You make a good point. Gingrich you must remember won on the force of his debates against the media who is the enemy of all conservatives with CNN in particular and of course with the support of the Evangelicals. Santorum was the only person of the current crop of candidates (Paul excepted) who voted against TARP and the bail-out and supported the Paul Ryan plan on Medicare which everyone knows is going broke. While it is easy to “demonize” Gingrich because of FannieMae and make him a target of SNL (colonize the moon), this won’t be a sail with Santorum because the overall public perceives him as a decent guy. His recent rush to take care of his sick daughter showed him as someone with the right priorities and got him loads of favorable press.For this and also the reasons stated in my earlier post, he is our Plan B and I think this may be the one that works for us. We have to go with what is both conservative and practical.
You missed my point. Then again, I didn’t think I had to mention it.
We are $16 TRILLION DOLLARS in debt.
People like Santorum are part of the ongoing problem of business as usual in Washignton, D.C. Under a Republican president, they added over $3 trillion to the federal deficit, shunned conservative policy in favor of Beltway influence-peddling, and so damaged the GOP brand that we lost the majority Gingrich had worked years to forge.
Do you really think I give a damn that Newt’s fabulous colleagues think his reemergence would be a disaster for Republicans? No.
The elections of 2010 were NOT a merit promotion; the Republicans were the only alternative in town!
The reason they’re afraid of Newt is because they see the gravy train leaving the station, never to return.
Oh! And Rick Santorum went home to do his taxes; his daughter sickened while he was at home. He didn’t “rush home” to take care of Bella. Try the tear jerking ploy with someone who doesn’t know any better.
“His recent rush to take care of his sick daughter showed him as someone with the right priorities...”
Actually it revealed the context of his entire campaign. His priorities are very, very skewed. Part time dad, part time candidate. Would he be a part time POTUS?