1. I’m a long-time Santorum supporter. I’ve had his bumper sticker on my car since last summer. For me, he’s not simply “the last man standing”. He’s my first choice. I’m very happy to see these results.
2. In the heat of a primary, we sometimes forget who is on our side. In spite of the comments that are typical and necessary during a campaign, Newt and Rick are on the same side (as are Rick Perry, Michele, Herman, Tim P., and many others). I even appreciate Ron Paul’s stands in Congress—although I have obvious reservations about him in some areas. As for Mitt, I don’t want to be too cruel, but I see him as the enemy—the embedded liberal within the Party that intends to take us where we don’t want to go and don’t need to go.
3. There are a few anti-Santorum posters who post repeatedly and tend to dominate the conversation. I think, though, that most people in the Newt camp are not that way. The polls also indicate that Santorum has more support than his detractors would want to admit. The half-dozen or so posters (out of hundreds of posters) who have obviously lost it are almost funny to watch—but sadly pathetic, too.
4. Go Rick!!
Santorum will never recieve the gop nod..you can take that to the bank. The man has barely been patted on the head with kid gloves and noone has really exposed his liberal and anti conservative voting record in regards to tossing taxpayers hard earned dollars to the winds. That is the REAL Rick Santorum! No thank YOU!
Immigration
Voted against increasing the number of immigration investigators
Voted to allow illegal immigrants to receive the earned income credit before becoming citizens
Voted to give SSI benefits to legal aliens.
Voted to give welfare benefits to naturalized citizens without regard to to the earnings of their sponsors.
Voted against hiring an additional 1,000 border partrol agents, paid for by reductions in state grants.
Taxes
Voted against a flat tax.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for Medicare prescription drugs
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to fund health insurance subsidies for small businesses.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an $8 billion increase in child healh insurance.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an increase in NIH funding.
Voted twice for internet taxes.
Voted to allow gas tax revenues to be used to subsidize Amtrak.
Voted to strike marriage penalty tax relief and instead provide fines on tobacco companies.
Voted against repealing the Clinton 4.3 cent gas tax increase.
Voted to increase taxes by $2.3 billion to pay for an Amtrak trust fund.
Voted to allow welfare to a minor who had a child out of wedlock and who resided with an adult who was on welfare within the previous two years.
Voted to increase taxes by $9.4 billion to pay for a $9.4 billion increase in student loans.
Voted to say that AMT patch is more important than capital gains and dividend relief.
Welfare
Voted against food stamp reform
Voted against Medicaid reform
Voted against TANF reform
Voted to increase the Social Services Block Grant from $1 billion to $2 billion
Voted to increase the FHA loan from $170,000 to $197,000. Also opposed increasing GNMA guaranty from 6 basis points to 12.
Voted for $2 billion for low income heating assistance.