It's a straw man argument that you put forth regarding the perfect being the enemy of the good. Santorum sold the solidly pro-life Toomey down the expedient river to support his buddy Specter. For what? If Rick had the integrity to hold W's feet to the fire and support Pro-life Toomey over Pro-Choice Specter we might have had TWO pro-life Senators from Pennesylvania. We would have purged one of the most notorious RINO's ever from the Republican Party. You know the one - the Democrat Senator from Pennsylvania - Arlen Specter.
What cost Santorum his political future wasn't him being good enough. It was his being perfectly willing to go-along to get along.
That's part of what the Tea-Party, and FR, is about not letting the status quo govern us - but rather electing Conservatives who will actually honor their oathes to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Rick Santorum is all about Rick Santorum. I'm glad he's damaged goods.
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