Tony Perkins recently gave an interview with God & Country. The person that interviewed him made this statement: I was surprised by how critical he has become of the Republican Party and that he extended qualified compliments to the Obama administration. I’m used to hearing such talk from moderate evangelicals like Rev. Joel Hunter, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference’s Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, or former National Association of Evangelicals lobbyist Richard Cizik, but not from a proud right winger like Perkins.When asked what he believed was the change in the GOP this was Perkins answer: It is something that happened after 2004, when there was a great emphasis by the Republicans and the president on the need to protect marriage. It was used to secure a second term for President Bush and to expand Republican control of Congress. And after the election, the issue was basically dropped.That, combined with corruption that distracted the Republican Party, Mark Foley—it all added up to where people began to scratch their heads and say, “This is not the party that is really reflecting our values.”Within the same site, Mark Silk at Spiritual Politics sums up the reasons for doubt: I wouldn’t rush to take this at face value. It’s pretty much SOP for religious right leaders to rattle the Republican cage whenever they’re feeling a bit unloved, and with the election of Michael Steele as head of the RNC, that’s just how they’re feeling. I’ll believe there’s something going on when I see signs of it on the relevant websites. And if you take a look at the FRC’s, all you’ll find is anti-Obamaism, not a peep of anti-Republicanism.I’m just wondering if this doesn’t have to do with something else? Like maybe the color of Michael Steele? Let’s see:In 1996, Perkins paid the Grand Wizard of the KKK $82,000 for use of his mailing list. In 2001, Perkins addressed the Council of Conservative Citizens (s...