I guess we'll see if this works.
I'm still behind Rick Perry as he truly is the consistent conservative.
This group of religious leaders said “no thanks” to Perry and Rombama. Looks like Newt got the remaining 29 votes (out of 114).
I’m afraid none of the alternatives have a prayer. The establishment always gets its man. And even with Reagan, it had Sandra Day O’Connor voting against the Reagan agenda.
The real moment of truth is going to come when those same people have to explain why they’re supporting Mitt Romney to their constituency.
At the moment they’re scared to death of that eventuality.
One reason being that lots of them have the money of Romney and his associates in their bank accounts.
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RICK SANTORUM
VOTED AGAINST INCREASING THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATORS
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00201
VOTED TO ALLOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO RECEIVE THE EARNED INCOME CREDIT BEFORE BECOMING CITIZENS
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00154
VOTED TO GIVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
SANTORUM: TRIM SOCIAL SECURITY NOW- EVEN IF PAINFUL.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7O34Bpp42k-IlMMNiOLBkYF2zNw?docId=b1cff9ecefe24ca6ae1764a09761e361
VOTED TO GIVE WELFARE BENEFITS TO NATURALIZED CITIZENS without regard to to the earnings of their sponsors
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00427
VOTED AGAINST HIRING AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 BORDER PATROL AGENTS, paid for by reductions in state grants.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00179
VOTED AGAINST FOOD STAMP REFORM
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00353
VOTED AGAINST MEDICAID REFORM
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00352
VOTED TO INCREASE THE SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FROM $1 BILLION to $2 BILLION
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00302
VOTED TO RAID SOCIAL SECURITY instead of using surpluses to pay down the debt.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=2&vote=00056
VOTED TO IMPOSE A UNIFORM FEDERAL MANDATE ON STATES TO FORCE THEM TO ALLOW CONVICTED RAPISTS, ARSONISTS, DRUG KINGPINS AND ALL OTHER EX-CONVICTS TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00031
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And yet we had FReepers getting spastic over Perry signing an instate tuition bill in TX when the bill went through the legislature by a vote of 170-4
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I suspect most of the Gingrich votes at the conference really prefer Santorum, but they believe SC polls showing Newt competitive. Thus far, unity by the Romney opponents still wouldn’t work because all three are too weak. Santorum’s advantage is that he is steady and consistent and has a good personal story.
Its about time someone stood up and made a decision. There are problems with all 3 (Santorum, Newt, and Perry) but we have to get behind one guy to have any chance of stopping Romney.
Rush and Palin need to step up. If both come out for Santorum, and Newt drops out and endorses Rick...we may still have a shot at stopping Romney.
MSM: Did Hamas endorse him? No? Well, then he’s a religious extremist.
At this point in the game I do not see Santorum over taking Romney, but Gingrich on the other hand... They could have gotten the type of candidate they wanted AND someone who could beat Romney.
In the world of politics it really does NO good to hitch your wagon to a candidate the will not win. And for the record, I love Santorum, but see the writing on the wall.
I wonder why it is that social conservatives do not care about the debt that is crushing this nation. Why do social conservatives always back big spending, big government candidates? Dont they realize that making everyone dependent on government is a very very bad thing? Do social conservatives want us to become Greece? Why should a fiscal/constitutional conservative listen to these guys if they ALWAYS throw their support to BIG SPENDING SOCIALISTS.
A day late and dollar short.
I can’t remember the evangelical leader or his exact quote a few weeks ago - but it was basically: Evangelicals aren’t too bright when it comes to politics. This just furthers that point.
Yes. We don’t want Romney they say. So, let’s all get behind somebody (Santorum) that doesn’t have a prayer of beating Romney. In the process we’ll keep the Not Romney’s fractured and make sure Romney wins it. Brilliant!
If I just wanted to vote for the perceieved winner I would vote for Romneycrat. Otherwise, I could live with NGingrich,RSantorum,or even RPerry. No way I am voting for Romneycrat or Paulertarian.
Poh Rick Perry!
He never prayed or did nuthin ,hardly ever /s
My spiritual leader is in heaven. He has not given any direction regarding Santorum.
Ron Paul seems to be the only one left who is serious to the founder's principles. Rick Fecal Matter and Lube should take his unAmerican beliefs to K of C meetings, not the White House.
Santorum is a social conservative and I admire that although I find him a bit bland but serious and not given to Newt's ego tantrums or Perry and Bachmann's gaffs. He may not be able to defeat Romney but I'm willing to support him in the fight because I do believe that Santorum can defeat Obama. In fact, my neighbors dog could probably defeat Obama at this point. He is a defeat waiting to happen and we don't need to 'lean to the left' to accomplish Obama's defeat. That is the Democrats meme - and it is fallacious. Santorum can beat Romney but only when we stop splitting the vote 4 or 5 ways every primary and actually get behind one candidate even if that candidate isn't the political man of our dreams, as it were. I could still support Gingrich or Perry should they emerge as the ultimate GOP presidential nominee. However, I can't support Romney, Ron Paul or Jon Huntsman. Fortunately, aside from Romney, the other two have little chance to win the GOP nomination. Should Romney end up the Republican presidential nominee, I'll have a tough decision to make, I know. However, Romney can be stopped in South Carolina. If not there, then he is likely going to win the nomination. I don't believe many FReepers want that to happen. This one certainly does not.
Economic and social issues are both important and each are linked to the other. There are moral consequences for economic policy just as there are economic consequenses when taking a moral stand against the anti-social policies pushed by the DUmocrats.
FROM article:
“As for Newt Gingrich, dont count him out. This wasnt a clean sweep by Santorum and Gingrich clearly had evangelical support in the room. Remember that Gingrich has important endorsements from Don Wildmon of the American Family Association, Beverly LaHaye who founded Concerned Women for America, Tim LaHaye, the founder of the Council for National Policy (CNP),George Barna, one of the leading faith researchers in the country and of course JC Watts, a minister of the Gospel and a former Congressman too.”
decided to stumble and fumble and fall flat on their faces instead.