See Linda Frances’s post 176 for Satorum’s Conservative Street Cred. It’s pretty impressive.
Yes, on surface it looks seriously conservative (as Romney also claims he is). However those are percentages, and it is not explained how they arrived at those percentages. It is subject to their interpretations.
What I listed are ACTUAL votes by Rick in US Senate. No interpretation required. I will support Newt until he declares he is no longer in the race. Who would you prefer seeing in one-on-one debates with Obama? The election will hinge on those debates because 40 million+ will tune in and for many of them it will be the first time they learn about the candidates. If Newt drops out and if Romney has not reached 1144, only then I can reluctantly support Rick.