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Santorum Gaining? Just the Opposite

By on 2.24.12 @ 3:55PM

While the oft-insightful Quin Hillyer deserves a lot of credit for noticing early on that Rick Santorum’s potential in the GOP primary was deeply underrated, his rooting interest seems to be blinding him. Contra Quin, this has not been a good week for Santorum’s campaign. Santorum is still ahead in national polls, but his lead has narrowed slightly. In Michigan, his lead is gone — Mitt Romney has the momentum. Santorum never led in Arizona, but he was gaining on Romney for a while; Romney’s lead has recently grown. The reason is obvious: Santorum’s debate performance was, as Ross Kaminsky said, disastrous, as most observers (but not Quin) could see plain as day. It would be foolish to write Santorum’s obituary at this point, but to say he’s gaining based on kind words from John Hawkins and an endorsement from Robert Aderholt — not exactly a backbencher, but hardly a high-profile voice in the current House — seems divorced from reality.

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Vern Crisler| 2.24.12 @ 4:18PM

And Ross K was completely wrong in saying Santorum's debate performance was a disaster. Ross is a libertarian who dislikes social conservatives, so he's going to say negative things about Santorum.

While Santorum's performance wasn't riveting, neither was it a "disaster." Romney's debate performances are always a disaster, but because they happen so often, you hardly notice anymore.

Newt had the best night, and hopefully, he'll get some much needed momentum. Romney has shown that his faux conservatism is merely opportunism, while Santorum's conservatism is merely of the inexperienced kind. If Republicans would wise up, they'd start voting for Newt and tell the establishment Republicans what they can go do with it.

Poqui| 2.24.12 @ 6:03PM

I do believe it was Newt Gingrich who whole-heartedly endorsed Mitt in 2008, calling him a true conservative. And Mitt has only moved more to the right since then. So I don't know where you get the "faux conservative" label from because Newt would disagree with you.

Garfield| 2.24.12 @ 7:03PM

Santorum wishes it was Gingrich that endorsed Romney in 08 instead of him.

The fact is though, that Santorum was the one that endorsed Romney, not Newt.

nibblesyble| 2.24.12 @ 11:56PM

here here

Robbie| 2.24.12 @ 4:34PM

While I agree Santorum has had a bad week, there's no reason to believe the momentum is with Romney either. He's a gaffe machine and committed more today when he said his wife has several Cadillacs.

The most recent polls showing Romney leading in Michigan were one night polls taken right after Santorum's poor debate. We don't know if Romney is really ahead or the better polling is just a blip.

Still, Michigan is Romney's home state and if he can only barely beat a rag tag operation by a few points, where can Romney really win? If he only beats Santorum by three points, Romney will look very weak.

Frankly though, I doubt it matters because neither of these goofballs can defeat Obama in the Fall. I'm rooting for chaos in the primaries that produces a new and better candidate.

Rick Santorum| 2.24.12 @ 4:37PM

God willing, we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health, through the purity and essence of our natural... fluids. God bless you all.

Drek| 2.24.12 @ 10:11PM

We could use some of that 1500 hundred megatons worth of firepower right about now..........

My KC MOM| 2.24.12 @ 4:43PM

They said Mitt won IA. Santorum was done in FL. Mitt would take all in Feb. That MI is close = Romney being rejected by the base.

Poqui| 2.24.12 @ 6:06PM

That MI is close = party raiding.

Democrats and independents are voting in the GOP primary in record numbers and they never vote for Mitt, I wonder why?

Bill| 2.24.12 @ 4:51PM

Guess Who?
voted for
1. Raising the debt ceiling 5 times
2. Planned Parenthood
3. Medicare Part D
4. NCLB
5. Bridge to nowhere
voted against
1. "Right-to-Work" law
Ans: "Keystone big-government RINO" Rick Santorum

Poqui| 2.24.12 @ 6:21PM

The more Santorum is vetted, the less likeable he is as a candidate. Ron Paul just shredded him with his ads.

Bill| 2.24.12 @ 6:44PM

I agree with you, Poqui.

mt| 2.24.12 @ 9:39PM

Romney * Rand Paul 2012. Bold.

Tom| 2.24.12 @ 4:54PM

First of all, it is the dumbest idea the GOP ever had to give us so many of these worthelss, stupid debates; and then to use them as the basis for selecting the candidate instead of using the primary system.

