I understand your arguments. I do. I have heard the same arguments for years about Mike Huckabee.
No one (but an idiot) discounts his SoCon values. But plenty of right wingers take issue with his being a Nanny Stater.
OK, I can see that. But I would ENTHUSIASTICALLY support a “pro life statist” like Santorum or Huck over an abortion flip-flopper like Romney.
Wouldn’t you?
Been thinking about it, and yeah I could reluctantly come around to voting for Santorum if it came down to the wire between him and Romney.
I’d certainly never support Romney in any event—even if the nominee. I’d probably end up asphyxiating on my own vomit in the midst of trying to utter words of support for that guy.
I’m just concerned about the caricature the Left would make of Santorum if he were nominee. Because you know the Left will scaremonger about everything but the real issues, and exclaim how Santorum is a bible-thumper who’s coming to take their porn away, etc. And I hope Santorum would have the charisma to bust through that kind of narrative-spinning, but I don’t know if he does.
My personal preference is obviously Newt, because I think that he’s exactly what’s needed—philosophically, experientially, and personality-wise—for the kind of harsh, bitter, ideological fight this country needs right now against the Left. I’d rather see Santorum in a VP capacity, because he’s young and I think might have potential to make a good successor.
Been thinking about it, and yeah I could reluctantly come around to voting for Santorum if it came down to the wire between him and Romney.
I’d certainly never support Romney in any event—even if the nominee. I’d probably end up asphyxiating on my own vomit in the midst of trying to utter words of support for that guy.
I’m just concerned about the caricature the Left would make of Santorum if he were nominee. Because you know the Left will scaremonger about everything but the real issues, and exclaim how Santorum is a bible-thumper who’s coming to take their porn away, etc. And I hope Santorum would have the charisma to bust through that kind of narrative-spinning, but I don’t know if he does.
My personal preference is obviously Newt, because I think that he’s exactly what’s needed—philosophically, experientially, and personality-wise—for the kind of harsh, bitter, ideological fight this country needs right now against the Left. I’d rather see Santorum in a VP capacity, because he’s young and I think could have potential to make a good successor if he can get weaned off the big government track.