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I keep hearing that Santorum is the true conservative in the race.
How would would describe what it means to be a true conservative? The one act that stands out to me is the Terry Schiavo fiasco. For folks who do not remember that is when the Federal government decided it would impose itself on a family having to make a terrible decision about their child who was on medical machines to keep her alive. Santorum was a key player in imposing the federal government into this decision. How could anyone in their right mind consider such a politician to be a small government conservative.
Or is it because he proposes a lower tax rate in the limbo game of who can offer up the lowest tax rate. Is it because he is not a member of a cult? Is it because he "only" made a couple of million a year doing whatever ex-politicians in Washington do to make their millions versus Romney who made much more than that in business?
Perhaps it is because people fear that Romney will actually get things done even if it means compromise?
So does the term "True Conservative" mean to you a blind adherence to every doctrine, if so who in modern American politics fulfills this mantra. Certainly not Reagan the standardbearer for the right.
How would would describe what it means to be a true conservative? The one act that stands out to me is the Terry Schiavo fiasco. For folks who do not remember that is when the Federal government decided it would impose itself on a family having to make a terrible decision about their child who was on medical machines to keep her alive. Santorum was a key player in imposing the federal government into this decision. How could anyone in their right mind consider such a politician to be a small government conservative.
Or is it because he proposes a lower tax rate in the limbo game of who can offer up the lowest tax rate. Is it because he is not a member of a cult? Is it because he "only" made a couple of million a year doing whatever ex-politicians in Washington do to make their millions versus Romney who made much more than that in business?
Perhaps it is because people fear that Romney will actually get things done even if it means compromise?
So does the term "True Conservative" mean to you a blind adherence to every doctrine, if so who in modern American politics fulfills this mantra. Certainly not Reagan the standardbearer for the right.