Posted on 02/16/2012 5:42:36 AM PST by Marguerite
A lot of tanking has occurred in this primary race so far. Perry announced and soared only to crash; then along came Cain to the top and then a crash; then Newt rose, crashed rose and crashed a second time and hasn't recovered; now Santorum has risen to the top. It remains to be seen if he'll stay there or do a crash and burn like the rest.
The following chart graphically shows the rise and fall of each over time. It's the second chart on the page.
It remains to be seen who can rise and stay at the top.
Rick Santorum in his own words on contraception:
“One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country,” the former Pennsylvania senator explained. “ It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be”
Source- see linked video at approx 17:48 minutes:
GO NEWT!!!
So far, once you tank, there is no coming back.
I don’t think Newt can make a comeback. Face it, SC was a fluke for Newt.
we will see
I am against Santorum because of this:
Santorum in 2006 said: “This whole idea of personal autonomy, well I don’t think most conservatives hold that point of view. Some do. They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do, government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulations low, that we shouldn’t get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn’t get involved in cultural issues. You know, people should do whatever they want. Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world and I think most conservatives understand that individuals can’t go it alone.”
Compare Santorum's position with what Ronald Reagan thought:
Reagan: "I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children; a minimum of government authority. Very simply, they want to be left alone in peace and safety to take care of the family by earning an honest dollar and putting away some savings. This may not sound too exciting, but there is something magnificent about it. On the farm, on the street corner, in the factory and in the kitchen, millions of us ask nothing more, but certainly nothing less than to live our own lives according to our values — at peace with ourselves, our neighbors and the world."
Santorum is the enemy of the individual freedom guaranteed by the US Constitution.
I don't want the big-goverment Santorum to come in my bedroom and tell me how I have to live MY life.
So your arguing that children having out of wedlock sex is a good thing? that the resultant children, abortions, and or being raised in a single parent home is a good thing?
Santorum is simply pointing out that the root cause for most poverty in the US is related to having a child out of wedlock. He sees the solving of this problem as intricatly linked to the overall health and stability of our country.
In other words, Santorum is simply arguing for a return to traditional values, he is not arguing for a ban on contraception.
I am not even a big Santorum fan and I understand this.
Have noticed that when he is speaking or asked a question as in the debates, he rambles. Talks way too much, repeats too much, and never knows when to stop. As he goes on, he becomes louder, and more agitated. This is an indication that a person is not sure of their message and assumes more is better to fill the void.
Rick Perry peaked the day before he announced ... never was in contention
Santorum is the enemy of the individual freedom guaranteed by the US Constitution.
You nailed it!
If the people wanted Newt, he would be winning. He blew it with the Bain attack from the left and his calling for others to get out after winning only one primary.
His petulant presser and attitude just added to the negative, sour persona.
“The lefty blogs are having a blast laughing at us for getting rid of Newt & saving the 2 worse of the field”
That’s true.
That’s the reason why the leftist media overcharge the internet, radio, TV and newspapers with baloney polls, and the republican base is eating them like candy.
Obama and his Chicago mafia know, that if either Mitt or Rick are on the ballot in November, he’ll have an easy win.
On the other side, if it is Newt ... That’s why the media try to marginalize him.
Rickie Sanitarium is the Alren Spector stalking horse for the ultimate V.P. candidate for Romulus the flip flopper.
So with Rickie as V.P.ol' Rom can get the so called social conservatives on board and sweep to victory.(uh-huh).
After all the fake Conservatives at CPAC just loved Romulus' used car salesman's shtick.Suckers down to the last man standing.
83.427% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
“the dangers of contraception in this country”
What “dangers”?
I’d rather say, if ONLY all the young women who don’t want yet to have a child, used contraceptive pills, that would dramatically lower the abortions number.
I think the contrary: young people (boys and girls) should be educated to USE contraceptives. The society won’t have to deal then with thousands of pregnant minor girls.
83.427% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
“There are lies, big lies, and statistics” :)
The only one with the professional experience in economics and foreign policy is Newt. And Newt is the only candidate we have that can turn this around. This is serious stuff here, we HAVE to get this right this time, or it is all over for this country. And time is rapidly running out on our best hope to fix it.
After the crucifying of negative ads in Florida, I reckon he had a reason to be a little ticked off.. I guess I have common sense, more than most, to realize that he wasn’t criticizing Mitt’s success of the free market system; he was trying to pursue the possibilities of some oddities to where Romney knew when to dispose some of those companies/almost like he had influenced from wall street ( I’d like to know that myself) though the entire issue became twisted out of sorts when Rush went overboard for days, helping for his friend, Mitt ( who Rush admitted Romney was emailing to say take it easy on me, Rush). And Newt saying, he couldn’t believe his friend on radio could think that of him. Why did Rush do that? He said he knew Newt is a free market thinker. yes, Rush hurt Newt since then and constantly is telling the audience to vote Rick with his praise and lingo. Once Rick goes through vetting, people have to run to Mitt/GOP’s plan. I don’t want to see that happen. Newt can gain women voters on the economy issue, Rick will lose them on his strict social beliefs. It is surely a mess. Rick said previously in a interview that he was a progressive conservative, not a Reagan conservative. Someone tell Beck and Rush this news. Rick seems to think he has the right to tell people how to live by mandates and also by coming into your personal lives, your bedrooms. He was part of the Bush spending frenzy as Ron Paul caught him for. So, No, thanks. It will be hard to beat Obama no matter who runs though, I know Newt has the best shot so, we need to vote Newt and keep him in.
Of course not!
What you propose is called a “strawman” argument. It is a dishonest form of debate which is based upon both false premises and erroneous conclusions that I did not make and that have nothing to do w/what I posted or what I believe.
I posted Rick Santorum’s OWN WORDS and linked the video as verification. If you wish to make your set of conclusions based upon his statement; you are free to do so; but, DO NOT disingenuously attribute those conclusions to me.
You and Mr Santorum appear to believe you know what is best for everyone and that you have the right to enforce your beliefs upon others “for their own good.” I happen to believe that type of thought is extremely dangerous to individual rights, freedom and this great Republic. In many ways, your and Mr Santorum’s beliefs are similar to the Progressives political philosophy; where “the end justifies the means.” It is certainly not Constitutional thought nor is it akin to Conservatism as I understand it.
What you and Mr Santorum fail to understand or appreciate about our unique form of government is that we all have the individual rights to make these types of personal decisions for ourselves AND to be held accountable for those decisions.
The reason that the individual rights of free men and women, tempered by personal responsibility and accountability, are so vitally important to our form of government is that if a prospective President Santorum can enforce his own moral values upon others; then what is to stop someone like President Obama from forcing his own moral imperatives upon others? ...just as Obama is attempting to do to conscientious Catholics and others of similar religious beliefs right at this very moment!!!
‘Take care,
-Geoff
I supported Santorum right after Cain dropped out, but even I can see that he has received pretty much a free ride
IF Santorum wins the nomination and IF he miraculously wins the election, he will owe everything to Newt for taking every arrow, post-Cain, that the left and the GOP had in their quivers...
Is American society stronger and healthier than it was in the 1950’s?
And if you say no. Then what happened to change things?
what happened in the ... 60’s that so radically altered american society in general and the American family in particular?
hm... 60’s free love... and all that... what changed between the 50’s to the 60’s ...
Ah! I know! in 1960 “the pill” was approved by the FDA for contraceptive use!
Thus one can easily conclude that “the pill” led to the 60’s... and the 60’s led us to where we are today.
Now am I (or Santorum) saying the pill should be outlawed? of course not, but I think it’s fair to talk about some of the root causes of our current problems.
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