Wallace in the wind

The Chronicle has an interesting "bring it home to Texas" piece on fall out of the Guiliani loss in Florida last night. This part of the article caught our eye:

Among his early backers was (Sugar Land Mayor David)Wallace, a political and social conservative, who said he took some heat for initially backing Giuliani, who has spoken out for abortion rights and for gun control. But Wallace said Giuliani's appeal was, in part, driven by polls that showed he was the best candidate to beat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

With Giuliani's political stumbles in New Hampshire and elsewhere, however, the electability argument disappeared. The most recent polls indicated that McCain was the only Republican who could be competitive with either Clinton or Barack Obama.
Wallace said that if Giuliani were to withdraw, his support would go to McCain, a decision the Sugar Land mayor said he suspects many Giuliani backers would also make. "It's just that a lot of people see him as a leader," Wallace said of McCain.

What? Wallace bills himself, when it's convenient as a social conservative. But he founds a new organization in Fort Bend (more on this later) to promote candidates that are "fiscal conservatives" but more liberal on social issues. Huh?

Above, Wallace announces unapologetically that he's a complete political opportunist. Note that he says "a lot of people" see McCain as a leader. Not, "I" see McCain as a leader. Reading between the lines: "I don't really care what the candidate stands for or if his/her beliefs match my own. What's important is their electability. After all, if I don't attach myself to someone's coattails who can win, how can I expect to get that cushy, high-paid governmental appointment I'm looking for?"

Wallace. A man who knows no shame.