Comments for Santorum: In Bush’s Shadow at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 15 out of 15 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 22 May 2013 22:38:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8189 Despite what mainstream Republican strategists say social issues still matter. The Democrats lost in NY 9th because the district's substantially Catholic and Jewish population rejected the Democratic candidate after he voted for same sex marriage in the NY legislature. - Charles Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:17:46 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8180 Ditto to Phil's comments of 9/19. He also takes credit for the smoke and mirrors partial birth abortion ban act...that explicitly re-affirmed Roe v Wade. The GOP platform has for years stated the party's intention to support legislation restoring 14th Amendment legal protections to unborn children. Is this what they mean? "Section 2 The Congress finds and declares the following: (14)(H)...A child that is completely born is a full, legal person entitled to constitutional protections afforded a `person' under the United States Constitution. Partial-birth abortions involve the killing of a child that is in the process, in fact mere inches away from, becoming a `person'." - Mike Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:30:05 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8178 This has nothing to do with former president Bush. Those "experts" who say that don't understand how his former "base" of supports thinks. It comes down to this, Santorum endorsed and stumped for pro-abortion Arlen Spector over Pro-life Pat Toomey during the primaries. That day he lost my support. I did vote for him over Casey, but I pinched my nose while doing it. I was not really a Santorum supporter, but a vote against Casey. The Spector endorsement is what did him in.... Thats why he is going nowhere.... - Chris Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:01:05 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8165 Although I am thoroughly pro-life, I would never vote for Santorum if he were to get the nomination. I would simply stay home. One must not forget that he endorsed Arlen Spector some time ago, when the latter was a Republican and running against a pro-life candidate in the Republican primary. Some things can be forgiven but not forgotten. - Donal Mahoney Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:14:49 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8164 I will not forget that Santorum endorsed Arlen Specter (the pro-choice double talker who came up with the magic bullet theory on the Warren Commission) over pro-life Pat Toomey. I will not forget that Santorum endorsed pro-choice Meg Whitman as governor in New Jersey. I will not forget how he dribbles when he tries to convince the American people that America needs to be an empire that bombs people into Democracy. I will not forget how he bullies Ron Paul during presidential debates. I will remember that he is a neo-con. --former Santorum fan Phil - Phil Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:48:38 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8162 Santorum's downfall was not because of his association with Bush. Rather, it was his endorsing the undeniably pro-abortion Arlen Specter over the pro-lifer Toomey. Serving both God and mammon doesn't work. Santorum should have known better. So many of us Pennsylvanians were incredulous that he should take the party line rather than doing what he knew to be right. Unfortunately, now he continues to reap the fruits of listening to the Republicans rather than listening to his conscience. Although I'm no fan of Bush's, let's be honest and place the blame where it should go. It's not Bush's fault that Santorum stomped for Specter. Therein lies his fall. - jse Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:57:17 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8160 Santorum is a big gubbmint hack. He is pro 'lets bomb anyone we want to the stone age" he's pro gov't can solve all issues. I wish Dr Paul was Catholic b/c he has the right way of going about all this here. Anyone read any of Dr Paul's books? If not please do. Peace should be something we all should strive for & RP is electable as he is in the heat with the establishment's people (imagine if the media industrial complex gave Dr Paul his due on airtime imagine a debate that gave Dr Paul equal time as Mitt 4 brains or Gov Gardasil? He would be way ahead of the competition). Dr Paul is pro life, pro man/woman marriage, pro freedom, pro liberty (has Santorum even said that word? "Liberty"? nope), pro free market, pro 'can we get the churches involved & not gov't?", and on & on - Steve C Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:34:28 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8157 It's simple. Santorum lost his seat decisively. As able as he is, and as solid his positions are, the fact that Casey the Lesser was able to knock him off makes him damaged goods. A great pity, but that's the way the game is played. - Chris B Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:43:19 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8148 It is odd, though, that Rick S should be in the same category with Dr. Paul. There's nothing that he believes that was not considered mere common sense or common decency, well within living memory. The fact that Rick Santorum is not electable says a great deal more about us than it does about him. - Tony Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:08:13 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8147 A return to the gold standard would be catastrophically deflationary. Everyone with a mortgage or a student loan or a car loan would see the real value of that debt increase 3,4,5x. It is a non starter. The toothpaste is out of the tube and it is not going back in. The gold standard is only one of his many loopy ideas. Ron Paul also wants to legalize narcotics. Almost nobody but a vigorous few Paulistas think America will be better off when people can purchase crack at 7-11. The point is that Paul and Santorum are unelectable. Our only real choice is between Obama and some lesser evil. Bite the bullet. - Mike S Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:29:59 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8143 Yes, there are problems with Ron Paul. But why does his commitment to a restored gold standard make him "fringe" or crazy or problematic? Sound money - ie, money tied to actual value - would make it much more difficult to fraudulently fund an unexcusable deficit ($1.5 trillion this year) by means of monetary manipulation (Bernanke's vodoo). Our economic future is much grimmer than people understand. And contrary to popular understanding, this is not an economic or accounting issue as much as it is a moral one, one which Catholics should support. A gold standard would also slow inflation, which would greatly benefit the poor. Is not this also a big issue for Catholics? - PCH Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:52:18 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8142 It was Santorum who supported pro-abortion Arlen Specter over pro-life Pat Toomey, electing Specter. Toomey is now in office in PA and Santorum is out. It was Santorum who supported pro-abortion Christie Whitman for governor in N.J., even coming into N.J. to stump for her. His answer when questioned on both these decisions-it is politics. His own constituency finally pushed him out. - Manfred Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:54:53 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8138 Santorum is too good to be President of a country in which half the people, according to polls,support homo marriage. In an ideal world, he would be great. But in a real world where queers and the liberal media have disproportionate say in the life of the nation, he wouldn't stand a chance. As Yezhov notes, "unelectable." The Repubs will wind up with a mealy-mouth like McCain -- likely Romney or Perry -- and be lucky to squeak a victory out in 2012. Then it will be business as usual: More wars, inflation and canned speeches about "job creation." - Grump Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:27:34 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8136 Santorum, the best of the best, but, alas, unelectable. - Yezhov Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:14:53 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/santorum-in-bushs-shadow.html#comment-8135 Like Ron Paul, Santorum has a small but vigorous following. Like Ron Paul, his views are principled and coherent. Like Ron Paul, Santorum alienates more voters than he attracts. Like Ron Paul, Santorum is unelectable. Like Ron Paul, whether Santorum's ideas are the best in the world or not is beside the point. Like Ron Paul, Santorum is the Obama reelection committee in disguise. We have enough problems with our genuine first tier candidates, who, God help us, may also be unelectable, without this distraction. - MikeS. Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:37:12 +0100