Posted on 10/20/2011 12:45:59 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
Rick Santorum won the Republican debate last night. That doesn’t mean the former Pennsylvania senator came across as the best candidate, or the one most likely to succeed in the general election. But that’s not the race that he is competing in. Instead, Santorum succeeded in his effort to position himself to win around 20 percent of the vote in the conservative-dominated Iowa caucuses — a showing that might be enough to keep his candidacy going.
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a showing that might be enough to keep his candidacy going.
Why? Unless when he finally drops out he throws his money and support to Cain. Then I am behind him 100%.
Why would he support Cain? Would he support a candidate who attends a church that supported Obama? Maybe he would, some here do.
If Americans were fair and considered who was 100 percent conservative then he would be our nominee. Thank God at least Cain who is another conservative is doing well. Bachmann is the other. Having 3 true conservatives this round has been nice. Look at this site and see how many folks are supporting liberal candidate Perry. That makes me sick!!!!!
A majority of Santorum’s own church supported Obama (I point this out as a Catholic myself). It doesn’t really make a difference. What does Cain’s church preach?
Rick Santorum is so whiny. I get irritated just hearing his voice.
Not a chance. Sarah Palin said Newt won.
Of course, the only way we could objectively state who won the debate was if it was a debate to the death.
He never like Backmann could ever attract any serious money.
Of all of the anyone but Romney candidates, Santorum is my top choice.
Romney - I said anyone but him.
Newt - Says really good things, has sold out before and personal baggage.
Perry - too Texas and suspect on some issues.
Cain - great guy but his gaffe o’ minute thing is wearing thin. His pro-life/pro-choice and hypothetical surrendering 400 Gitmo prisoners for 1 American soldier gaffes point to an embarrassing general election campaign.
Bachman - has been successfully Palinized by the media. Not fair, but so.
Just my opinion.
Santorum is almost as smart as Newt. He still has his first wife. Strong pro-life. Knows foreign affairs enough. Only draw back is losing an election. But that has happened to Presidents before.
If you think that is Santorum's only drawback you haven't been paying attention. Rick is as inside the beltway as you can get. He is running for Dan Quayle's spot.
Do you remember Santorum's stance on Toomey vs. Specter? Do you remember Santorum moving to the DC suburbs while he still represented Pennsylvania? What was the last real job Rickie had? I mean after 2 terms in the House and 2 terms in the Senate it's just his natural destiny to be President isn't it?
TS
I can only gather they preach against abortion but endorse a candidate who is pro abortion - so you see preaching doesn’t change anyone. We are told to hear and obey - so what they did was hear and ignore. They will repeat what they heard as if they are for it - but their actions show they support the opposite. Sorry - no messenger of light for me - no matter how enticing the message. “And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.” 2 Cor 11:14
I guess Rick has you fooled.
Santorum is a big government, establishment loving, neocon interventionist, authoritarian social conservative. He's a whiny brat who would lose PA, just as he lost his reelection by huge margins.
I'm a Cain guy but you are correct that he does step on his crank with steel spiked golf shoes on.
I love the guy but he's got to slow down with the "oopppsss" moments.
His gaffes are going to give his primary opponents ammunition but if he can survive the primary then it will be a picnic against the obummer.
The media will go back in time to when Herman and his brother drank out of the "White Only" fountain to prove that he was an "Uncle Tom" when he was a child and has gotten worse ever since.
No matter which pubbie is the candidate, the msm is going to pull all stops out to destroy that person, so a couple of verbal gaffes, {unless Herman visits all 57 states with a Navy "corpseman"} aren't going to make it any better or worse from the lies that they will be spreading.
The fact that he is gong to get beat {almost as much as Sarah} in the primary, might help deflect some of the crap that is sure to come in the general.
It could get worse, Herman could select Sarah for VP and there would be a global telecommunications meltdown.
From what I can find out, since you are the first one that has brought his church to my attention, he is an associate minister of the mostly black megachurch.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/18/the-liberal-church-of-herman-cain/
If you read the whole thing, there doesn’t seem to be anything to cause alarm.
Sorry, but I just don’t like the guy. When he denied that the founding fathers believed in individual rights and not group rights, he lost me.
He is one of my top people.
I think he is a good strong conservative.
Why not?
Santorum will be on Hannity’s radio today at the top of the last hour. Coming up soon!
“Rick Santorum is so whiny. I get irritated just hearing his voice.”
If that’s your criteria, will you vote for Obama? Obama has a nice voice.
It’s not the tone of the voice in of itself that bugs me—it’s that Santorum reeks of lacking confidence. He seems really nervous and weasely to me.
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