While Santorum did not give his best performance, Romney's antics were totally despicable. Each and every thing he attacked Santorum on are things he did, or would have, supported.
Specter--Romney literally went hat in hand to Specter to get as much money as he possibly could.
No Child Left Behind--Romney an multiple occasions publicly endorsed it.
Etc., Etc., Etc.

Santorum's main fault was not calling him on any of that stuff and demanding an answer on how many of those he himself supported or would supported. Regarding raising the debt limit, I would have DEMANDED that Romney make a promise to the American people that he would NEVER raise the debt limit; either put up or shut up. "Read my lips; no increase to the debt limit."

I never had any political respect for Mitt Romney. I always thought that he was a left-wing oppurtunist without a conservative bone in his body. Now he has proven to anyone willing to see it, that he is a lying, unprincipled sleazeball, totally devoid of any ethicial principles, who will say or do anything to get elected.

So-called "conservatives" may drool over this miserable excuse for a human being. But I wil NEVER support him; not during the primaries, and NOT in November. In fact, given the choice between the two, I say that Barach Hussein Obama is a more honorable man than Mitt Romney.

Oh, about supporting Arlen Specter for re-election, Santorum is in good company, because Ronald Reagan did as well. Not in 2004, but in his earlier campaigns.

Garfield| 2.24.12 @ 7:04PM

If it wasn't for the debates, Romney would have simply been chosen as the nominee cause he could simply spend tons of money to smear everyone else in the race and get away with it.

Tom| 2.25.12 @ 9:32AM

I totally disagree with that. The debates helped Romney much more than they hurt him.

Garfield| 2.25.12 @ 3:14PM

All Romney has shown is that he's a lieing liberal posing as a Conservative.

Clint| 2.26.12 @ 8:10PM

The RINO-CINO Poster Boy, Arlen Specter Wasn't Running Against Our Conservative Pat Toomey, In A Super Tight GOP Primary When Ronald Reagan Was President.

Pat Toomey Is A Former Three Term Republican Pennsylvania Congressman,Who Kept His Word And Left The House After Three Terms, Like He Said He Would.

" Santorum’s Liberal Voting Record

A compilation by Brian Frank from the South Carolina Hotline blog:

Rick Santorum voted with Barbara Boxer with this: S Amdt 3230 – Gun Lock Requirement Amendment

Rick Santorum voted for H J Res 47 – Debt Limit Increase Resolution – Key Vote

Rick Santorum voted for taxes in the Internet Access Tax Bill

Rick Santorum voted for HR 1 – No Child Left Behind Act

Rick Santorum voted to confirm President William J. Clinton’s nomination of Alan Greenspan to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a fourth four-year term.

Rick Santorum voted for HR 3448 – Minimum Wage Increase bill which allows punitive damages for injury or illness to be taxed.

- Allows damages for emotional distress to be taxed.

- Repeals the diesel fuel tax rebate to purchasers of diesel-powered automobiles and light trucks.

Rick Santorum Voted to confirm President William J. Clinton’s nomination of Alan Greenspan to be the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the third four year term.

Rick Santorum voted for the protection of Abortion Clinics

I would add that this list just scratches the surface of Santorum’s career-long liberal voting record. As Sen. Rand Paul said of Santorum to CNN on Monday:

“He voted to double the size of the Department of Education… He voted to expand Medicare and add free drugs for senior citizens and he has voted for foreign aid. Those are not conservative principles. Seventy-seven percent of the American people are opposed to foreign aid and Rick Santorum has voted for it every time it’s come down.”

Tom| 2.24.12 @ 4:59PM

Oh, about the Michigan race, the fact that Mitt has to have an ""Earn It" bus tour the week-end before the primary in a state that he should win by about 20 points is proof enough that LOTS of people back home know what a piece of trash this guy is.

Poqui| 2.24.12 @ 6:13PM

Kind of rough to call him "a piece of trash", don't you think? You may disagree with his politics but when you resort to debasing the person your arguments lose all credence.

Tom| 2.25.12 @ 9:30AM

Did the arguments ever have any "credence" with you?

Rick Santorum| 2.24.12 @ 5:09PM

Luckily I... I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence.

