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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Jillian Bandes :: Townhall.com Columnist
Santorum Iowa Visit May Portend Presidential Aspirations
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum is making a trip to Iowa that screams “I’m running for President.”

In the state with the crucial first presidential primary competition, Santorum will attend a smattering of events on October 1, with a stop at America’s Future Fund PAC and Iowa’s Right to life group. He’ll do a hit on a Des Moines radio show and cap it off with a speech about the future of the GOP in front of a live audience.

John Brabender, a longtime advisor to the Senator, was moderate in his characterization of the Senator’s visit.

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“This is not necessarily a signal of anything other than he’s going to Iowa to give an important speech. He gets many requests,” he said.

But Brabender acknowledged that the trip did have significance in terms of preparations for a possible Presidential announcement.

“The reason he’s going to Iowa now is that he knows it gives him a national platform,” he said. “This isn’t the start of a long Presidential run, but certainly he understands the significance of going to Iowa.” Continued...
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Reply # 1
Date: Aug 16, 2009 - 8:34 EST
Santorum? No thanks
So Rick Santorum is considering a run for the GOP nomination for President? If he should be the nominee, the Republicans can forget about my vote in 2012. I will not vote for Santorum, even against Obama, who I certainly have no use for. I am a secular libertarian. Santorum is a "Religious Right" devotee who wants to break down separation of church and state, who doesn't necessarily oppose Big Government as long as it is run by God-fearing folk like himself, and who has expressed open, explicit opposition to libertarian influence on the GOP. We libertarians are told we need to "work within the Republican Party". Maybe so. But I can't "work within" a party if it chooses an avowed enemy of my beliefs as its nominee.

Yes, I know I am not a "typical" Republican-leaning voter. But GOP take note: the recent decline in Obama's popularity does not seem to be fueled by Religious Right opposition to gay marriage and abortion, but rather by concern about Obama's Big-Government, big-spending plans and their effect on individual freedom. Those are libertarian-type concerns, and the GOP should pick a candidate who reflects those concerns rather than only the concerns of the Religious Right.
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Date: Aug 16, 2009 - 2:11 AM EST
Respect our fellow men please.

These people are not nuts and they are not stupid. They simply mean that they do not want to lose a good thing--- which they will if the politicians force their power grabbing, gigantic healthcare scheme on those who have a right to tell their public servants what they want and not the other way around. It isn't respectful to belittle people just because they get a little confused about the complexities of life when they know they are losing control over what should rightfully be their choice. Laughing at fellow human beings is just what certain politicians are doing to all of us. Please show a little respect.
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