Newsmax’s Ronald Kessler has been a longtime fluffer of conservative activist, David Keene, giving him a platform to spout conservative talking points, and he does that yet again in a Sept. 22 column letting Keene pontificate on Republican prospects in the 2012 presidential race, declaring that “Gov. Rick Perry is a riskier presidential candidate than Mitt Romney.”
Keene peddles establishment conservatism in pushing for Romney, declaring that Perry overextended himself by asserting that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, and, according to Kessler, thinks that “Perry’s candidacy could help Romney become a stronger candidate.”
Conveniently, Romney is Kessler’s preferred candidate, his infatuation with Donald Trump aside.
Kessler weirdly identifies Keene only has “the former chairman of the American Conservative Union,” making no mention of his current job, president of the National Rifle Association.