[Scooter100]

I have to say it; the in-your-face, upfront and center, Christian faith, of the Rick Santorum Catholic variety, makes me feel uneasy. I'm retired and in my 60's and was always taught to have quiet humility in matters of faith. It's just the way I was brought up. When people loudly toot their own horn about some character trait, or business acumen, I've found over the years that it is usually a veil for the opposite.

From "Radio Derb", NRO, 6 Jan 12.......

"Let us not forget that the Catholic Church is, for a significant part, of the liberal-left establishment. With the exception of abortion and euthanasia, on all other social and political issues, the Catholic Church is well outside the center of the conservative/liberal rift.

"On wealth redistribution, immigration, national sovereignty, globalization, welfare, the death penalty, 2nd Amendment rights, the Catholic Church is more liberal than Teddy Kennedy, or Nancy Pelosi, or Joe Biden...to name just three of the Church's congregants. Even more troubling, in a recent encyclical, the Pope called for World Government, which to be quite honest, scares the heck out of me.

"To say that individual Catholics, like Newt or Rick, may actually reside further to the right of doctrine, should they wish, neglects the fact that Catholics are leaning into a fierce headwind by going against the Church on such issues." ---Radio Derb, NRO, 6 Jan 12

How could one not be nervous about this?

I have a confession. I've never been so confused or worried by an election, and still haven't picked a candidate. With each week's news, I seem to be shifting in the breeze of daily negative revelations. Never-the-less, put me down, shakily, for Newt.....well, today anyway.

(Transcript above is my own, apologies for paraphrasing in some places)

[dfwgator]

With the exception of abortion and euthanasia, on all other social and political issues, the Catholic Church is well outside the center of the conservative/liberal rift.

True dat.