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Posted on 01/13/2012 11:03:47 PM PST by Republic_of_Secession.
Ron Paul Is More Conservative Than Rick Santorum.
By Joe Deaux 01/11/12 - 04:02 PM EST
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- During a Republican presidential debate Saturday, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum had a spat about who was more conservative as each clawed for blocks of Republican voters needed to topple front-runner Mitt Romney.
According to a study done back in 2004 though, Paul was the more conservative of the two by a fairly healthy margin.
A list put together at voteview.com found that out of the 3,320 individuals (1 being the most liberal and 3,320 being the most conservative) who had served in the House or Senate from 1937 to 2002, Santorum ranked 2,674, while Paul ranked 3,320.
"Four or five times he voted to raise the national debt, so that tells you how conservative he is," Paul said Saturday about Santorum. Based on the survey, Paul could question pretty much any politician's conservative record against his own.
The scores were based on all roll calls cast in the period. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich slotted in at 2,893.
Paul finished second in the New Hampshire primaries Tuesday night partly thanks to independent voters in the state who turned out, while Santorum -- who's social conservative message found traction in Iowa -- slid into a virtual tie with Gingrich behind third-place finisher Jon Huntsman.
"I sorta have to chuckle when they describe you and me as being dangerous," Paul said to supporters in a speech after the primary. "That's one thing they are telling the truth about, because we are dangerous to the status quo."
The GOP field will canvass South Carolina through Jan. 21 as each candidate attempts to pitch a conservative message to Southern voters who are skeptical of Romney's record.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Jan. 3 found that 26% of likely U.S. voters regarded Romney as a moderate.
Interestingly, Paul also ranked next to Romney as the perceived least conservative option in the GOP presidential field.
-- Written by Joe Deaux in New York.
Is this one of those gag gifts ? How this isn’t IBTZ is beyond me, but OK.....
Let’s see if I can turn this into a bug zapper thread....heh, heh, heh........
“Yes, because thinking that America is to blame for 9/11 is a true conservative value.”
Did I miss another memo ? Drat!
:)
RuPaul is to Conservative like kitten is to defensive end....
“Ron Paul has a record that not only reflects conservative principles but he will be able to pick up most of the important independent vote in November.”
Actually Slick, RuPaul hs already failed to do that. Iowa and New Hampshire are open primary states. If you’ll note, Der Fuhrer didn’t win either primary.
Nice try. Spirited. Utterly wrong and IBTZ, but spirited.
You gotta see this to believe it ping!
Voting to repeal DADT is Conservative in what way ?
I smell it too....
“Not according to his voting record.”
Does that include voting for the repeal of DADT, Paulbot ? Just curious.....
I snagged that post. Thanks!
Hey you! Long time, no see! Quit bein’ such a darn stranger! :)
Ummmmmmm.....who are these “independents”, anyway ? Everyone I know in the real world is either a Republican, a treasonous Democrat, and two or three LIBertarians. Not one living and breathing person I’ve ever met is an “independent”, just like not one person I’ve ever met has spoken to a pollster, either.
Yes, let’s discuss that, shall we ?
Shrimp!
+1 !!
They never answer, they just plod on,but in this case he got zotted.
Was well over target then ;)
Signed up 6/19/2003. It’s now 2012 so you missed your 9 year anniversary to waste time on Ron looney tune Paul? Stupid, very stupid. Just goes to show, and I will say it once again, sign up date doesn’t mean jack.
Blinded by the Left: How Marxists Wrote Ron Paul’s Defense Cuts Plan
RUPaul is transforming our world into Lunacy.
Maybe it’s the drugs? LOL.
Maybe it’s the drugs? LOL.
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noticed the same
Ask them about prostitution, the queer agenda, foreign policy, drugs, lack of bills in 30 years, hell what has he been doing in 30 years to pass one bill , david duke and other bigoted racist nuts endorsing him etc etc etc and they seem to ignore all of that.
All they care about is getting drugs legal and maybe making happy one of their college pals who is a homosexual .
They’re more in tune with the anarchists and the GOP are fools to allow him a platform to spew his cray views on the republican platform and no way should he be running as a republican when he is not one.
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