I am also a Catholic, and I admire Santorum standing firm on his beliefs. And I share them. However I do not believe that he majority of voters will agree.
It would be great if a man of strong faith were to reawaken the Christian values this country was founded on. There is no doubt that Santorum is sincere and lives his life accordingly. I don't think he is that man. Obama will make him out out to be a parody of a eighteenth century fanatic when they burned witches at the stake. Late night comedians will mock him, and the feminist will rail against him as being against "women's rights". He will lose.
The moral issues which plague us have been decades in the making and may take that long to correct. But the issues of sovereignty and solvency threaten to destroy us within the next five to ten years.
We need to get control of this country immediately, fix the financial problems and put the people in charge of the government instead of the other way around. We can then start to weed out the entrenched cancer of marxism and moral decay that is rotting away the country.
I think we agree on the problems, just not in what order we should handle them. In any case I don't think withdrawing from the battle or encouraging others to do so is the best thing.
“He will lose.”
Santorum is strong where Obama is weak. He is also strong where Obama will need to win, in the battleground states like Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Stronger than McCain for that matter.
Romney, on the other hand, is strong where Obama is strong. This type of matchup leads to blowouts. Obama being stronger than Romney means that for the most part, Romney will be unable to garner the votes necessary to win.
McCain, had at least won several states in the South. Romney - has not, winning VA in a split with Paul (and still not getting 60+ in a two man race.
I am not convinced that supporting Romney will actually prove any benefit vs Obama from Santorum. And I think Santorum will make an excellent presidential candidate.
As for the money issue - Romney if he passes Obamacare will simply break the bank, no way around it. If we allow him to become the nominee, then quite simply, we are going to see 4 more years of Obama.