•Santorum was a serial earmarker, requesting billions of dollars during his time in the Senate, and not reversing his position on earmarks until he was out of Congress in 2010. As recently as 2009, Rick said, “I’m not saying necessarily earmarks are bad. I have had a lot of earmarks. In fact, I’m very proud of all the earmarks I’ve put in bills. I’ll defend earmarks.”
So did Mark Levin in 2008 who did not view Huckabee or McCain as conservatives. You going to trash him too?
Here’s the story:
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/223558/rally-romney/mark-r-levin
I have two words for you. Dede Scozzafava.
If we all wrote ourselves in our in own states one might win.
Obama is that bad.
Rick’s a humorless big govt statist. Nice guy, though.
social issues though he has flipped flop about Romney.
Like today, he says he didn't write his book about women roles in the work place-now, he flips flops to say that his wife wrote most of the book. He is proud of ear mark though says government needs retrains (Yikes) He lives in the Washington area (in Virginia) though takes money from the Pines Hills school system of PA for home schooling. This is fraud and known as playing the system. Ricky is very much getting on my nerves for his goody 2 shoes attitude.
Romney was probably the best out of that trio in 2008. He didn’t win. This year it’s Newt who is the best out of our choices. Let’s hope he does win.
Newt is the only one moderates HATE...
Thats got to tell you something.. unless your stupid..
Also the moderates that voted for Zero WILL vote for him again..
Those that didnt will vote for anybody else.. even Newt..
The secret is many moderates have become less moderate..
The other thing is ALL POLLS are propaganda ALL OF THEM..
even the ones that support your issues.. agitprop for the weak minded..
I’m good with either Santorum or Newt but this “serial earmarker” nonsense is silly. Senators have a job to do, and this is how they do it.
It’s as stupid as saying Reagan was a “serial executive order-signer”....
Newt’s a scrapper! He WILL FIGHT Mr 0b0t0. Not roll over and play dead like mittens the kittens, juan mclame, or awful dull did.
LOL! Why would anyone listen to someone who was a Huckabee supporter?
I forgot to mention that I supported Mitt Romney is in 08, also. I thought that he was the only alternative to the loser, McCain. I don’t know if that was right or not. I don’t think that we would have won with either Romney or McCain.
Oy vey. I voted for Romney too in 08. It was him or McCain. Sheesh.
I can’t really get into the Gingrich vs. Santorum battles. I find each are 100-times preferable to the detestible Romney, yet I can’t say either of the two particularly enthuses me all that much. Really tough making a decision between them. Gingrich has a truly more impressive track-record of reform, but is weighed down by an assortment of heavy-duty flaws. Santorum has a most welcome solidness on social issues, but a past that is not too thrilling on the fiscal/reform side, to put it mildly.
A crummy choice to make. When the primaries come around to my state, all I suppose I’ll do is to vote for the one that looks most likely to beat Romney that particular day.
Santorum said Obama was to popular to attack. Newt will has no problem going after Obama. In fact he already has. GO NEWT GO!
Super Tuesday may tell the tale...it would if Texas was in it
the irony here to me is that Sarah supports Newt
yet the nastiest freepers here who support Rick Santorum and get crazy over any criticism were also the nastiest..in some cases...who brooked no criticism or questioning of dear Sarah...so why aren't they following her lead on Newt?
there are a few Sarahbots on the Newt train...no question but I recognize on this very thread some very defensive Santorum bots as virulently defensive Palinbots from last summer and fall
and so it goes
Free Republic is a case study in human nature...the good, the bad and the ugly
the way this has gone pushing Mitt down our throats by fake conservatives who pretend to lead us...with few exceptions really...I mean think about it...us, Sarah, Levin, Mike Reagan, Mike Berry, a little Limbuagh but not enough, and Fred....that is about it.,..the rest so called righties are Mitt supporters and colluders
that is the worst part of all this...I pray either Newt first or Rick second kicks his and their asses all the way back to the Beltway or NYC
I loathe all these bastards and bastardettes ...traitors they are
I don't view Santorum as the enemy unless he bitches up for a VP slot with Mitt...even though some of his supporters here are a bit obnoxious
Romney is only still in this race because Chuck Norris allows Romney to still be in this race.
Despite his jabber, the man is demonstrably a RINO with no conservative principles in his congressional record of service.