Posted on 05/06/2011 12:40:24 PM PDT by Triton42
Wasn’t that Pawlenty?
A political junkie friend of mine and I were discussing this today. Santorum continually continues to turn a few heads. It’s rather interesting. He does not have high negatives. I liked him at a forum here in Iowa. He’s a steady Eddie.
Perhaps. I may have confused the quotes on Rush today. Regardless, I have heard Santorum host Morning in America many times and never heard him utter a socialist tenet.
Agreed, they are wet blankets, polititions.
I will only support conservatives, period.
It would be nice if conservatives were more opposed to Obama than so-called RINOs, but I guess that’s too much to ask.
I clearly said he is socially conservative. But he’s economically socialist - a Rino.
I want to vote for either Christie or Rubio — but both say they won’t run.
“It would be nice if conservatives were more opposed to Obama than so-called RINOs, but I guess that’s too much to ask.”
I see. So socialized medical care under Obama is wrong but the same socialized medical care under Mitt Romney is right.
Sorry, not buying.
By the way, if my choice is to vote for the liberal who registered Democrat or the liberal who registered Republican then I’ll be voting Libertarian.
I’m an American first, a conservative second, and a Republican third and my voting priorities are in exactly that order.
Your impression is based on mainstream media clips played to convey the impression you have described. The stalkers chant and try to drown her voice out at rallies, forcing her to raise her voice to the shrill level any woman’s voice reaches when trying to be heard over a cacaphony. This is a tactic being used by PDS sufferers.
Newt, Huck, Mitt, Paul all do have a legitimate argument that they are well-known, solid Republicans, enough to win in 2012.
People like Pawlenty and Johnson just aren’t well known enough to win this time around.
There are other well known Republicans who could win, but aren’t being talked about as candidates. Dan Quayle, who was Conservative, was VP, and is now 65 (or so).
Or Palin.
Santorum has one very large problem. Everyone knows he can be bought. He can be manipulated. He can be made to sell out his beliefs. His support of uber RINO Specter showed that. That is a very bad trait for someone who wants to be president.
I agree on Palin.
She’s a leader with leadership qualities, though by no means a perfect candidate, but those do not exist.
The “could wins” are what we need to avoid.
This is a MUST WIN situation.
This is the time for an American leader to step up, everyone who is not that needs to sit down.
The various milquetoast repubs and assorted loons need to step down right now.
This is just my opinion, I know I’m pretty forceful about it, but I see this as a critical mass situation. There is no room for error or tom foolery. Freedom itself depends upon We The People electing a patriot leader.
This is what history calls for at this time, and we must answer.
He supported Spector...that’s so petty compared to what Obama has done.
“She’s a screech owl with that girly, high pitched voice.”
I wouldn’t say it’s that bad.
I agree she doesn’t sound presidential when she talks in that higher pitched voice. She doesn’t always sound like that, though, sometimes she has a much nicer tone.
She needs to come across more serious in general. It’s easier for people to put their trust in someone who has quiet strength than someone who seems too excitable.
All that said, I’m still crazy about her.
He’s a politician. He’ll sell his soul for next to nothing. You may do otherwise, but I will only consider people who are conservative and know how to stand up for their conservative beliefs. Having said that, if he is the nominee, I would gladly vote for Santorum against Obama. I would not say that about many of the other candidates running.
He's unlikeable, comes off as a bitter theocrat and as you must know has a reputation of putting party over principle as when he supported eventual turncoat Spector over Toomey.
Man, when you excerpt, you EXCERPT. Can you post one name here? Please? Come on, give me a hint.
Example 1 I can’t recall the exchange. Example 2 was a good answer. By the time they got to him, three other contenders had already answered the question identically. He took the opportunity to cut himself out of the pack with a different answer. He knows that the base is upset about the Spector issue. Why not try to diffuse it. All of the candidates should have disregarded this BS question. Why ask an opposing party what they like about Obummer? He sure as hell hates the GOP on all levels.
How does Chuck DeVore do out your way? He can’t even get competitive in a primary. Why is Tom McClintok relegated to a House seat in the hinterlands? When CA elects a real Conservative at least once for a Federal position, you can feel free to ding PA candidates for losing big every once in a while. At least we sneak a Conservative in once and a while here in a blue leaning state. Toomey will eventually have the same fate down the road as Santorum. It doesn’t mean they are losers, it just means that the voters are bipolar.
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