"On Tuesday, Focus on the Family released audio of a special James
Dobson radio program, recorded last Friday after John McCain's
announcement that Sarah Palin would be his running mate. Containing
analysis of the decision from Tony Perkins, Gary Bauer, Tom Minnery,
and Kelly Shackelford, the group of right-wing heavyweights discussed
everything from the elation at the announcement felt among those
gathered for the Council for National Policy meeting to Gary Bauer's
role as the McCain campaign's surrogate to the Republican Platform
Committee in crafting the "the strongest pro-life platform in the
history of the Republican Party."

"Among the most striking information was Gary Bauer's revelation that,
contrary to the McCain's campaign's claims that it was taking a
hands-off approach to the platform, they were actively involved and
supportive of the Right Wing's efforts to craft the hardline document
that emerged. In fact, Bauer reports that he was tapped by the McCain
campaign to be their surrogate and that the campaign was "very open to
the kind of changes" the Religious Right was pushing.