[Kenny]

Of course he is. But you must remember that there's a sizable contingent of closet abortion/sodomy huggers here on FR who hate Santorum every bit as much as the left does

I am seeing that there are some real haters here. Such a shame, instead of helping us get a conservative in, they help the left pile on.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Over the last few months, many of the scurrilous, mocking, nasty anti-Santorum comments here, were literally indistinguishable from comments against his social conservatism that I saw on libertine, permissive, moral-decay-based Democratic Underground, Huffington Post, MSNBC chat, etc. At times it was the exact same narrative! (Calling him "St. Rick" or "Sanctimonium", etc. etc.) I think Rick did not or does not appeal to a certain segment of "conservative" FReepers because of things in their personal lives through which they were challenged and/or personally convicted based on Santorum's brand of moral conservatism. They were either libertarians, or personally in there lifestyles, condone homosexuality, pornography or abortion, and call themselves "conservatives". Yes, even Log Cabin type gay Republicans will often say they are "conservative", despite such ugly unhealthy and forbidden acts they engage in with the same sex behind closed restroom doors. Yes, we have some, fortunately not a lot, of FReepers in our midst of this low caliber, sad to say.