An important factor to remember.
The primary season is only beginning and none of us should forget that the top lineup has changed many times. Either of the two top guys could make a major mistake and we, as conservatives, need a backup plan.
I would be saying that even if I were a Gingrich supporter. So far the election results do not show that Gingrich has actually been denied a single delegate due to Santorum. And yes, I know that could change.
40 posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:44:56 PM by hinckley buzzard: “Santorum endorsed Romney already, in 2008. Nothing since has happened to suggest he will do differently this time around.”
That requires qualification.
Abortion is a core issue for Santorum. Four years ago even some of the top leaders of the evangelical Christian movement were divided over whether to back Huckabee or Romney, thinking they were agreed about abortion and differed mostly on economic policy.
It has become far more clear in the last four years just how bad Mitt Romney's views really were. I fear having a flip-flopper who seems to make decisions on abortion based on polling data appointing judges to the Supreme Court who will never again face a vote after their Senate confirmation hearings.
44 posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:48:14 PM by VanDeKoik: “Santorum and his vulture groupies can go f@ck off. Like I said, they are just rooting for Romney from the sides in some pathetic effort to justify him still being in the race.”
You're welcome to your opinion. For some of us, abortion is a core issue and we could never vote for Romney in the primary because of his views.
62 posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:25:35 PM by itsahoot: “(Quoting Finny:) ‘sanctimonious religion-on-his-sleeve altar boy like Santorum.’ And we wonder why the religious right stay home?”
Hey, Finny — we're Republicans too. You need our votes to get your secular conservative candidates elected. I hold my nose and sometimes vote for anti-religious candidates who are economic or military conservatives who are right on most issues other than social issues, and will vote pro-life because they know they have to be pro-life to win a Republican primary.
We're here to stay, Finny. We've been here at least since the Deep South turned Republican, and then many more conservative Roman Catholics were brought in by the Reagan Revolution. And except when people talking like you make us too mad to vote, we usually vote for your candidates, so all you're doing is hurting yourself to talk that way.
Darrell chimes in: Hey, Finny — we're Republicans too.
And hey, Darrell and itsa, I'm a Christian, too.
My "in forum" posts speak for themselves. A lot of us are hard-core Christians here (I know of one whose smart, conservative grown son recogizes in Santorum the kid in school who'd remind the teacher that she forgot to assign homework) who are thoroughly turned-off by the "holier-than-thou" flavor of Santorum's campaign. WE're also here to stay, and you need OUR votes. So right back atcha, pal. When I see Santorum implying that one shouldn't vote for Newt because of his failed marriages, my hair stands straight up that a man calling himself a Christian would pull that card, and that people LIKE YOU eat it up.
A key tenet -- THE key tenet, actually -- of Christianity is forgiveness. All this prattle about Santorum standing for "family values" (i.e., I've never cheated on my wife that anyone knows of and only been married once, so vote for me instead of thrice-married Newt, even though Newt is my senior in politics and has considerably more experience than I do in limiting government and making things happen) I find, AS A CHRISTIAN, pretty disgusting. If you want to talk about REAL family values, it is forgiving those who ask for it. Seven times 70.
You and Santorum, get off your high horses and stop thinking that being the "better Christian" (and James Dobson approved, no less!) does anything but turn most people off.
I’m very pro-life but that’s not my only issue. I love that Rick keeps calling Romney out on Obamacare. He’s been the only one period to consistently and passionately address this.