Rick Santorum Columns on Townhall
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Raising Cain
Posted: 9/26/2011 11:27:00 AM ESTJust before 6 PM Saturday, the remarkably efficient information loop known as Twitter exploded with the news that Herman Cain had won the straw poll in Florida.- Topics:
- Social Security
- Michele Bachmann
- New York
- 2012 Election
- New Jersey
- Ron Paul
- Wall Street
- Florida
- Elections
- Newt Gingrich
- House
- Texas
- Mitt Romney
- Iowa
- Chris Christie
- Republicans
- Utah
- Race
- Herman Cain
- Rick Santorum
- Georgia
- News
- Jon Huntsman
- Minnesota
- Wall Street Journal
- Leadership
- University
- Governor Chris Christie
- Speech
- Straw Poll
- detroit
- professor
- Science
- Florida Straw Poll
- Polls
- children
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Presidential Debates Are Not Serious
Posted: 9/26/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTThe presidential debates are looking more and more like symptoms of the problems we’ve got than part of the process of solving them. -
Debunking the Perry Immigration Lie
Posted: 9/25/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTIn this week's GOP Presidential debate, Governor Mitt Romney and Senator Rick Santorum both repeated untruths about Governor Rick Perry's immigration position. It is time to set the record straight. -
The End of the Beginning
Posted: 9/23/2011 11:28:00 AM EST"These debates do have winners," wrote the Wall Street Journal's Neil King in that paper's "Washington Wire" column last night after keeping up a running commentary on the GOP gathering in Orlando. -
Debate Jars Perry out of Sweet Spot
Posted: 9/14/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTMitt Romney and Rick Perry are both exactly where they want to be. -
Santorum Keeps It Real in GOP Debate
Posted: 9/10/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTThere was something remarkably attractive at the Republican debate at the Reagan Library on Sept. 7. No, it wasn't Jon Huntsman's tan, Mitt Romney's hair, Michele Bachmann's shoes or Rick Perry's swagger. -
The Reagan Library Debate
Posted: 9/8/2011 1:45:00 PM ESTThis worked pretty well in Ames, Iowa so let's do it again. Here are my pre- and post-debate impressions. -
The Right Answers on Faith-and-Politics
Posted: 9/7/2011 9:59:00 AM ESTDo religious conservatives operate far outside the American mainstream and represent a serious threat to our pluralistic democracy?- Topics:
- Congress
- Campaigns and Elections
- Religion
- Faith and Family
- Constitution
- Michele Bachmann
- New York
- Joe Lieberman
- Books
- Economy News
- Faith
- Culture
- Mitt Romney
- GOP
- First Amendment
- Conservatives
- The New York Times
- Obama
- WHO
- Rick Santorum
- Government
- Catholic
- Mormon
- Italy
- U.S. Government
- the daily beast
- Muslims
- Aliens
- Evolution
- religious freedom
- Atheists
- bill keller
- new york times
- prohibition
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Anti-religious Diatribes Come in Different Forms
Posted: 8/31/2011 7:43:00 PM ESTIn 2007, a prominent Florida televangelist named Bill Keller condemned Mitt Romney's religion in a "daily devotional" to his 2.4 million e-mail subscribers.- Topics:
- Campaigns and Elections
- Religion
- Constitution
- Michele Bachmann
- New York
- 2012 Election
- Florida
- Gold
- History
- Faith
- Mitt Romney
- GOP
- Conservatives
- The New York Times
- Privacy
- WHO
- Rick Santorum
- Voting
- George Washington
- Conservative
- Mormon
- Satan
- Aliens
- Washington
- bill keller
- new york times
- church
- mormonism
- Rick Perry
- Morality
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My Rick Perry Problem -- and Ours
Posted: 8/26/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTTexas Gov. Rick Perry is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination now, at least in the national polls. Undoubtedly that's the main reason so many East Coast pundits and Beltway wags are making fun of him. He likes guns! He's from Texas! He talks funny! He's a -- gird yourself now -- Christian!- Topics:
- Sarah Palin
- John McCain
- Campaigns and Elections
- Religion
- Michele Bachmann
- Liberals
- New York
- Christianity
- George W. Bush
- MSNBC
- Faith
- Elitism
- Texas
- Haley Barbour
- Obama
- WHO
- Rick Santorum
- Mississippi
- Media Bias
- Chicago
- Cut
- University
- Navy
- professor
- Shooting
- Rick Perry
- Hypocrisy
- rick perry
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GOP Operatives Fear Lasting Ron Paul Problem
Posted: 8/23/2011 12:20:00 PM ESTRepublicans dodged a big bullet at the Ames, Iowa, straw poll. If just 77 of the 4,283 people who voted for Rep. Michele Bachmann had voted instead for Rep. Ron Paul, then Paul would have won the straw poll. In the end, Bachmann came out ahead with 28.55 percent of the vote to Paul's 27.65 percent. No other candidate was close. -
No Truce on Abortion For 2012 Candidates
Posted: 8/19/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTSome Republicans in recent months have suggested that social issues, including the issue of protecting innocent, unborn children, will take a back seat during the 2012 election cycle. The nation’s unemployment rates, foreclosure rate, and credit rating, are all worse than they were when Obama took office in 2009.- Topics:
- A Culture of Life
- Abortion
- Campaigns and Elections
- Supreme Court
- Michele Bachmann
- Unemployment
- 2012 Election
- Ron Paul
- Economy News
- Marriage
- Pro-Life
- Values
- Iowa
- Family
- Conservatives
- Republicans
- Obama
