Posted on 02/15/2012 4:11:18 PM PST by Red Steel
(CNN) - A trio of Missouri surrogates for Mitt Romney took aim at Rick Santorum on Tuesday, saying the former Pennsylvania senator has misled voters on his fiscal conservative record.
"He certainly has been outspoken on social issues, and we honor his record in that regard. But when you get outside those issues…his record shows he's been in the liberal wing of the Republican Party," former Sen. Jim Talent said on a call with reporters.
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Also on the call was Rep. Billy Long of Missouri and State Auditor Tom Schweich, both of whom praised Romney's credentials in the private sector and bashed Santorum as a Washington insider who falsely paints himself as a conservative.
"I have to admit I'm a little perplexed that…some Missouri friends of mine seem to put Santorum on a pedestal, saying he's 'oh-how conservative.' He views himself, I think, as the second coming of (South Carolina Sen.) Jim DeMint, but he's far, far from that," Long said.
They pointed to Santorum's spending record as a two-term senator, in which the candidate has come under heavy criticism from his opponents over his history of securing earmarks.
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“These charges are exactly what freepers have been posting all week here. There’s more today. It’s not just the Romney surrogates doing Romney’s bidding.”
...or is it?
I think there are a lot of freepers who actually WANT Newt Gingrich to be president more than anything. I don’t understand it, but I believe it. I certainly don’t think they would rather have Romney than Santorum, even if it appears that their actions seem to be focused on making that happen.
“I think there are a lot of freepers who actually WANT Newt Gingrich to be president more than anything. I don’t understand it, but I believe it. I certainly don’t think they would rather have Romney than Santorum, even if it appears that their actions seem to be focused on making that happen.”
Agree...I’ve picked up on that also. They seem to be prevalent amongst the Perry girls, for example.
I would have voted against this also, b/c issues such as right to work should be state issues.
I clicked too soon. Does anyone seriously think that Santorum would act like the Punk and stop Boeing from entering SC? The idea is ludicrous.
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