Santorum setting himself up as VP candidate for Mitt Romney

[CharlesWayneCT]

And not that you really seem to care, since your real agenda has nothing to do with understanding the life of Rick Santorum, but there was a time when Rick first entered politics when, like most newcomers, he found that it was easy for advisors to push all sorts of positions, and how important it was for him to study and present his own opinions.

And yes, there are times when Rick does come off more as a progressive conservative. I find that a failing of a lot of really religious social conservatives, even those who at their heart are fiscal conservatives. They want a social justice that comes with their religion, and sometimes feel like power of government is useful to aid in that cause.

Rick has even run seminars on how to adopt Catholic beliefs into governance (I’m not saying that quite right). Catholics do tend to be social activists. And in 2006, when we was trying to appeal to an electorate that was decidedly less conservative than he, he also adopted a lot of the “compassionate conservative” lingo, and pointed to the rare votes which backed that concept.

Personally, I don’t think he had a chance, but doing so I believe hurt him because it alienated the only group that was going to possibly save him, after they had already abandoned him for his support of Specter — something you also attack him for. I fault him as well, but saw it as one of those personal things that doesn’t really reflect political philosophy. It’s easier not to have friends when you are playing anonymous on the internet.

[Sun]

“Other than a bad endorsement, which reflects state politics, his record is solid.”

You nailed it.

[Sun]

“Okay, cool. Yet another FR hero RINO.”

Santorum is a SOLID conservative, who has the guts to fight, which is what we need. No more go-along, get along types, like the Bush family (nice people but milk toast).

* The fighter: Put simply, almost nobody is more willing to engage in a political fight than Santorum. He’s already mixing things up in the GOP primary, hitting Mitt Romney for the health care bill that Romney signed as governor of Massachusetts and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels for his social issues “truce.”.

And in a day where the Republican base will be looking for the most anti-Obama candidate out there, Santorum is trying to position himself as that guy. Santorum rarely minces words and generally isn’t afraid of being painted as too conservative, and that means a lot in a primary where the major candidates will have at least one eye trained on the general”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-case-for-rick-santorum/2011/04/14/AFhEhpdD_blog.html

My FRiend, you need to do your own research, rather than taking another’s word for it, and that includes me. :)

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I think you misunderstood me. I was being sarcastic toward the op. I was merely referring to the fact that we never heard a bad thing about santorum, with the exception of the specter v. Toomey primary, prior to this year. The same thing actually happened to huckabee. He was a darling of FReepers in 2004-2005, then he suddenly becomes a RINO.

[Sun]

“I think you misunderstood me. I was being sarcastic toward the op. I was merely referring to the fact that we never heard a bad thing about santorum, with the exception of the specter v. Toomey primary, prior to this year. The same thing actually happened to huckabee. He was a darling of FReepers in 2004-2005, then he suddenly becomes a RINO.”

Thanks for the clarification.

Maybe you will be interested in a thread I started which shows Santorum is not doing Romney any favors these days:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2732658/posts

[Brian Kopp DPM]

BS.

Idiot.