TRENDING: Ron Paul: Santorum is 'very liberal'

CNN Politics ^ | January 2nd, 2012 | CNN Political Unit

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

(CNN) - Ron Paul dinged rival Rick Santorum Monday for being a "very liberal" candidate, saying the former Pennsylvania senator and staunch social conservative voted for too much spending during his time in Congress.

Speaking to CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash before a campaign event with his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, the White House hopeful said his rival had taken positions counter to true conservative ideas.

I mean, have you looked at his record? Go look at his record," Paul said.

He continued: "He spends too much money. He wasn't leading the charge to slash the budgets and vote against big government."

Rand Paul added that Santorum's vote history proved he wasn't a true conservative.

"He voted to double the size of the Department of Education," Rand Paul said. "He voted to expand Medicare and add free drugs for senior citizens and he has voted for foreign aid. Those are not conservative principles. Seventy-seven percent of the American people are opposed to foreign aid and Rick Santorum has voted for it every time it's come down."

Paul also spoke in some of the strongest terms to date about the potential of a third-party bid should he fail to secure the GOP nomination.

"I have no plans in doing that," Paul said. "Tomorrow is a big day. We'll see what happens but I have no intention of doing that, no plans and no desire."

[2ndDivisionVet]

Now I see why he wants to legalize dope.

[CainConservative]

>>>Yeah, Arlen Spector wasn’t liberal either who’s biggest cheerleader was Ricky.

“It was out of political pragmatism. Having Spector in the Senate, and on the Judiciary committee gave us Alito & Roberts on the SCOTUS.”

Another bingo!

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

I totally agree.

[VicVega]

LOL. Thune would have been the better choice if Ricky had balls. He didn’t and the voters let him know it in his re-election. Rick would have still been in the Senate. Arlen showed his true colors when he made a switch. Wonder if Arlen will support Rick. Not likely.

[CainConservative]

“Paul is a fraud when it comes to spending.
He loads bills up with tons of spending when he knows they will pass, votes against them as says “see I am for cutting spending”.”

Word.

[the_Watchman]

I think the media may be behind the latest attention given to Santorum. The “surge” may be timed in order to dilute the opposition to Romney in Iowa. I just did a quick scan of this thread and I notice that everyone is fighting between Gingrich, Paul, and Santorum. Nobody is throwing rocks at Romney or even comparing Santorum to Romney.

I guess we are properly distracted and diluted. :(

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Compared to Ron Paul whose newsletters show him to be farther right than John Birch, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan, everyone including Rick Santorum looks like a liberal.

[CrazyIvan]

Would he then be Ron Saul?

[kanawa]

Thanks, you answered the question I was itching to ask.

[Kansas58]

Santorum had little choice, really.
He made the best deal he could make: he got Spector to promise a fair hearing, and preference for, any Conservative SCOTUS nominee.
I had to support Bob Dole, for President, since I am from Kansas.
Bob Dole is and was a great man, but he is no conservative.
Politics is a BUSINESS and decisions must be made.
If we, as conservatives, do not do a few things every now and then to cooperate with the moderates, we will not win.
Expecting a sitting officeholder to endorse AGAINST a sitting officeholder, in the same Party, in the same STATE, is too much to ask.
Had Spector WON, and if Spector was STILL in the Senate, why would Spector feel he owed conservatives anything at all?
Again.
Politics is a business.
You do what you have to do to move the ball forward.

[Kansas58]

Santorum had little choice, really.
He made the best deal he could make: he got Spector to promise a fair hearing, and preference for, any Conservative SCOTUS nominee.
I had to support Bob Dole, for President, since I am from Kansas.
Bob Dole is and was a great man, but he is no conservative.
Politics is a BUSINESS and decisions must be made.
If we, as conservatives, do not do a few things every now and then to cooperate with the moderates, we will not win.
Expecting a sitting officeholder to endorse AGAINST a sitting officeholder, in the same Party, in the same STATE, is too much to ask.
Had Spector WON, and if Spector was STILL in the Senate, why would Spector feel he owed conservatives anything at all?
Again.
Politics is a business.
You do what you have to do to move the ball forward.

[Kansas58]

Santorum had little choice, really.
He made the best deal he could make: he got Spector to promise a fair hearing, and preference for, any Conservative SCOTUS nominee.
I had to support Bob Dole, for President, since I am from Kansas.
Bob Dole is and was a great man, but he is no conservative.
Politics is a BUSINESS and decisions must be made.
If we, as conservatives, do not do a few things every now and then to cooperate with the moderates, we will not win.
Expecting a sitting officeholder to endorse AGAINST a sitting officeholder, in the same Party, in the same STATE, is too much to ask.
Had Spector WON, and if Spector was STILL in the Senate, why would Spector feel he owed conservatives anything at all?
Again.
Politics is a business.
You do what you have to do to move the ball forward.

[momincombatboots]

Truth clearly doesn’t matter anymore. Let me know if anyone actually does substantiate this. I have yet to settle on candidates. It seems to me that several candidates have a couple of very conservative things and are liberal on others. I guess we are so desperate for any conservative we are willing to overlook a few clearly liberal things. No ideal candidate.. la la la. I think there is no ideal candidate because we have not stood up and insisted on one. We have held our noses and voted establishment. I have done that for the last time.

[Kansas58]

Santorum had little choice, really.
He made the best deal he could make: he got Spector to promise a fair hearing, and preference for, any Conservative SCOTUS nominee.
I had to support Bob Dole, for President, since I am from Kansas.
Bob Dole is and was a great man, but he is no conservative.
Politics is a BUSINESS and decisions must be made.
If we, as conservatives, do not do a few things every now and then to coooperate with the moderates, we will not win.
Expecting a sitting officeholder to endorse AGAINST a sitting officeholder, in the same Party, in the same STATE, is too much to ask.
Had Spector WON, and if Spector was STILL in the Senate, why would Spector feel he owed conservatives anything at all?
Again.
Politics is a business.
You do what you have to do to move the ball forward.

[Fresh Wind]

Thune? I think you mean Toomey.

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

Thanks for posting all of that. Very eye opening!

[VicVega]

LOL. Yes. Thank you for the correction.

[impimp]

He is my second or third choice (Bachmann is first), but Paul is right - he has a very liberal voting record.

[freedumb2003]

Great list ‘o links!

I am tired of paul-bots lying on this and so many other forums.

I know his record and sometimes get information that I misplace — and a day later the rupaul supporters are at it again. It is good to have a starting spot to prove just what a antisemitic, isolationist, pro-terrorist nut job he is.

His supporters make romneybama cheerleaders look almost sane. Almost.

[freedumb2003]

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