Posted on 02/10/2012 7:23:34 PM PST by writer33
I am amazed at how, every four years, many otherwise sane human beings want to become president of the United States. Harry Truman, our 33rd president, is reputed as having said: "If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog."
Usually, a president is inaugurated with great pomp and jubilant celebrations followed by a brief "honeymoon" period. After the honeymoon ends, however, he pleases practically no one and disappoints nearly everyone. Why anyone would wish that upon himself or herself is beyond me.
Minus a few exceptions, Ronald Reagan being one who comes to mind, the men who have occupied the Oval Office have aged at a far faster rate than their peers in Congress or the Supreme Court.
With that understood, I gleefully celebrated Rick Santorum's three-state win. Finally, a real Republican conservative - someone who understands and loves the Constitution -has taken Mitt Romney to the woodshed. Hopefully, it will happen many more times.
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Oh yes, Amen to Mr. Osterman! Bob
Wish I’d thought of that.
Rick Santorum is the guy that psychotic liberal, sexually deviant Hollywood psychos, pro-abortion radicals Planned Parenthood extremists hate most...they attack him constantly...so he must be doing something right.
bump
Better yet, send Obama some money!
Well, I had my Palin metallic sticker removed, and ordered Santorum the other day. He doesn’t need name recognition in my state of Pa. He has been my favorite since Sarah declined, by a light year. Bob
I might actually do it.
Have you spent time in a combat zone? Because I have, and Santorum’s statement sounds right to me. And he doesn’t even mention all of the in-theater pregnancies, some unplanned, some planned so the woman can get the hell out of there.
Santorum’s CPAC speech was stellar. I am voting for him February 28 in Michigan.
Just ignore the vitriol. They’ll come around.
Looks like some real excitement is building for Santorum in Michigan and if he beats Mitt in Michigan, he’ll be the nominee.
:-)
That would be great! If Santorum wins Michigan, I think it’s a done deal.
Yes, sir. Money well spent. My Santorum gear is currently on its way.
Another lawyer. Whoopy!!!
Did you happen to see the interview? He definitely was not using a teleprompter and in retrospect, should have. All of the statistics may be correct about women in combat. However, his response was silly, amateurish and showed his lack of experience. To assert that women can not make good judgement because of emotions is inflammatory and this will haunt him.. There are far more valid reasons why a woman should not be in combat, yet Ricky chose the hormone aspect of women. I am an extremely conservative woman and do not believe women should be on the frontline but he made my ears hurt.
You may want to read this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2844712/posts?page=136#136
Key point: “As a former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee whose father was a career Veterans Administration psychologist, Santorum is better qualified than most people other than military veterans to make his statement. His father spent his entire career dealing with the consequences when servicemembers break down ... I know lots of kick-butt female soldiers and respect their service. I strongly believe most women would not want to do what they do, and would not be very good at doing it. Those positions are not incompatible in the least. Let's let women who want to fight do so, while respecting the fact that it takes personalities and skills to be a soldier which most women do not have and do not want to have.”
Bottom line: Santorum’s comments are defensible to conservatives but they sound bad even in our circles, and may be indefensible to moderates and liberals who don't understand the military.
Repackaging them and reminding people of his father's career and his own service on the Senate Armed Services Committee may help.
When is the Michigan primary? I can’t wait.
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