- WHO
- Rick Santorum
- Government
- Foreclosure
- Individual Liberty
- Social Issues
- Money
- Leadership
- Speech
- Straw Poll
- Ames Straw Poll
- Roe vs. Wade
- Finance
- 2012
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Nothing Compares to the Iowa State Fair
Posted: 8/18/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTIt's vast, it's crowded, it's fattening and it's fun. "Nothing Compares to the Iowa State Fair." The slogan is aptly deserved. -
GOP Should Learn from Debate Mistakes
Posted: 8/17/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTIt’s probably a good thing that coverage of the Iowa Straw Poll and Rick Perry’s announcement of candidacy upstaged the discussion about the televised GOP debate two days before.- Topics:
- Congress
- Debt
- Michele Bachmann
- Unions
- Ronald Reagan
- Gold
- Tim Pawlenty
- President Obama
- Mitt Romney
- GOP
- Women
- Iowa
- Election 2012
- Republicans
- Obama
- Utah
- Republican Field
- Fox
- WHO
- Lies
- Rick Santorum
- Jay Carney
- Government
- David Axelrod
- New Hampshire
- News
- Gay
- Minnesota
- Senate
- GOP Field
- Conservative
- University
- Debt Ceiling
- Winning
- The Left
- Straw Poll
- the daily beast
- michael medved
- Fox News Debate
- petty
- GOP Debate
- Rick Perry
- red state
- Debate
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Good News From Iowa
Posted: 8/15/2011 2:01:00 PM ESTStraw polls are notoriously overrated. This observation applies especially to the over-hyped one held most recently in Ames, Iowa over the weekend.- Topics:
- National Security
- Immigration
- Media and Culture
- Deficit
- Constitution
- Michele Bachmann
- 2012 Election
- Ron Paul
- Iran
- History
- Defense
- Environment
- Energy
- Lame Duck
- START
- Foreign Policy
- Texas
- Mitt Romney
- Iowa
- Massachusetts
- Libertarian
- Republicans
- WHO
- Rick Santorum
- Government
- News
- Minnesota
- Senate
- Conservative
- Leadership
- Wealth
- Terrorists
- Natural Resources
- Aliens
- U.S. Constitution
- Rick Perry
- Polls
- Allies
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Running for Profit, Not President
Posted: 6/29/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTAs a fateful presidential race gradually takes shape, political junkies will feel both bemused and mystified by the persistence of marginal candidates who have no chance whatsoever of caucus or primary victories. In 2012, as in previous years, it ought to be obvious that some of these purported White House aspirants are actually running for profit, not for president.- Topics:
- Sarah Palin
- Jobs
- Campaigns and Elections
- White House
- Scandal
- MSNBC
- House
- Texas
- GOP
- Mike Huckabee
- Radio
- Libertarian
- Election 2012
- Republican Field
- Race
- Fox
- WHO
- CNN
- Herman Cain
- Rick Santorum
- Government
- New Hampshire
- Georgia
- News
- Minnesota
- Senate
- Conservative
- Winning
- the daily beast
- Fundraising
- Career
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Romney In Front As Feisty Bachmann Gains On Pawlenty
Posted: 6/16/2011 12:01:00 AM EST"There were two clear winners in the Republican debate."- Topics:
- Abortion
- Campaigns and Elections
- Health Care
- Politics
- Debt
- Michele Bachmann
- 2012 Election
- California
- Ron Paul
- Elections
- Newt Gingrich
- Energy
- Fox News
- TARP
- START
- Tim Pawlenty
- House
- Mitt Romney
- Budget
- Mike Huckabee
- Iowa
- Massachusetts
- Conservatives
- Debt Limit
- Obama
- Utah
- Fox
- WHO
- CNN
- Herman Cain
- Rick Santorum
- New Hampshire
- News
- Minnesota
- Opposition
- Straw Poll
- Barack Obama
- Washington
- Frontrunner
- Obama Campaign
- Health
- Fundraising
- Obamacare
- children
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Winners (Romney, Bachmann) And Losers In The GOP Debate
Posted: 6/15/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTThe headline for the big GOP debate should read “ROMNEY SOLIDIFIES HIS STATUS AS FRONTRUNNER” but the appropriate sub-head may prove even more significant in the long run: “Bachmann Makes Energetic and Well-Received Debut.”- Topics:
- Sarah Palin
- Tea Party
- Abortion
- Campaigns and Elections
- Media and Culture
- Safety
- Politics
- Michele Bachmann
- 2012 Election
- Al Gore
- Ron Paul
- Hollywood
- George W. Bush
- Elections
- Gay Marriage
- Newt Gingrich
- Marriage
- Defense
- Fox News
- Pro-Life
- Foreign Policy
- Tim Pawlenty
- Medicare
- Texas
- Mitt Romney
- GOP
- Bullying
- Freedom
- Iowa
- Massachusetts
- Family
- Pakistan
- Foreign Aid
- Obama
- Dennis Kucinich
- Race
- Fox
- WHO
- CNN
- Herman Cain
- Yemen
- Rick Santorum
- Government
- New Hampshire
- News
- Gay
- Alaska
- Social Issues
- CEO
- Minnesota
- Conservative
- Money
- Winning
- the daily beast
- Barack Obama
- Alaska Governor
- GOP Debate
- Health
- Rick Perry
- children
- Debates
- Debate
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Gutter Journalism at Newsweek
Posted: 6/9/2011 10:21:00 AM ESTIf you ever needed a reason for why news magazines are starving for attention and consumer dollars, just stroll down the aisle of your favorite supermarket and you can judge this industry by its cover(s) alone. -
Please Santorum, Don’t Hurt ’em
Posted: 6/4/2011 12:01:00 AM EST“If we allow gay marriage next thing u know people will be marrying gold fish,” Miley Cyrus tweeted. She was protesting news that the president of Urban Outfitters has contributed to former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, and taking some liberty with arguments Santorum’s made about the importance of protecting traditional marriage.
