Santorum is a much better conservative candidate on paper, but he does lack Gingrich’s passion. Rather, he lacks Gingrich’s ability to project his passion. I have no doubt that Santorum has passion in his beliefs, but that doesn’t come across through television. We need a candidate with the personal integrity of Santorum, the conservatism of Perry (minus the immigration position) and the intellect and passion of Gingrich. Conservatives have a week to decide which of the three they will back or they concede the race to Romney.
One could also read that as, "Santorum is more even-keeled, cooly analytical and more capable of controlling his passions."
I’m not even sure how much I care about the personal integrity right now. I’m not sure I mind a prexy who isn’t afraid to do a little dirty. We’ve GOT to get out of this mess and give the vunables a slurpee and tell’em to suck it.
” - - - the conservatism of Perry (minus the immigration position) -—”
You bring up an interesting point. Perry was doing well until his permissive views on illegal aliens was revealed. I think he knew that his Campaign was over then as he had been on the wrong side of the law for to long, and that knowledge distracted him terribly during his early debates.
Will the GOP have a plank in their platform on how to make America hostile to illegal aliens, or just learn nothing from Perry’s lack of understanding the voters strong opinion on those who are not here legally?
Had Perry done what we have been pleading for him to do in Texas regarding enforcing the laws, and expelling the illegals, Perry would probably be the front runner now.