Tag: Rick Santorum

Santorum? Really?

I want Romney as the nominee because if President Obama loses I don’t want the winner to be a scary person. Which brings me to Rick Santorum.

It’s no secret to readers of my blog I’m politically liberal progressive. It probably is a surprise I’m hopeful the Republican nominee will be Mitt Romney. He’s the Republican who will present the biggest campaign challenge to President Obama.

I want Romney as the nominee because if President Obama loses I don’t want the winner to be a scary person. Which brings me to Rick Santorum.

He first came on my radar while he was serving in the Senate from Pennsylvania. He was pushing legislation to eviscerate the National Weather Service. The prevailing wisdom was this was some sort of gesture to State College, Pennsylvania’s AccuWeather.

Here are some of his political positions. Basically if he’s for something I’m probably against it.

Santorum is most likely unelectable. He is far more conservative and hawkish than the country as a whole. Still he went three-for-three in last night’s Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado caucuses!

How did Mitt Romney allow this to happen? Santorum didn’t just win, he annihilated Romney.

I am more confused by the state of Republican national politics than any other political issue I’ve ever followed. What are you conservatives thinking? Aren’t you interested in winning?

I’m A Political Junkie

Have the Republicans marginalized their chance in the general election by moving outside our nation’s norm? Could be. Or maybe it’s me who’s out-of-step?

I am a political junkie. I follow politics, but more importantly I usually enjoy following politics. That being said I’m sick of Iowa and ready to move on. In fact more ready to move on than see the results!

Rick Santorum helped me better understand my own angst by explaining today he supported Mitt Romney in 2008 because Romney was more conservative than John McCain. Of course Santorum is and all the other candidates now claim to be more conservative than Romney.

Wherever the Republican Party was four years ago it’s more conservative today.

Have the Republicans marginalized their chance in the general election by moving outside our nation’s norm? Could be. Or maybe it’s me who’s out-of-step?

I don’t like Romney. It has been said he looks like the guy who fired your dad.

I disapprove of the role of firms like Bain Capitol in our economy. It is Romney whose leadership at Bain helped shape that parasitic industry. He is very good at doing something most of us would find quite distasteful. In Bain’s game there are a few big winners and a lot of losers!

Dislike is one thing. A few of the candidates outright scare me.

I am obviously not the target audience for the candidates in Iowa.

This is not to say President Obama is the draw he was four years ago. Sure he walked into a horrific situation left by the previous administration, but it’s the other stuff that’s upsetting.

He gave telcos who spied on American citizens (aka – us!) retroactive immunity. The Patriot Act and other affronts to our liberty remain in place. The Bush era tax cuts remain for the wealthy. Guantanamo. Our continued presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. NDAA. It goes on.

Even with those weaknesses barring a “’68 Chicago” scene at the Democratic Convention I can’t imagine the Republicans winning.

Maybe I should follow my weather advice and avoid long range forecasting. It’s seldom right.