
Laura Segall / Reuters
Republican presidential candidates former Senator Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney stand before the start of the Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz., Feb. 22.
WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum is endorsing his one-time bitter rival Mitt Romney in a late-night e-mail to his supporters.
Santorum on Monday urged his supporters to join him in working with the effective Republican nominee to deny President Barack Obama a second term. In his message, Santorum reminded his supporters of areas where he disagreed with Romney during their slog of a primary.
Yet Santorum says that, in his words, "above all else, we both agree that President Obama must be defeated."
During their contest, Santorum bitterly clashed with Romney. At one point, Santorum called Romney the worst Republican in the country to challenge Obama.
The two met on Friday at the office of Santorum's strategist, and Romney sought to assure Santorum of his conservative credentials.


Oh poor Rickey.
What about Ron Paul ?
He has more delegates than Romney.
Rons kicking some butt!!!
Ron Paul does not have more delegates than Romney, although he is doing a good job of getting far more delegates than his percentage of the popular vote would dictate. I guess Ron Paul and his people really don't like one person, one vote. Does that make him the ultimate back room dealer? But, what can you expect from someone whose entire reason to exist comes from third rate novels.
Oh poor Rickey.
This is just the prequel to his actual endorsement which should be coming soon. I wonder if he can sound any more convincing...
SI
In an e-mail, hahaha.
Who cares?
Ron Paul is a nut case, if he were running against Obummer I would have to vote for Obummer. ANY ONE BUT OBUMMBER OR RON PAUL, THE NUT CASE.
At this late date, what does it matter Rick Santorum endorses Romney.
Romney already is the Candidate to run against Pres. Obama..
Rick Santorum, a sore loser. He must be bursting with joy--
Endorsing through email is like getting a lab dance without music!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxZyGewLxck&list=FL1ku-rw7YzF89yGqVhYQ-oA&index=14&feature=plpp_video
Ron Paul wins Louisiana OFFICIAL COUNT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwmKD13xDeM&list=FL1ku-rw7YzF89yGqVhYQ-oA&index=12&feature=plpp_video
Ron Paul wins Nevada OFFICIAL COUNT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2JUGk8YjJY&list=FL1ku-rw7YzF89yGqVhYQ-oA&index=6&feature=plpp_video
Ron Paul wins New Hampshire OFFICIAL COUNT
Ron Paul wins Maine OFFICIAL COUNT
Ron Paul wins Colorado Official count
Ron Paul wins Alaska Official count
Ron Paul wins Missouri official count
Projected to win many more next week and the states coming up for state convention will all show this thing is far from over.. Its Only over to those who are not a part of it I guess and fall for media lies.
Youtube links, the last refuge of fools.
care for nothing, just as an example, Ron Paul was 4th in popular wote in Louisiana, but did get one delegate less than Romney in the final (how the F*** do they get these numbers) tally. Hence my argument that Ron Paul hates democracy which is based on one person, one vote. How does the idiot who gets such a small percentage of the vote, get so many delegates. Yiddish has a word for this, meshugana.
Hmmm... It is time for Ron Paul supporters to wake up...
Ron Paul is not age appropriate. Yes, at age 78 Ron Paul is TOO OLD to become POTUS. If Ron Paul was 55 or 60, Mr. Obama would have a very serious contender.
In fact, the Republican Party needs to wake up. (I am a Republican - since the first time I could vote - for Barry Goldwater, 1964.)
The GOP needs to focus on finding quality candidates – people who can help create jobs, people who know something about making a budget and staying to the budget, and people who care about others who are less fortunate.
Willard Romney, religious views aside, has not EVER had any meaningful contact with average every day people. (Latest news concerns Willard wanting to install an elevator for his cars…and, his decision to oppose the rights of people to marry whom they choose.)
Rick Santorum was far too draconian, vindictive, and sanctimonious. Plus he had the umittigated gall to protest gay rights, while wearing a sweater vest !! LOL !!
Newton Gingrich does not pass the ethics or morals tests.
Add to that, all of them have the charisma of a rutabaga, or a bag of steer manure.
Ron Paul doesn't even buy green bananas at the grocery store.
GOP = Goodbye Old Pharts
Isn't Rick Santorum..along with Newt, Bachman etc... one of those folks that just spent the last year and tens of millions of dollars...telling us why Mitt is unfit to be the leader of the free world? And now...they are throwing their support behind him?
Hmmm...Can anyone say..HYPOCRACY....at it's finest?
Yup...I'm now getting behind Mitt....NOT!...These folks are so transparent...I can see right through them....
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I'm voting for Ron Paul 2012 and I approved this message!
Squire, could you kind of explain what you are saying? It's a little less clear than you probably though when you posted it. As it is it implies that Paul stole more delegates romney and that is some kind of fantasy.
I do have to say, you have one thing right, Ron Paul is a fantasy, or nightmare.
