So you’re willing to forgive Newt Gingrich for his sins, but not Santorum? Well, that's a little tricky - since, according to Santorum himself, he's "been called by God to this" and he also considers himself the only GOOD christian conservative running who can be counted to never lie or never never never... (insert any human frailty or sin, Santorum has never done it and never will). Plus the fact, he has said in terms of Newt, that he, santorum, is the only one with the quality of character and lack of personal baggage who qualifies for running for the WH.
In other words, as soon as Sanctimonium confesses to any sin, or simple itty bitty shortcoming, I will be happy to forgive him, once he repents and tries to make reconciliation for his itty bitty teeny tiny sins, and confesses them publicly, like Newt did with his great great big sins.. it's early, not sure I made myself clear, I doubt it will matter anyway, since most Sanctimonium supporters have cornered the market on piety and holier-than-thou-ness, but you can read this, I wrote it, and it may help you understand ...
“Well, that’s a little tricky”
Not really. If you’re willing to forgive Newt for his adultery then it stands to reason that you’d also forgive Santorum for what you perceive as his excessive sanctimony. Forgiveness isn’t a one way street.
“he’s ‘been called by God to this’ “
I should hope that the republican candidate for the presidency would feel called by God to the position.
“he also considers himself the only GOOD christian conservative running who can be counted to never lie or never never never... (insert any human frailty or sin, Santorum has never done it and never will).”
I’d love to see a citation of this. Yes, Santorum believes that he’s the best candidate for the position, but I don’t see where he’s said anything at all about being sinless.
Santorum has flaws, there isn’t a perfect candidate out there, so I’m really not certain why you believe that Santorum has claimed this to be the case. I don’t believe this, and I don’t believe any of his supporters would ever say that Santorum is perfect. He’s not.
I do believe that he’s the best man standing.
“that he, santorum, is the only one with the quality of character and lack of personal baggage who qualifies for running for the WH.”
Well, that’s a different ball of wax altogether. Do you believe that a candidate committing adultery exhibits weakness in personal character? I sure do. It’s not going to disqualify them, but it’s a significant black mark. That’s nothing that is specific to Newt Gingrich, it would be the same for any candidate with the same character issues. There’s a substantial difference between arguing that Santorum is free from sins and from saying that Santorum is free from significant character issues that would inhibit his candidacy.
“confesses them publicly, like Newt did with his great great big sins”
Has Newt ever asked for forgiveness? I’d like to see this, sir.