[Ann Archy]

He is NOT a RINO,,,,he made one big mistake.....I will forgive him...hope Penns. will.

[boatbums]

Is the senate or representative seat from his state up for grabs in 2010? See if he can will again there, or as governor. We don't need a another young politician running for the big ball of wax in 2012, do we?

[Servant of the Cross]

"He is NOT a RINO ... he made one big mistake ... I will forgive him"

Me too. I also believe he decide to follow the lead of President Bush and the GOP to support Specter, to his later regret.

I will always admire and respect his heroic leadership in passing the ban on partial birth abortion.

Then, Senator Rick Santorum spoke, calmly yet passionately, with the authority that comes from the truth and needs no emotional manipulation to persuade those who are listening: “The senator …said she hears the cries of women outside this chamber. We would be deafened by the cries of the children who are not here to cry because of this procedure”. He then turned to his colleague on the Senate floor and cried out with a prophetic urgency: “Where do we draw the line? Some people have likened this procedure to an appendectomy. That’s not an appendix!” He pointed to a diagram he was using to make his appeal which showed a child being partially delivered. “That is not a blob of tissue. It is a baby. It’s a baby!”

At that moment- and we all heard it - a baby cried. That cry filled the chamber and changed the environment.

IMHO, Rick Santorum still has a place in the conservative movement.

[Nextrush]

I posted a true story about Santorum going up to Alaska in 2004 to push Alaska Right To Life to endorse “pro-choice” Lisa Murkowski in the primary.

The blog of the pro-life candidate in that race, State Senator Mike Miller, reported that Santorum twisted the arms of the pro-life group to support Murkowski.

Miller was supported by Sarah Palin, then mayor of Wasilla.

I think Santorum is in the fray as a splinter candidate like Fred Thompson in 2008.

Thompson split votes in South Carolina so McCain could win.

The objective of Santorum is to split off pro-life conservative votes so Romney can win.

[Raider Sam]

Why would Penns forgive him, when people here still have their panties in a wad about supporting Spectre. We will never get over the Dems if we cant get over ourselves.

And, if I remember correctly, he was hailed as a social conservative until the election, and all of a sudden he is a RINO. That is the dumbest term, because it is now thrown at anyone who is not “your” candidate.

On the other hand, I dont think we should be so vocally wanting for a political “Moses” to lead us out of the desert. The Palin, Hunter, Demint, Huckabee, Romney, Giuliani people are just propping up politicians on a pedestal. But all men are fallen, sinners, and just like Sanford, can do something to wreck their chances. And then the people who desperately want them will have to explain the egg on their face.