Derek Leaberry| 2.24.12 @ 5:25PM

Though I will accept the view of this site's scribes that Santorum's debate performance was disappointing in Arizona, remember that most people have better things to do than watch one of the endless Republican debates. There are children and wives to enjoy when a man gets home from a day's work. A hard day's night, as an old drummer once said. A hard day's night with the family is much more authentically human than to listen to two-minute political platitudes spewed out by the well-tailored professional liars that make up the political class.

If Santorum is in decline, it is because of the Satan remarks unearthed most certainly by the Romney research team this week. Such are the fortunes of political war. Although certainly Satan does exist- witness the horrors of the 20th Century- most muddleheaded middle-of-the road voters have a hard time conceptualizing beyond what Oprah, Ellen De Generes and People magazine tell them what to think. So the Santorum balloon leaks.

Romney will probably be the Republican nominee and most probably lose. He can't even act folksy without sounding phony. No matter. A disturbed, immature people such as those who live in modern America deserve such a cretin as Barrack Obama as president. Fiscal implosion combined with moral squalor makes for an ugly mess. And the mess is coming.

Poqui| 2.24.12 @ 6:20PM

I am not sure I would qualify Santorum's performance as disastrous but he certainly did not look good, nor did he do what he needed to do: sell America on the fact that he is the one to represent the GOP. His poll numbers have now begun to decline while Gingrich's numbers are creeping back up.
The debates were an experiment gone-awry for the GOP. They overly exposed the candidates and poisoned the well for whomever comes out as the nominee. It also pitted GOP candidates, who all have a very similar platform, against each other on nit-picky items. This was sibling rivalry at its worst.
Santorum's campaign is in trouble because it is based on social issues that are unique to the GOP base. He may be able to get the GOP nomination but he cannot win a national election with such a platform. Newt is too angry and too disorganized to be elected. Ron Paul is ... well, Ron Paul. Mitt Romney is the best option for the GOP.

Bill| 2.24.12 @ 6:46PM

Santorum is a 101% social conservative, but he is no fiscal conservative, rather be a RINO.

Tom| 2.25.12 @ 9:37AM

the only option that Romney will bring to the GOP is a sure and certain defeat in November.

And your comment that "Santorum's campaign is in trouble because it is based on social issues that are unique to the GOP base," is just plain stupid. If saving babies and insisting that a marriage be SOLELY between one man and one woman is out of touch with American principles, then this country is beyond hope.

Martin | 2.24.12 @ 8:18PM

By far the best candidate, with platform agreeable to almost everyone, was Rick Perry, but the debates and Iowa killed him (though he was a fool to get out so early in this whirligig race.) Lack of support from the conservative elite media was also a problem, though AS was better than NR in this respect.

It was perfectly obvious a year ago that Rombo would be a disastrously weak candidate against O. this year (even if he hadn't been a squish it's NOT a year to run an LBO king.) "Conservative" commentators who backed him were engaged in a foolish neocon suicide pact that will subject their pet Israel to four more years of Obama.

But why should we who saw clearly suffer this, that's what I want to know?

mt| 2.24.12 @ 9:35PM

And Mike Dewine means nothing? Or polls showing Santorum near 50% in Oklahoma and Texas. Or the fact that Santorum has more support among GOP lady voters than Romney. If Newt would just do the right thing here Santorum could probably win both Michigan and Arizona and sweep on Super Tuesday.

Drek| 2.24.12 @ 10:14PM

Newt is doing the right thing.

He's patiently waiting for the sweater vest to blow himself and his candidacy up.

Anybody who wanders around campaigning in that sweater vest deserves what is about to happen to him. Obviously no one around him has informed him that he looks out of it, and that the sweater vest needs to get trashed.

And no, it's not a trifle.

The total appearance is not unimportant. Gingrich's girth has not helped him.

Marco2| 2.24.12 @ 11:08PM

Correcto, Mike DeWine means nothing. Santorum may get the "ladies" vote, however that is measured, but he's a disaster with women. They don't accept being barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen these days. The 1950's Ozzie and Harriet America is long gone, and it's not coming back.

Bumr50| 2.24.12 @ 10:11PM

Why can't some people look at the polls and figure out that at least 65% of the GOP electorate HATES Mitt Romney, and another 10% are on the fence?

