GOP leaders urge candidate truce on social issues | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner
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RRD:This is a rather odd-duck piece from the Washington Examiner.The title speaks of "GOP leaders",but doesn't name any.
Wayne Root works for the Libertarian Party,and it's understandable that he does not want the race to be about social issues,but a member of another political party cannot be said to be a "GOP leader". Nor can a member of the left leaning Brookings Institution be said to be a "GOP leader"
So that leaves us with John Mccain,who is a "GOP leader" only in his,and Lindsey Graham's imagination,and Romney's spokeswoman Gail Gitcho. In short:Romney supporter Mccain,and Romney's spokeswoman want Santorum to only fight on those issues which they think will be to Romney's advantage.Or better yet,go away and endorse Romney.The question is:why do they expect these statements to matter to Santorum,or to anyone else for that matter.
The Libertarian/Conservative-Libertarian wing of the GOP mostly supports Paul or Gary Johnson,and while they have disdain for Santorum,they also loathe Romney.
One of the amusing things about this piece is the attack on Santorum for saying that this election will be about Government Overreach and not about the economy. If this election is NOT about Government Overreach than what,exactly,have I and others been fighting for the past four years?It sure has not been simply about the economy.
This is not to say that Santorum--who condemns the whole libertarian concept of "leaving people alone"-- is the man who should be leading such a struggle.He isn't.
Johnson,or Paul,perhaps Bachmann,and Cain,would all be better positioned.
But in terms of that one statement,despite his contradictions,Santorum is correct,at least about what the election needs to be about.
But if Romney gets the nomination the election will be about nothing,for nothing,and will likely result in nothing but another Obama term.
This is why I,like Palin,advocate dragging this out as long as possible,in the hope that someone half-way decent will enter the race.
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/gop-leaders-urge-candidate-truce-social-issues/435566?utm_source=WP%20TEMPLATE:%20Political%20Digest%20-%2003/20/2012&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Washington%20Examiner:%20Political%20Digest
RRD:This is a rather odd-duck piece from the Washington Examiner.The title speaks of "GOP leaders",but doesn't name any.
Wayne Root works for the Libertarian Party,and it's understandable that he does not want the race to be about social issues,but a member of another political party cannot be said to be a "GOP leader". Nor can a member of the left leaning Brookings Institution be said to be a "GOP leader"
So that leaves us with John Mccain,who is a "GOP leader" only in his,and Lindsey Graham's imagination,and Romney's spokeswoman Gail Gitcho. In short:Romney supporter Mccain,and Romney's spokeswoman want Santorum to only fight on those issues which they think will be to Romney's advantage.Or better yet,go away and endorse Romney.The question is:why do they expect these statements to matter to Santorum,or to anyone else for that matter.
The Libertarian/Conservative-Libertarian wing of the GOP mostly supports Paul or Gary Johnson,and while they have disdain for Santorum,they also loathe Romney.
One of the amusing things about this piece is the attack on Santorum for saying that this election will be about Government Overreach and not about the economy. If this election is NOT about Government Overreach than what,exactly,have I and others been fighting for the past four years?It sure has not been simply about the economy.
This is not to say that Santorum--who condemns the whole libertarian concept of "leaving people alone"-- is the man who should be leading such a struggle.He isn't.
Johnson,or Paul,perhaps Bachmann,and Cain,would all be better positioned.
But in terms of that one statement,despite his contradictions,Santorum is correct,at least about what the election needs to be about.
But if Romney gets the nomination the election will be about nothing,for nothing,and will likely result in nothing but another Obama term.
This is why I,like Palin,advocate dragging this out as long as possible,in the hope that someone half-way decent will enter the race.
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