Richard (Dick) Santorum is becoming a hero to Conservatives. When its pointed out he is not a Conservative, but a Theocratic Progressive, too many give him a pass because of his stances on Social Issues. Mysteriously, Conservatives who claim to believe in Limited Government and Free Markets abandon all that for Santorum’s Culture Warrior crusade. Despite being played for suckers by Papa Bush and Baby Bush, who used Social issue to mask their Progressive economic agenda, Conservatives are falling in love with this Big Government Socialist. When his Progressive record is shown, the messenger is attacked. Funny, when Romney’s record is shown, many of the same Conservatives don’t give him a pass.
Here is the new savior of the Right saying what he thinks of Libertarians and the Tea Party
To Dick Santorum, Freedom is bad. Yet, this video will not change any-minds. He’s against Gay Marriage (as am I) and Abortions, so that’s good enough to get Conservative support nowadays. You can be a Big Government Progressive, but if you are Socially Conservative, you get a pass. Clearly many Conservatives don’t care about economic liberty, free markets or limited government. It’s all about Social stances.
For the record, I support many Conservatives who are Socially Conservative. Marco Rubio, Pat Toomey, Bobby Jindal and Allen West are examples. But these are people who believe in free markets, limited governments and fiscal responsibility. I oppose Big Government Progressives who are Socially Conservative like Papa Bush, Baby Bush, Mike Huckabee and Dick Santorum. These people use Social issues to get Conservative support for their Big Government agenda. When will Conservatives wake up to this scam? If Santorum is the nominee, don’t be surprise if many Libertarian-Conservatives and Economic Conservatives break ranks and go 3rd party. This Compassionate Conservative aka Religious Progressive act is wearing thin on many.