At this point, only a fool or a GOP cheerleader could defend Mittens the Inevitable Moderate from this, one of the most clear rejections in American politics EVER.

rightasrain| 2.25.12 @ 7:16AM

And yet after all the non-Romneys have come and mostly gone, Mitt is still at or near the top of the polls. If that's a "clear rejection", you need a new dictionary.

Oldefarte| 2.24.12 @ 10:14PM

Again, Santorum is probably an honest, honorable, devout Christian, and faithful husband and family man; BUT that does not qualify one to be president. The Democrats are manipulating this nomination process like puppet-masters toward a socially oriented agenda. Democrats don't want the conversations about Obama and Democrats complete destruction of the economy so their shuck and jive Republicans [and Santorum] away from the target. Santorum will become a worse defeat for Republicans than Goldwater in '64 if selected. Get back on message, on point........IT'S THE ECONOMY AND THE DEMOCRATS, STUPIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drek| 2.24.12 @ 10:16PM

Since when in the GOP has the first recommendation for a man for high office been whether or not he's a decent family man.

Patton played the field.

Nelson had an affair with Lady Hamilton.

Caesar was a notorious man about town.

These men were all tremendously, overwhelmingly competent.

Our present situation is too dire for some of us like Hillyer and The Other McCain to even give a damn about whether a man was adulterous in his past!

Oldefarte| 2.25.12 @ 1:48PM

Amen, agreed! At least he married his affair-mates [think]. He's not Kennedy, Edwards or Frank, that's for sure!!!!!

Occam's Tool| 2.25.12 @ 3:33PM

Well, let's see how the game plays out. Our boys from the County who are going to the District that wil go to the State in MN are overwhelmingly Santorum. That's all.

Me, I'm voting for the guy who will spank the Persians a la Leonides, keep hard drugs illegal, support the sanctity of marriage, and cut the deficit. Other than the last, Ron Paul would do the opposite, and I'm the boy who gets to clean up the mess from Liberal/Libertarian social policies. Molon Labe, Ronulans.

Clint| 2.26.12 @ 6:14AM

Tool Job's The Maniac Screwball Israel Firster Smear Bund RINO_CINO,Who Said He'll Vote For The RINO-CINO Frontman, Mittens Romney.

Ronald Reagan,
" If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.

Now, I can’t say that I will agree with all the things that the present group who call themselves Libertarians in the sense of a party say, because I think that like in any political movement there are shades, and there are libertarians who are almost over at the point of wanting no government at all or anarchy. I believe there are legitimate government functions. There is a legitimate need in an orderly society for some government to maintain freedom or we will have tyranny by individuals. The strongest man on the block will run the neighborhood. We have government to insure that we don’t each one of us have to carry a club to defend ourselves. But again, I stand on my statement that I think that libertarianism and conservatism are traveling the same path"

The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.

CONSERVATIVE| 2.26.12 @ 2:15PM

'......What is a Reagan Libertarian?Posted in Carolinus by R Lee Wrights on May 16th, 2010
by R. Lee Wrights

“Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.”

- William Howard Taft

The first time someone asked me, “What is a Reagan Libertarian?”, was in an e-mail from a person new to the Libertarian Party. I was contacted in my capacity as one of the At-large Representatives to the Libertarian National Committee. That particular question was one of several that this constituent asked for clarification. When I got to the question of what is a Reagan Libertarian, I felt it was a no-brainer and simply answered, “There is no such thing.”

I explained that Ronald Reagan had been a Democrat who, at some point, switched to the Republican Party where he eventually served two terms as President of the United States. I further explained that the term they probably meant, and I thought they were misquoting at the time, was the ever-popular “Reagan conservative,” which has been adopted by many disenfranchised Republicans who have become discouraged with the direction their party has taken in the years following the Reagan administrations.

Imagine my amazement when this constituent replied to me that it was I who was mistaken. He explained that there was, in fact, at least one prominent Libertarian out there calling himself a Reagan Libertarian. That person turned out to be former Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root.....'

Drek| 2.24.12 @ 10:19PM

JOHN TABIN should not overlook another man divorced from reality of late, ---------- THE OTHER MCCAIN!

They seem fixated on the fact that Gingrich divorced two women. Meanwhile, those two men are presently divorced from reality.

