PrintApril 30, 2011
Santorum 2012?
Rick Santorum is running for president. Why should conservatives support him? Well, consider first the other folks who either are running or seem to be considering it very closely. Romney, Huckabee, Pawlenty, Gingrich, Bachmann, Palin, and Trump seem like the frontrunners. Among that group, only Palin and Bachmann are as consistently conservative as Santorum -- and those two wonderful ladies may choose not to run.The first question for any Republican who seeks our support to be the presidential nominee is this: can we trust him (or her) to be a true conservative? In Santorum's case, the answer is "yes." Unlike other professed or potential candidates, Santorum campaigned and then voted as a conservative from a distinctively blue constituency. He was able to win election in the 1994 landslide as a conservative. He won reelection in the tougher climate of 2000, again as a conservative. Then Santorum lost his second...(Read Full Article)
