You have a valid point.
By legislative accomplishments I was not meaning just a list of bills sponsored. Santorum has been called the “go to guy” who got things done for conservatives in the Senate, and unless my memory has failed me, I believe comments like that were being made years ago by conservatives when it looked as if he was in serious trouble in his Senate re-election bid. I believe it would not be that difficult to compile a list of things Santorum did which warranted that reputation.
Somebody needs to create a list of legislative accomplishments to respond to the list being circulated by Santorum’s critics on Free Republic. I realize that his campaign staff is stretched beyond the breaking point and is operating with virtually no money, but that's what “crowdsourcing” is for. I hope some of the Santorum supporters on Free Republic can generate such a list.
Santorum's biggest problem is that the Senate during his leadership was not conservative on fiscal issues. That probably had less to do with himself than with the president and the leadership of the House. Just the same it is a legitimate criticism.
He was obviously good on social issues i.e. fetal farming etc. and of course the judges approved were generally good ones.
Of the four Republicans running, I think Newt would make the best president. None of these guys are perfect though and it mind-numbingly stupid to run Santorum down.