Rick Santorum| 2.24.12 @ 10:22PM

Loss of essence. I suspend my campaign.

hook| 2.24.12 @ 10:46PM

Romeny has it and the one problem he has (besides our demented media) is his Mormon faith. It is incredible how many people don't like Mormons.

Bumr50| 2.24.12 @ 11:15PM

Romney has what???

A history of political failure?

He looks like a plastic-fantastic robot that the GOP created out of "what-we-think-can-win-an-election."

The Six Million Dollar Moderate.

If it's charm you're speaking of, NONE of our candidates have "it."

Marco2| 2.24.12 @ 10:55PM

I attended a meeting of 500 skeptical tea partier's with Romney last night in Milford, MI. Mitt brought down the house. I think Santorum is done, he certainly is here. His G(lenn)B(eck)TV "I'm on a mission from God to change America's culture" stuff should scare people, and appears that it does. Time for a rerun of Newt, perhaps?

Bumr50| 2.24.12 @ 11:04PM

Anyone but Romney.

From a tactical standpoint, it's the only way to change or destroy the GOP.

This is necessary. And no, it can't be done later.

Because later, we won't be voting, and nothing will change.

Bill| 2.24.12 @ 11:03PM

I miss Rick Perry, Mitch Daniel, Chris Christie.........................................................................................................................................................

Bumr50| 2.24.12 @ 11:09PM

Chris Christie is unacceptable solely on his Second Amendment positions in the past.

I love it when people call things like this "purity tests."

Nothing could be further from the truth. There are only four or five criteria that most Republicans cherish, and for some reason the GOP can't back one of the literally hundreds of politicians that fit this bill.

Of those that you named, Rick Perry is the only one that holds all of those positions, but quite frankly it appeared as though he didn't REALLY want to run. Make no mistake, Perry sunk himself at the end of the day.

Bob Grant| 2.24.12 @ 11:17PM

Christie is a greenie.

One cannot grow the economy and be a greenie, especially in this economic environment.

teflon93| 2.25.12 @ 8:25AM

Yeah right:

http://www.americanthinker.com....._1000.html

It must really stink to have reality burst your bubble like that, Tabin.

martin j smith| 2.25.12 @ 9:17AM

Romney is weak while Santorum may have his ups and downs Romney still has not generated enough enthusiasm to be on strong ground. He had better wake up and try to win over his critics and skeptics really fast or he may not be the one.

Mimi| 2.25.12 @ 10:13AM

My instincts tell me , he will never be the " ONE" ! The need now is someone "STRONGER" !

Bill| 2.25.12 @ 11:03AM

GOP voters dumped Rick Perry, and now they get pro-union Santorum and Romneycare Romney. Neither of them pass the "purity test." Rick Perry had a proven records of social and fiscal conservatism. Gingrich is sinking in the polls and cannot survive beyond Super Tuesday.

The Gnuvemberist | 2.25.12 @ 11:10AM

I don't know what to say. In spite of the complications in Santirum's Senate record, he also shows that he is not personally tone deaf to conservative economic principles as his early arguments against earlier versions of the mandate show as well as his opposition to "No Child Left Behind". It's clear that many if these complications, just like his endorsement and work for Specter were shrewd compromises designed to bring about a substantial net forwarding of a conservative agenda. Romney's style in MA was like Obama's with this difference. Obama places autonomous authority in czars explicitly while Romney deferred responsibility to a team of consultants that have no personal stake in the outcome. This seems to be what is behind Romney's disastrous decisions with social issues in MA. I'm sure we can thank Mitt's opponents for forcing his hand on tax reform. None of the candidates seem to have a great deal of the emotional intelligence though to serve as president. Finally, Santorum may still be able to bounce back in campaign to overcome this great set back.

Jake| 2.25.12 @ 12:54PM

Every conservative I know is supporting Romney, even the far right ones that live in Mass.
Some , like me , previously supported Gov Perry .
This myth that conservatives hate Romney or that he's a liberal is being spread by the angry wing or the ones that have never bothered to actually check his record.
He's actually more conservative than the other three.
His pro life record in Massachusetts is stellar , unlike Newt who wanted President George Bush to approve embryonic stem cell research and Santorum who voted for Title X , the Family Planning Program.
25% of Title X funding goes to Planned Parenthood.
Telling the truth about an opponent's record is not a smear no matter how much Newt and Santorum whine.
Santorum is not nearly as conservative as he pretends to be and not nearly as likable as his supporters pretend he is.
Whereas Romney is actually much more conservative than people like Limbaugh will admit and he's much more personable than Santorum.

teflon93| 2.25.12 @ 1:37PM

You need to get out more.

