Richard Senturia, director of Citizens for a Just and Lasting Peace in the Middle East, is a Huckabee and McCain supporter

In today's St. Louis Jewish Light, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Robert A. Cohn interviews various local members of the local Jewish community about their presidential choices. Here's the interview with Richard Senturia:

Richard Senturia, who earlier in the campaign indicated that he could support Republican former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee if he wins the nomination, told the St. Louis Jewish Light that he continues to "admire and support the positions of Huckabee and the major issues, and could support him if he wins the nomination, but realistically he is so far behind John McCain at this point that it is unlikely that he will be the nominee." Senturia, an educational consultant and director of the pro-Israel organization Citizens for a Just and Lasting Peace in the Middle East, added, "I could certainly support McCain if he becomes the nominee, and I have based my preferences on the priority positions of the various candidates which are posted on their Web sites. I stronly encourage your readers to check out those Web sites for themselves. The Web sites of both Huckabee and McCain stress a strong national defense in these times of warfare and terrorist threats, and they do so to a far greater extent than their potential opponents on the Democratic side.

He noted, "It seems clear that the two remaining Republican candidates, Huckabee and McCain have better positions and track records on these national security and foreign policy concerns than either of their likely Democratic opponents."

Howard