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Santorum is Dropping Out

I think Romney will pick Ron Paul for running mate, or possibly Rand Paul. I suspect that will get him quite a lot of people would would otherwise vote for Obama -- or not at all. Would not endear him to social conservatives, though.
 
Mark6 said:
I did vote for Santorum in the primary, for exactly this reason. But surely, by now you must have known there was no chance of him getting nomination?
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Anything is possible. This primary has been anything but predictable. Even if it only served to elongate the primary process, it puts pain on Romney.
 
Cleon said:
Yes well. Hell yes way.

He may have been "for more likely to lose to Obama," but that would still give him a small chance of winning. In in my book, a nonzero chance of a "President Santorum" is way too *********** high.
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Yes, that is a scary thought. It's too bad he couldn't keep the GOP infighting going a bit longer, but I'll grudgingly accept a fair chance of a Romney presidency over any chance of a Sanatorium...I mean Santorum presidency.
 
I don't like either Santorum or Gingrich, but at least Santorum appears to have personal integrity. I think he actually believes the stuff he says. I don't trust Gingrich at all.
 
Almo said:
I don't like either Santorum or Gingrich, but at least Santorum appears to have personal integrity. I think he actually believes the stuff he says. I don't trust Gingrich at all.
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I very much disagree:
C.S.Lewis said:
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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A politician who mouths slogans about duty and sacrifice while guzzling caviar, or about family values while boffing young pretties, is a simple thug and can be trusted -- to follow his own interests. But one who really believes in Christian theocracy (or in Marxist utopia for that matter) for the good of the people is far worse.
 
Mark6 said:
I very much disagree:

A politician who mouths slogans about duty and sacrifice while guzzling caviar, or about family values while boffing young pretties, is a simple thug and can be trusted -- to follow his own interests. But one who really believes in Christian theocracy (or in Marxist utopia for that matter) for the good of the people is far worse.
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But Santorum is dangerous because of what he believes, and he's clear about what he beleives. The lack of votes shows that the country doesn't want that. Gingrich will say anything to get into office, and we really have no real idea what he will do once there.
 
Almo said:
I don't like either Santorum or Gingrich, but at least Santorum appears to have personal integrity. I think he actually believes the stuff he says. I don't trust Gingrich at all.
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Which is why if it came to a choice I would want Newt in the White House in a New York Minute. The amount of damage a crook would do is limited;the amount of damage a Fanatic would do is immense.
 
Quinn said:
The Onion is way ahead of you on this one.
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"I mean, with the other guys, you can dig into their past and find at least some shred of rational thinking, even if they're cynically downplaying it now," Gallardo continued. "But I get the sense Santorum is speaking nothing but his completely unfiltered thoughts. I know it's weird to say this about a politician, but I sort of wish he were lying to my face at least a little."
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This is really funny.
 
Another funny comment about his campaign ending (shamelessly stolen from the internets, of course) :

"Sorry Rick, but you cannot abort your campaign after 20 weeks. You'll have to carry it to term."
 
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