Or look "conservative" up in a dictionary.

teflon93| 2.25.12 @ 1:39PM

Here is Romney's real record. Note I provide evidence here, Jake---you might want to start doing the same:

http://bostoncatholicinsider.w.....ay-debate/

http://archive.redstate.com/st.....t_abortion

rightasrain| 2.25.12 @ 2:35PM

Agreed, Jake. All the candidates are more flawed than I would have expecteded given our victories in 2010, but Romney is our best hope.

Drek| 2.25.12 @ 1:13PM

Jake,

nobody likes Romney.

Oldefarte| 2.25.12 @ 1:51PM

Going beyond that, I don't particularly LIKE any of them, but I'll sure as hades run to the polls in November to vote for any one of them over what the radical other side proposes!!!!!!!!

Tom| 2.25.12 @ 6:04PM

Prediction: Should Santorum be the nominee, his biggest problems during the general election will NOT come from the liberal Democrats> His biggest headaches will come from the so-called "conservatives" and Romneyites.

Drek| 2.25.12 @ 6:36PM

Concur, as the Romney apparat sought to sabotage Governor Sarah Palin the moment she emerged, EVEN DURING THE 2008 race itself, ------- Santorum would do well to bar any of the Romney apparat from his national campaign team if he should gain the nomination.

All Romney creatures who had anything to do with his campaign in '08, with McCain later in '08, and anyone who presently participates in Romney's misrun campaign, ought to be ruled out right from the start, from any place in the campaign, and especially any place in a Santorum administration.

rightasrain| 2.26.12 @ 8:11AM

It's the Romney supporters who consistently say that they will vote for whoever is the nominee while many of the Santorum supporters say they will never vote for Romney. It's the liberals who would go to school on Santorum. They're praying we nominate the "intolerant bigot".

CONSERVATIVE| 2.26.12 @ 2:22PM

I disagree, since any Republican [and polls will reflect same] with normal intelligence [and most do have same] will know that this country will definately become bankrupt under another Obama administration of four more years [after what he's done in three now]; that whoever the Republican nominee eventually is will become the last hope for survival for this country; that their will be no choice available and that the Republican MUST WIN!!!!!!!!!!

Proud Mormon| 2.25.12 @ 8:52PM

I get a big laugh from this talk of a brokered convention...all that's left is to pick a VP. A Romney/Rand Paul ticket would be super. Besides who do you tea bags have in mind? Sarah Palin? A loser and quitter and another laugh.

CONSERVATIVE| 2.26.12 @ 2:24PM

No fool, the only laugh/joke is that of the current administration of radical leftist invaders of our government [but no sane person is laughing but are instead crying over same]!!!!!!!!

Clint| 2.26.12 @ 6:19AM

You Bloviate Like A Poseur Troll,Who's Neither Mormon, Nor With Anything To Be Proud About.

The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To A Brokered Convention.

wodiej| 2.26.12 @ 9:28AM

Santorum lost his last election by 16 points. He's not led anything. Someone tell me why he is a better choice than Gingrich based on how he helped create jobs, lower the deficit, balance the budget and reform welfare? Anyone? Didn't think so.

Your Inner Voice| 2.26.12 @ 11:30AM

Yo! Amigo Tabin...I trust that you will leave this column up AFTER the MI and AZ primaries for a couple of days, so that we will be able to give the appropriate amount and degree of derision if the "divorce from reality" is not finalized after all.

Axelrod's Sockpuppet| 2.26.12 @ 2:52PM

Romney sucks. I will never vote for him.

Santorum sucks. I will never vote for him

Newt Sucks. I will never vote for him.

Paul sucks. I will never vote for him.

If you support who I oppose, it proves you are drooling, retard RINO.

Clint| 2.26.12 @ 7:51PM

RINO-CINO Sockpuppet. " March With Us Over The Cliff Again With An Arlen Specter/John McCain RINO-CINO."

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