty on homosexuals.

Ron Paul's campaign is touting the endorsement of Phillip G. Kayser, an Iowa pastor who believes in imposing the death penalty on homosexuals, reports Talking Points Memo.

"We welcome Rev. Kayser's endorsement and the enlightening statements he makes on how Ron Paul's approach to government is consistent with Christian beliefs," said Paul's Iowa chairman, Drew Ivers, in a recent press release on Paul's campaign website.

"Difficulty in implementing Biblical law does not make non-Biblical penology just," wrote Kayser in a recent pamphlet. "But as we have seen, while many homosexuals would be executed, the threat of capital punishment can be restorative." Kayser added that homosexuals could be prosecuted only after the law was enacted.

Not that I could find the said press release on his website. But no retraction to be found, either.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Maybe front runner. Definitely not exciting the base.  Now that's news.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is not dropping out. Even if she might be splitting the evangelical vote.

WINTERSET, Iowa - Rep. Michele Bachmann said Wednesday that no one has urged her to drop out of the presidential race, even as led two politically active Iowa pastors said an effort has been under way to persuade either her or Rick Santorum or Michele Bachmann to consider doing so.

The two pastors -- the Rev. Cary Gordon of Sioux City and the Rev. Albert Calloway of Indianola, both influential figures among the state's evangelicals -- reportedly said they have asked Santorum to consider quitting, and that they fear the two GOP candidates would split the evangelical vote. But Santorum surged into third place in a new CNN/Time/ORC poll, making the possibility of his departure extremely unlikely.

Businessman Herman Cain, oops I forgot. But a girl can dream can’t she?

And finally, drum roll please! Jumping into third place is… former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum! Rick Santorum, surging! Yes!!!

Looking forward to Tuesday!