Posted on 02/01/2012 5:18:25 PM PST by tsowellfan
In a new national radio ad released Wednesday, Rick Santorum lambasted Newt Gingrich over the former House speaker's declining poll numbers and second place finish in Florida's primary.
"Despite spending millions, Newt Gingrich went from a big lead to a big defeat. Why? Because voters discovered Gingrich wasn't a true conservative," the narrator says in the ad.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
-> Santorum is telegenic, has far less baggage than Gingrich,
He is way behind. Please think clearly. I am not going to Rick. He lost his own state.
Santorum is a Perot style spoiler. And he only attacks Gingrich.
I base it on his history
Audio: Rick Santorum: If you're a conservative there's really only one place to go right now and that's Mitt Romney - 2008
Gingrich should be grateful Santorum took to dismantling Romney in the last debate while Gingrich was trying to catch his breath.
Rick is becoming tiresome. This is not his time.
Santorum may be behind but after Gingrich’s devastating loss in FL, in realistic terms, if we remove our blinkers, Gingrich is all but over. Santorum is now conservative alternative to Romney. See analysis in link below. Tell me how you disagree with this analysis.
That was as opposed to John McCain.
Good luck supporting the Senator from Arizona.
This should be an ad for Romney.
Mercy. Now, I know who he is truly for.
Where is Santorum? Is he with his daughter? Nope. He wants to be PRESIDENT. Tells me what his priorities are. You can't make ANYONE like his priorities either. I have kids. I'd be with Bella.
Buh bye.
Santorum is starting to look like exactly what I was afraid he was.
I think Rick is really chapped that Newt said he was going to be the nom and then sunk. Then came back and started publicly suggesting the Rick S should get out. Probably never should have done that. Make it come from us like it has been, but privately having dialogue with him about it.
I think Rick is really chapped that Newt said he was going to be the nom and then sunk. Then came back and started publicly suggesting the Rick S should get out. Probably never should have done that. Make it come from us like it has been, but privately having dialogue with him about it.
I think Rick is really chapped that Newt said he was going to be the nom and then sunk. Then came back and started publicly suggesting the Rick S should get out. Probably never should have done that. Make it come from us like it has been, but privately having dialogue with him about it.
You are tone deaf if you think that. Conservatives should rally around the real conservative, Santorum. New polls are suggesting he could give Willard real competition.
Newt and Romney agree on too many issues for my taste. But then again, I consider myself a real conservative.
Better Newt than Mitt. Better Santorum than both.
“That was as opposed to John McCain.
Good luck supporting the Senator from Arizona.”
As opposed to Bishop Willard Romney, sad, twisted and delusional John McCain is a mighty man of integrity and personal courage. McCain actually fought armed adversaries of the United States. The only people Bishop Willard Romney zeroed out were the nameless unborn of Massachusetts.
Rick Santorum is no idiot. He knows he’s not going to win the nomination. He’s staying in for another reason.
Compared to Romney John McCain looks like Barry Goldwater. It’s all relative, I know. But quite telling.
Santorum is NO fiscal conservative.
Voted for funding for the legal services corporation.
Voted twice for a Congressional payraise.
Voted to impose a uniform Federal mandate on states to force them to allow convicted rapists, arsonists, drug kingpins, and all other ex-convicts to vote in Federal elections.
Voted for the Specter “backup plan” to allow campaign finance reform to survive if portions of the bill were found unconstitutional.
Voted to mandate discounted broadcast times for politicians.
Voted for a McCain amendment to require State and local campaign committees to report all campaign contributions to the FEC and to require all campaign contributions to be reported to the FEC within 24 hours within 90 days of an election.
Voted against a flat tax.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for Medicare prescription drugs
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to fund health insurance subsidies for small businesses.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an $8 billion increase in child healh insurance.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an increase in NIH funding.
Voted twice for internet taxes.
Voted to allow gas tax revenues to be used to subsidize Amtrak.
Voted to strike marriage penalty tax relief and instead provide fines on tobacco companies.
Voted against repealing the Clinton 4.3 cent gas tax increase.
Voted to increase taxes by $2.3 billion to pay for an Amtrak trust fund.
Voted to allow welfare to a minor who had a child out of wedlock and who resided with an adult who was on welfare within the previous two years.
Voted to increase taxes by $9.4 billion to pay for a $9.4 billion increase in student loans.
Voted to say that AMT patch is more important than capital gains and dividend relief.
Voted against food stamp reform
Voted against Medicaid reform
Voted against TANF reform
Voted to increase the Social Services Block Grant from $1 billion to $2 billion
Voted to increase the FHA loan from $170,000 to $197,000. Also opposed increasing GNMA guaranty from 6 basis points to 12.
Voted for $2 billion for low income heating assistance.
And....I’ve lots more where those came from, Steelfish.
Santorum a fiscal conservtive? Hell no!
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