The only conservative message anyone will hear from him will be that of the social conservative.
Not by his choice, but by the need to defend himself against endless "alarm" in the media and ads that either mischaracterize or lie about what he REALLY said.
If we nominate this guy we're toast.
Ah it's more Reuters opinion masquerading as news.
What is more hyperbolic than claiming the winner of an election can lower sea levels?
In the end, it's more of the same - an attempt to preempt any dramatic GOP pronouncements about Obama who richly deserves to be held up to ridicule.
It is a rhetorical technique which inevitably will fail in an open enviroment because all it does is leave the audience feeling like he has insulted their intelligence.
You are absolutely correct. Right now Santorum is gaining traction because he comes across as a regular guy. But people don’t yet know him. When they hear he wants govt to define marriage and other such bs, he’s toast.
Oh wow, soap and deodorant is really provocative.
But I am sure the Newtsters will help Al Reuters make their case.
In a general election Santorum will spend far more time defending his positions on social issues than he will talking about spending, debt, tax reform, regulation, energy and defense...combined.
Since he is running against Obama, he will win. Obama’s social issues are as abysmal as his fiscal issues. He is a complete and utter mess. As far as his comparison of birth control being paid for the insurance company and soap and deoderant, that is true. How much more are the insurance companies going to have to end up paying? Oh and if you don’t think that ALL of our premiums aren’t going to go up for this birth control, then you must not be taking this issue seriously.
While I was reading the article, I was wondering what her screen name was on FR, but then I got to your comment at #1 and it was all cleared up.
I agree 100%
Stupid article unless you want Romney. Mr perfect is t running.
Santorum is well spoken. Every member of congress makes
Good
Money when they get out. Deal with it.
Yeah. Let’s play it SAFE this time and go with a solid moderate, like a John McCain. Yeah, that’ll do the trick. One moderate vs. one flaming socialist. A real choice for the American people. That’s the ticket. / sarc
Stupid article unless you want Romney. Mr perfect is t running.
Santorum is well spoken. Every member of congress makes
Good
Money when they get out. Deal with it.
oh please.
I guess leftists are never provocative?
They call us demons, women haters, nazi’s and everything else.
John Kerry was going to heal the sick, the wheelchair bound would walk again! Al Gore was going to heal the planet!
What a huge load of crap you peddle .
The same BS was said about Reagan !
He’s better off asking why providing abortifacients is considered “health care” at all. Since when was being with child equivalent to a disease?
One part of me feels that Santorum has this in the bag, but the other part of me is terrified of the debate coming up right before Michigan and Arizona...
If Newt does well... it would cut into Santorums numbers at the last minute and hand Michigan to Romney, or if Romney stacks the audience with Mormons that give him standing ovations after he says anything ... then it might give Romney just enough of a boost to squeak out a victory in Michigan and enter super Tuesday in a much stronger position.
I wish the debates were over, they’ve done like 25+ of them, it’s just to risky at this point.
It’s not like Obama has some decisive advantage in social issues.
He’s the guy who once voted for infanticide.
I support Santorum.
I understand the Church’s position on contraception - I understand Santorum’s position, and God bless him for living according to his ideals.
That being said?....He really needs to stop talking about this issue.
Like.....now.
I asked my machinists, now that I am apparently responsible for their contraception, if it was OK if I just put a box of rubbers next to the Band-aids in the First-Aid cabinet.