Who Is Rick Santorum?

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@ Dan, He's as "extreme" as a tleast half this country.

t.walt of CA 5:35PM January 09, 2012

Agree or disagree. What Santorum says are moral convictions from his heart.
Contrast that with Obama who turns the leaf whenever the wind of public opinion blows over.
Obama is destroying the institution of traditional marriage with his policies. He refuses to defend DOMA.
Obama needs to be impeached for failure to uphold his consitutional duties.

DKL of NY 5:43PM January 07, 2012

Who Is Rick Santorum?
He's a far-right neocon who hates the Constitution almost as much as he hates gays and Muslim people. If this clown had his way, there would be a government camera in every bedroom in America. The guy is simply a nutcase who panders to social conservatives. Do we really want a clueless "chickenhawk" like Santorum with extreme views on foreign policy holding the nuclear button? I don't think so, and neither will any sensible person. I thought that these neocon imperialists like Santorum were all eradicated in the election of 2010 but I guess they survived like the cockroaches they are. This idiot (Santorum) has nothing to offer except everything that I hate about politics. If it were not for Mike "Huckleberry" mobilizing the same one-issue people in Iowa that supported him in 2008, and begging the pastors of Iowa to tell their flock to support Santorum, he would still be at 2% in the polls. There is not even anything interesting about this guy. He's always uptight and appears to be constipated. He doesn't know his history, how the economy works, or much of anything except pandering for votes by talking about abortion. Santorum can not win against Obama with only the extreme social conservative vote.

Dan Johnson of AZ 8:53PM January 06, 2012

"[Liberals] have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do. Government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulation low and that we shouldn't get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn't get involved in cultural issues, you know, people should do whatever they want. ... I think most conservatives understand that individuals can't go it alone."
This seems counter to what I generally hear from Conservatives, to be honest. The general stance is that government needs to get out of people's way... Except when they want meddling, like civil rights of minorities, women, and just about anyone who isn't a WASP male.
In any case, this man's a kook and none of the alternatives are much better. Can't get a decent person from politics.

Michael of MD 3:17PM January 05, 2012

This man is to be watched,He believes in God and the true plan for a family and honest way of life. He has strong ideas on how to get this country back on its feet and make the U S A number one again

cgarlotte of FL 12:07PM January 05, 2012