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Posted on 03/08/2012 8:18:12 AM PST by Eva
I went to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Monday to find out. Out of 1,189,530 votes cast the next day in bellwether Ohio, Mr. Santorum lost to Mitt Romney by only 10,288, at last count. He's doing something right, and what one learned in Cuyahoga Falls, an Akron suburb, is that it doesn't have much to do with the famous Santorum controversies over social issues. It's about ObamaCare. And it's about the idea of freedom.
....Rick Santorum should stay in the race, repeating from now till summer the perverse link between the ObamaCare mandate and the American idea of freedom. It looks like the best argument the GOP nominee will have for a win in November.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Santorum wasn't talking about social issues for a year in Iowa. He wasn't talking about social issues until the opposition media forced the social issues to the forefront. Obama and media was working to help Romney win the nomination because they want to run against Romney.
Spot on, Eva.
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Henninger is right. All this nonsense about Rick being solely a Social Issues crusader falls apart once people bother listening to his stump speeches. They are totally focused on a Freedom agenda. He covers issues from the EPA to Obamacare constantly to show how freedom is being eroded by the Regime.
This is a good piece.
I am not opposed to a newt/Santorum or Santorum/Newt ticket. They would get my vote. I was hoping for Allen West for VP but I think there is a place for him in the next administration. I am presently in the anyone but Romney camp.
I do wish Gingrich would actually listen to Rick, realize that Rick is best, and then graciously bow out.
Oh, that works, too. Actually suggested it on another board. I just wish they'd start working together against Romney before it's too late.
Henninger is one of the more astute commentators at the WSJ.
I think Newt is expecting a lot of support from the south. If that does not happen he may join forces. I hope.
It was so surprising to see Henninger jump on board the Santorum train. It is a really significant endorsement, if you can call it that. Up until now, all the WSJ people have been in the Romney camp.
The article even explains why the libertarians should supporting Santorum, freedom vs. liberty just tempers the liberty with responsibility.
This is wonderful news!....Thank-you for posting!
I agree, I like Henninger a lot and I am excited that someone on the WSJ editorial board is supporting Santorum.
Newt would never accept the VP slot, though.
Henninger must have read one of my posts on FR.
I was listening to the Super Tuesday post primary speeches by the candidates.
Romney talked about who knows what.
Newt talked about wanting to debate Obama more than wanting to be president and lowering gas prices.
Santorum talked about Freedom and Liberty.
Why don’t these ‘suburbanites’ realize how precious Freedom is? Why do grateful naturalized citizens like me get it and they don’t?
I personally think a Santorum/Gingrich ticket would be ideal and I really dislike Gingrich.
My reasoning is this.
They are an ideal good cop bad cop team. Gingrich has the strength that would insure that lots of his policy ideas would would influence Santorum policies. Also Gingrich has the experience to herd the cats of congress. While Santorum was out explaining policy to the American people with a smile on his face, Gingrich would be in the background applying the whip to congress.
I think Santorum might actually be a lot tougher in dealing with the media than Bush was.
It may be too late. We shouldn’t wait to see what happens in the South. Santorum could wrap this up without Newt in the race.
I just hope that Santorum sticks to his refusal to do any more debates because it looks like Gingrich is planning to join Romney and Paul in trying to attack Santorum.
Newt needs drop out.
I have noted that Henninger has been off the Romney reservation at the WSJ. He has been arguing in favor of Santorum to some degree or another for a while now. This is by far his most forward argument for Rick over Romney. As you said, the WSJ is Mittensland and it is refreshing to get a blast of Conservatism from that paper once and a while.
I so hope he resists attacking Santorum. He looks so bad when he is on the attack. I’m afraid that would bring them both down and hand the nomination to Romney.
The “suburbanites” are too busy thinking globally, so busy that they fail to see and act locally.
For Middle American the local is all there is. Middle America even sees foreign policy in the way that it will affect their own lives. ...will we be at war, will our sons and daughters be risking their lives in the Middle East or elsewhere, will we be able to make our own health care choices, our own end of life decisions, will I be forced to accept government control of my personal decisions, of my faith, and very future?
From what I read yesterday, that is Gingrich’s plan, attack Santorum, join Romney and Paul.
Gingrich is trying to push for another debate, Santorum doesn’t want one. He learned his lesson in the last debate.
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