“I am not a libertarian, and I fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement”)
Just google Santorum and libertarianism, and you'll come up with him making repeated digs at that philosophy, and not wanting any of it in the GOP.
Now, contrast that with Ronald Reagan's view of libertarianism:
"I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is."
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2004/06/ronald_reagan_t.html
The full Reagan quote goes on to distinguish the Libertarian party from libertarian ideals, so Reagan certainly got that distinction. Yet Santorum, who I presume is well-read enough to know the distinction himself, never bothers to make it. And that's because he's against even libertarian influence.
People like St. Rick make my skin crawl. If we nominate this creepy man, we will lose by double digits. They say he is running neck and neck with Odumbo to keep in the race.
I never liked him when he was Senator and I sure don’t like him any more now. He is a sanctimonious jerk and sure comes across that way. YUCK!!
I found several of those quotes but none telling me what problem he has with libertarianism.
Libertarianism is great when it comes to economic issues, private property rights and the government's role in assisting the poor. It is a disaster on social issues.
The nation was founded by Christians upon Judeo-Christianity. Christianity was a basis for the law. To the extent libertarianism has undermined that foundation for law, it has contributed to the decline of the nation.