Why Santorum?

Why am I such a staunch Rick Santorum fan? Let's start with examining the reasons I am opposed to his opponents.

First there is that crazy quilt Ron Paul. While he does occasionally swerve into a good point about how to fix the economy and adherence to the Constitution, his foreign policy is extremely dangerous. Then there is his voice and the fact that he sounds like Mr. Haney doing an impression of Walter Brennan.

Next you have Willard Romney. He is little to late to the table of Conservatism for my tastes. I wonder if he can be trusted to remain a Conservative. His work at Bain Crapital really doesn't phase me at all though. He seems a little too wooden, a little too smug. In a way, he kind of gives off this smarmy, slimy, reptilian used car salesman vibe. I have no issue with his wealth whatsoever. And, while I would prefer someone who is a Christian, his Mormonism bothers me way less than Obama's moronism.

Then you have Newt. In some ways and in certain circumstances, I actually like, even admire his brash boldness. He is never one to back down from a fight and the way he Newtered John King the other night was a sight to behold. That being said, he is Ricochet Rabbit on steroids on some of the issues. His willingness to embrace the idea of man-made global warming and to sit down with Stretch Pelosi and make a TV commercial about it, is just one problem. His reference to Paul Ryan's budget plan as "right wing social engineering" is another problem. His biggest problem for me though is his willingness to all but give amnesty to illegals who have been breaking our immigration for 20+ years and calling it a "compassionate solution."

Then there is the ongoing Newt/Willard, Willard/Newt cat fight. Their constant hissing, clawing, and back arching at each other, is counter productive to the accomplishment of job one which is REPLACING BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA. The election at this point is more about Newt and Willard and their verbal sparring match and dueling TV attack ads, than it is about proposing solutions to our nation's problems.

But standing not too far back, just out of the glare of the self aggrandizing spotlight, is the candidate who shines brightly the light of consistent, reliable, rock solid Conservatism, Rick Santorum. In EVERY debate, every speech, he addresses the issues at hand and proposes his solution to those issues. Those issues are the economy, border security, and jobs, not how many times Newt has been married or how many companies Bain Crapital gutted with Willard Romney at the helm.

We have a candidate who has his eyes on the ball, and is prepared to score the game winning touchdown if we will all support him. He is laser-beam focused on returning Barack Hussein Obama back to private life and the obscurity that he so richly deserves.

As Conservatives, let's take our focus off of the Willard/Newt smack down, and concentrate our efforts on vaulting Rick Santorum to the White House.