[throwback]

You're the one that raised his Catholicism in case you didn't notice. Where exactly does Santorum diverge from the tenets of his faith? If you're referring to this canard from the Left that Santorum supposedly supports banning contraception, your argument doesn't hold up. Santorum probably follows the Church's line that contraception is a sin. It's the Church's position, not something Santorum added. Secondly, Santorum opposes the federal case that says that states can't ban birth control, because it's not in the Constitution. The states used to ban abortion too, but they found that mythical right as well at the Federal level (using the same Griswold case as the starting point I believe). Anybody that's in favor of Federalism could be tarred with the same brush. Santorum just makes a good target because he's a Catholic that claims to follow the Church's teaching. Actually, Newt could probably be accused of the same thing since he's a Catholic now. I disagree with the Church on a number of things, capital punishment comes to mind, but I don't fear a devout Catholic or a Mormon for that matter becoming president.

[Warthog-2]

Judging by tonight’s debate, Rick is not dropping out of anything except maybe the scurrilous backbiting which he denounced publicly from the stage.

Rick Santorum is a very moral man. He’s doing great this evening. he has sewn up quite a few of the constituencies: the old folks (introducing his 93 years young mother, who is a Florida resident.)

The prolife people: he has had them ever since he went down there to try to save Terri Schiavo’s life.

The family people, by his good example.

The Hispanics, by ripping Obama for being on the side of Castro and Chavez.

etc.

Watch Rick jump 10 points this week. Points will be taken away from Newt and Paul.