The post you’re responding to (#25) actually lists things Santorum has done to indicate he is a big government conservative. Not Newt.
You may end up being right about Newt, but that isn’t my sense. I think we’re seeing pretty much the real Newt. Yes, he might disappoint at times, which can be said of any politician, but in the end i think we’ll be far better off (both the country and the conservative movement) with him as President than with any of the other remaining likely possibilities.
Oh yeah, I’m no Santorum fan either, but indeed I stand corrected.