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You are exactly right. But for one issue voters Santorum is nirvana.

That's exactly the problem. Even here on Free Republic, you have a bunch of shortsighted people who want Santorum because he's socially conservative, and they don;t care about anything else.

Shoot, Gingrich is socially conservative. Anybody who thinks Newt would support abortion or the gay agenda or whatnot is just being purposefully obtuse. The guy has a massively socially conservative voting record. He was pushing to remove the marriage penalty while Santorum was voting to keep it.

Frankly, the whole kerfluffle about "implantation" is just some insular Catholic theological question. Anybody who seriously thinks that Newt would start supporting Planned Parenthood because he once flirted with some ideas about "implantation" instead of "conception" (IIRC, didn't he later turn away from implantation anywise?) simply needs their head examined. It's like the people who started trying to argue that Herman Cain was a rabid pro-choicer because he made some slip of the tongue. One can only look at their arguments and ask, "Are you serious?"

(Barney tells Andy he thinks he knows who's stealing from Weaver's store)

Barney: All right, let's play it Question and Answer. Now, I'll ask the questions and you answer "yes" or "no", OK?

Andy: OK.

Barney: All right, here we go. A – who's store is bein' robbed?

Andy: Uh... no?

Barney: (starts getting annoyed) What d'ya mean "no"?

Andy: You said answer "yes" or "no".

Barney: I meant one word – answer one word.

Andy: Well, you didn't say that.

Barney: All right, let's start again from the beginnin' and this time answer in one word, OK?

Andy: Okay.

Barney: All right, A – who's store is bein' robbed?

Andy: Weaver's.

Barney: Right. B – who's gonna collect the insurance on those thefts?

Andy: Weaver.

Barney: Right, right, right. C – who was creepin' around in that store last night?

Andy: You were.

Barney: (more annoyed) What d'ya mean "I were"?

Andy: You were; course I know that's two words.

Barney: Now don't get purposely obtuse, Andy. The answer is: Weaver.

Andy: Well, I missed it.

Barney: Well, play the game, play the game! I hate it when you get obtuse. Now where'd I leave off?

Andy: C.

Barney: All right, D – who in their entire life ever got a bargain in Weaver's store? Andy:

Uh... Weaver?

Barney: Ah, come on, Andy. I'm tryin' to give you the name of the criminal and you won't accept it. The answer is "nobody".

Andy: Nobody's the criminal?

Barney: (very annoyed) Boy, when you get obtuse!

IMHO, should RS get the nomination then Zero gets the presidency and the nation dies. Should NG get the nomination then NG gets the presidency and the country lives to eventually get it's fiscal and cultural moorings back.

{you have a bunch of shortsighted people who want Santorum because he’s socially conservative, and they don;t care about anything else.}
And we have a bunch of loony Ron Paul wannabes that think social conservatives should only speak when they are called on to sell out their convictions to the latest GOPe shill.

We have been told since Truman don’t push the social issues, we will get to them, well we never get to them, we will this time. Bob Dole was asked about the abortion plank in the republican platform, he replied who cares no one ever reads that thing. Where is Bob today, oh wait I think he was commiserating with Arlen about how he would have switched parties too.