PENCE PANDERS TO THE FUNDIES

Rep. Mike Pence will be the chairman of the Republican conference, the No. 3 leadership post, and unlike other GOPers, he's still pushing the "moral values" crap:

House leader says traditional GOP values strong
Associated Press
2:38 PM CST, November 18, 2008

ANDERSON, Ind. - Rep. Mike Pence, who's set to take over the post of communicating the message of House Republicans, said GOP values remain sound but the party needs to gain more credibility.

"We need to bring our party back to those commonsense values, fiscal discipline and moral values," Pence told The Herald Bulletin of Anderson. "I don't think we need to come up with a new set of ideas to stand for; there's nothing wrong with the Republican party's commitment to a strong national defense, to limited government, to strong values, but the Republican party had lost credibility on those issues.

"Most people still embrace the kind of ideals and values the Republican party has always represented," he said. "If we reflect those ideas consistently, the people will rally back to our side."