Santorum Admits to Pondering Run for Republican Presidential Nomination - Asks for Prayers

Life Site News ^ | September 12, 2009 | John-Henry Westen

[markomalley]

Of course, 0bama seriously lowered the bar for what is needed to be considered. Hell, he may not even be Constitutionally eligible....

So now in a post-Obama world you have to be born overseas in order to be constitutionally qualified for President?

Wow, that's change...

;-) <-- Note the 'wink' emoticon before responding pls.

[counterpunch]

Sarah didn't lose to Bozo, McCain lost to Bozo, Sarah enabled McCain to garner enough votes so he didn't look like any bigger fool than he did already.

Where have I heard that argument before?
Oh yeah, from Joe Biden, telling us how many jobs were "created or saved" by 0bama... sure, we're upside down he said, but think of how much worse it would have been.
That's your argument too, right?

 

[Impy]

Well Laffey was obviously the well known conservative preference in 06 too.

The endorsements were not quite equivalent. The main difference being Rick’s was much more significant to the outcome and was accompanied by vigorous campaigning on the behalf of Specter in the primary, Santorum being from the same state. Thompson’s endorsement while just as foolish (and on top of that there was no pressure for him to make it) probably made very little difference.

They both thougt they were helping the “electable Republican”tm. They were both wrong.

Endorsing and praising the front running RINO is an all to common practice amongst conservatives. Witness the Kirk campaign.

Even Palin has donated to Lisa Murkowski and John McCain.

I don’t disqualify Santorum but I think he’d be a terrible candidate. I don’t think he’s particularly sharp and he was creamed in his home state by Casey.

He is much better than Romney or Huck, but then again so is the cockroach I killed last week.

[papertyger]

He helped put in pro-life Justices.

That remains to be seen now doesn't it?

Or did I miss some grand move to shift the balance of the court...as if that were the problem.

[papertyger]

Sorry, I like my candidates to be at least minimally competent on the issues.

If you actually believe someone can become a governor without this amorphous "minimum competence," your "standards" aren't informed enough to mean anything.

For example, I have unfortunately found myself arguing with grown men who really believed George W. Bush took us into Iraq to avenge his daddy's failure. And while they have the right to hold any opinion the wish, they don't have the right to be taken seriously by those of us who don't find Jerry Springer, riveting.

[Sudetenland]

Thanks for the heads up.

[DanZanRyu]

Jeri Thompson is raising money for Zack Wamp.

[yongin]

If Santorum runs for President, then which state will Santorum declare to be his home state, PA or VA?

Is there any precedent for a Congresscritter to lose an election in his home state, then work in the DC area as either an activist or lobbyist, and run again for Congress in MD or VA?

Anyway, methinks the purpose of a potential Santorum run is split the socially conservative to prevent Huckabee and Palin from winning and allowing Romney to slip to victory.

[tuckrdout]

I use to like him, until he supported Specter over Toomey. He didn’t have the guts to support the right person. I would not trust him to have the guts to do the right thing at anytime.

But, I thought he did a great job on PBA-ban! Look up his debate with Boxer on the subject! Too bad he didn’t keep up that kind of moxie.

[tuckrdout]

Here, here! Couldn’t agree more.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Zack Wamp was usually supportive of Fred’s efforts. But that still doesn’t change my opinion of Wamp as a grandstanding RINO phony and prima donna whose prior drug use will be issue #1 for the Dem attack machine if he’s nominated. I will not vote for him, not even in the general. 16 years in DC has warped him.

[fieldmarshaldj]

The closest I can think of is former AR Congressman Brooks Hays. He served 16 years in the House and was beaten for being, IIRC, too liberal. He left the state after his defeat in ‘58, held some governmental positions and later as co-chairman for Former Members of Congress (whether that could be considered as a lobbyist of sorts is possible), and then moved to NC and ran for Congress in a GOP-leaning district and lost in ‘72.

If Santorum persists on a quixotic venture for the Presidency, especially if it becomes apparent he is a stalking horse for Slick Willard, that will blow up in his face. Conservatives are solidly behind Palin, and we’re tired of the games from the DC crowd/RINO establishment.

[cpforlife.org]

Thank you tuckrdout!

I pray we can get control of at least 1 house in 10 and then someone with the strengths of Reagan in 12.

[Impy]

I believe there have been a few congressman in history that have represented more than 1 state.

But I don’t know of any that stayed in the DC area and ran there. Larry Pressler though about it though.

[fieldmarshaldj]

The most recent was Ed Foreman. He won a West TX Congressional seat in 1962, but got caught in the anti-GOP landslide in ‘64 that swept him and Dallas Congressman Bruce Alger (the lone 2 House Republicans, excluding John Tower who was Senator) out. He moved a short distance into Eastern New Mexico, and when the state was divided into two districts (changing from At-Large) in 1968, he won that district (but was swept out in 1970 by DINO Mud Runnels). He later became a motivational speaker (he sent me one of his tapes, funny guy).