Sorry but saying PA is conservative doesnt square with PA voters picking Kerry over Bush. It doesnt square with Ed Rendell getting elected. PA is a blue state.
"He'll lose more from the right than he will gain from the middle or left."
Yet the pandering RINO Specter sailed to re-election and the rock-hard conservative Santorum is in trouble. As I said, the message if Santorum loses will be a disaster for PA conservatives - the RINOs will tout as "proof" that conservatives are unelectable. Please open your eyes, its happened in other northeast states several times.
"You gave money to Toomey. You saw how people flocked to him when they heard his message. "
Well they didnt flock enough, did they? Like I said, it was a noble effort, but it didnt make it. Let's get over it. We now have a Hillary/Schumer supported liberal Democrat who is riding on the coattails of his Dad's reputation, against the most conservative blue-state Senator in the US Senate.
"I get bashed every day for sticking to principle."
A 'principle' that is the opposite of what Reagan once viewed as the right principle: He said if someone agrees with you 80% of the time, they are your ally not a traitor to a 100% cause.
Every criticism you make of Santorum could be made in spades of just about any other Senator or politician, of any party.
"If Ricky can't take the heat, he should get out of the kitchen."
Strange comment, given Rick Santorum's willingness to speak out in ways the media loves to crtique and distort.
He *has* taken the heat.
"Bottom line -- Trust, integrity, consistency and conservative values will win the day."
Casey Jr represents none of these and yet you are acting in a way to help him win election.
You have yet to answer some key questions:
- Name a better sitting blue-state US Senator than Santorum
- Tell me if you honestly think Casey JR and Specter are better than Santorum. You know in your heart that whatever flaws Santorum has, he is far better than either a RINO or a liberal Democrat
- Name another PA US Senator who was better than Santorum in the past 20 years
95% ACU Conservative rick Santorum is the best you had in the past, the best you have now, the best you hope to have
in the future. As Lincoln said "There I stand, warts and all."
You call yourself 'unappeasable' and that's the difference between us two. I'm a Reagan Republican, admire his presidency, and I know enough to know he cut many a compromise deal - many of them hated by conservatives - to get his agenda moving forward. Reagan punted on budget cuts to fund defense programs that helped win the cold war.
If conservative Santorum loses, your future choices in PA candidates will be reduced to RINOs vs liberal Democrats.
Like Reagan, I prefer half a loaf or three-quarters of a loaf to none at all.
This guy hates one of our greatest president for saving the Union. At first I though he represented the Lunatic Fringe of the Lunatic Fringe. But now I realize he is from the Lunatic Fringe of the Lunatic Fringe of the Lunatic Fringe.
Me I am mere Lunatic Fringe.
Do you read or just respond?
Weak and pseudo conservatives have been placed on the ballot here in PA and they have lost. Reagan ran as a strong Republican and won. So did Santorum. now, for at least the 4th time:
SANORUM IS NOW SEEN AS AN ORDINARY SELF CENTERED POLITICIAN WHOSE PRINCIPLES ARE FOR SALE THAT HE IS IN TROUBLE.
Got it yet?
It's not just me. There is a lot of opposition to him from hard core conservatives. Why do you think that his numbers are in the mid 30s? RINO's and the 'party faithful' are supporting him, many conservatives are not and crossover Dem votes are disappearing too.
Got that?
Santorum worked to crush a conservative and therefore his sincerity is being questioned.
Are we clear?
There are more dems than pubbies in the state and a lot of them vote for Specter. A smaller number voted for Santorum because he was pro life. But now they aren't even sure that he is. Why else would he support a pro abortionist. Forget the party protocal BS. People who care about the unborn do not want to hear BS about party rules. Specter got token opposition from a dem, but the dems know that Specter can be relied on for votes that matter and as a 'powerful senior Senator' he is in a position to help more than a freshman junior dem.
The 'offenses' that I mention regarding Santorum are recent -- and let me remind you that he, and no one else, is the subject of dispute here. I don't care as much about other senators. I can't do much about them. Santorum is my senator and I can do something about him.
I will not reward him with my vote and reelection. If he wins again, he knows that he can ignore our wishes with impunity. I never said that Casey would be better, but that doesn't mean that I have to accept a sellout like Ricky and NO! I will not get over it. It's a real issue and he doesn't deserve to live at my expense any more.
Send money or move to PA if you like him so much. Convince him to move to Texas if you can. I think that you'll tire of him pretty quickly yourself.