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.
So is this attack on Rick Santorum meant to push voters toward Mr. Moderate?
Make your point simpler: don't talk about contraception, talk about how people are being forced to pay for drugs that cause abortion, and if Obama has no problem forcing insurance company's and churches, all of us through increased premiums, to pay for abortion and baby killing, it won't be long before he'll be forcing hospitals to turn off Grandma's life support. Obama has no respect for human life, especially the most vulnerable. Santorum shouldn't be comparing it to soap and deodorant, though I know what he meant.
“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.”
If all we have to offer is the economy and it improves under Obama, we’re toast.
If we’re all about national security and Obama says “well, I’m the guy who actually got Osama bin Laden” we’re toast.
But if we’re about values then there’s no way Obama can touch us. Unless, that is, we pick a liberal Mormon or someone who was married 3 times and had to drop out from Clinton’s impeachment hearings because of his own personal failings.
The MSM are not on our side. At best, charitably, they are on the side of alarmism and sensationalism, both of which make reasoned discussion pretty much impossible. This, of course, plays into the hands of liberals, who dont rely much on reason, their positions being generally thoroughly illogical and irrational.
Can you imagine Santorum as Commander in Chief?
Just the other day, he insulted 15% of the military personnel who serve in the US army - the women.
Newt is the only one that is clearly an alternative to mitty, santo, and hussein. If he can get on track again, he'll energize Conservatives and enough Indys to make it happen.
Otherwise, his three competitors are too similar to motivate folks to go to the polls. They'll stay home, the press will blow smoke about the improving economic picture, and hussein will win. Then we will definitely be toast.
I’ll be honest I am not enthused about his candidacy but I won’t bad mouth him. The Dems will do enough of that.
Speaking of which, my company, in its contest to win the most PC award, has decided to offer health benefits to same-sex 'couples'. This is, of course, after double digit percentage premium increases this year. So I asked my wife, "If I tell them I'm sleeping with the dog, do you think they'll pick up the vet bill?" I wish some body with a platonic roommate of the same sex as themselves would try to add them on to their policy. What's the difference? Would they ask for a demonstration to prove their 'orientation'?
I'm sure as a professor at Smith College, she can't imagine ANYONE who is not a Democrat, as President.