Rick Santorum appears to be a traditional Republican in that he really does not mind big, bloated government at all so long as it does what HE wants it to do.
Name one presidential candidate that this doesn't describe? Don't even try the "Ron Paul" BS - He cannot even articulate his position on the military - contradicting himself in the same tirade the other night. It isn't "defense" he wants to cut, its the military... NO, he doesn't want to cut the military, just the defense... blah blah blah, multi million dollar embassy in Baghdad... blah blah... wasteful... blah blah. The man is a nut, even if right about some issues. But he would be perfectly happy with Gay marriage if California, New Hampshire, Vermont, or any other state, wanted it... never mind that these states that allow such marriage are then, by law, going to have to recognize those "unions" under "equal protection". It is only a matter of time before this is the mandate of the courts. There IS a need for the Federal Government and Federal-level legislation and even Constitutional amendments to prevent the systematic destruction of this nation. It is as if we are presented with only two options - "Big Government" or "practically no government". Neither is correct, though our founding fathers wanted a pretty limited government.