"Hmmm...Can anyone spell..HYPOCRACY....at it's finest"????????????? Yes it is, for a Ron Paul supporter this wins the spelling bee.
Adam...are you implying a lap dance w/out music is a bad thing.........?
How dare YOU Sir!
Ron Paul just wants a pony!
Jon boy, before you post, check your grammar and spelling. And to reply to other comments instead of the article is a demonstration of a huge lacking of intelligence.
I'm with famousamos. who cares? why don't they stop covering these losers -- especialy rick santorum, whose being deeply buried in the scrapheap of this year's republican process history is a blessing to us all.
Jon-1321288,
In the future, you would be much better served if you tell us why you think that your candidate is so much better than all of the others…rather than tearing down the other candidates using uniformed rhetoic with no basis or relativity to the election of the POTUS.
The only thing that should matter…is character. What virtues does YOUR candidate have?…Tell us why he or she is so vital to fixing our nation. Stand on your morals (if you have any)…tell us what you stand for.Seems to me that folks like YOU only tell us…. what you are against….rather than what you are for…are you truly FOR anything at all?
Leave the rhetoric at home…if you can’t have an intelligent converstion….please refrain from conversing.
Please cover yourself, your ignorance (lack of knowlege) is showing....ewwww....that's nasty......
Realize that Ron Paul is at least as fit as Gingrich and McCain, if not more fit. And let's not forget the media blackout and rigged elections that prevented him from winning the popular vote in many states.
Besides, Santorum endorsing Romney shows just how much of a hypocrite he is. He doesn't even bother to stand by his own values--not that he was right about anything, mind you.
Someone needs to tell Ron Paul that he dropped out months ago...I think Paul is the only one who does not know that.
What a loon.
Though he may pop up on that internet party (I forget the name) and run as an independent, this will siphon a few nutcase votes from Romney, and insure an Obama win. Similar to what Nader did to Gore but likely on a larger scale.
He's getting delegates, and that's what matters. If Romney ends up getting the nomination, Dr. Paul is still set to give speeches at the convention since he's won at least 5 states in terms of delegate count. He'll cause quite a stir, which would force Romney to modify his own platform if he wins--and that's a big if.
Santorum now has to add 'hypocrite' to his resume. He clearly stated that Romney would make a terrible president. He told us earlier that we might as well re-elect Barack Obama to a second term.
He was right the first time. Now he's just pandering.
I thought he had a modicum of integrity, despite his sanctimonious posturing. For shame, Ricky!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
RON PAUL 's nuts huh, sound money, get rid of the fed, balance the budget, no more unconstitutional wars, mind our own business, get rid of NDAA, TSA, Get out of the UN, Honest as the day is long, YA he's nuts, how dare he. The people who are nuts are the ones who would vote Obummer back into office again. i will vote for nobody other than RON PAUL because I wish to take our country back from foreign corperation interests and put the power back to the people as the constitution states. All you people that say Dr. paul has no chance, well, see you in November.
RON PAUL 2012
"Insanitarium endorses Willard"! Add one more albatross around Romoney's neck!
David-2319136
Oh poor Rickey.
What about Ron Paul ?
He has more delegates than Romney.
This is why people view Ron Paul supporters as wackadoodles.Jes Saying
The problem with YouTube is that the videos don't have to be true or accurate in order to be posted. Therefore Youtube is not a reliable source of information, at least not in my book.
"Ron Paul, 2012"
Ron Paul - the best GOP candidate for an America in 1896....
As for poor Santorum...How does unemployment feel? Remember, there are no consolation prizes for second place. However, I do personally thank you for contributing to President Obama's second term:
Obama/Biden 2012.
The primary is almost over, and we must accept Romney will be the Republican candidate, Ron Paul and Santorium supporters are smart enough to undertand that the main objective is elect a Republican president, get rid of Obama and take over the Senate, then we will have the chance to bring our enonomy back on busines. We cant afford 4 more years of socialist policies , biguer government and more debt, a more divided country, open borders and continous attacks to our family values and religion. NOBAMA 2012
@Average Joe-919387
That's an excellent post. I couldn't agree more. The contrast between the 2 major candidates is stark, Obama and Romney. Romney lies every time he opens his mouth. He lies about his record as governor of Mass. and about his business record he is an incredible hybrid of predator and parasite in business. I believe that Obama, on the other hand, has excellent character and intentions but I have considerable reservations about his judgement,I.E. keeping Geithner on when he should be horsewhipped for being a Goldman tool, extending our commitment to an Afghan druglord for 12 years. I struggle trying to figure out how someone as smart as Obama can do some of these things.I would sooner lobotomize myself than vote for Romney but it's hard to see a logical direction. It's painful to see so many fools here that are blindly raging against Obama and can say nothing more than ",I hate him" or ,"he's a socialist". Four more years of being trickled on will just about finish our surrender to the Redeemers. So where do we turn? Ron Paul has character,I think, but doesn't seem to realize that you can't just pretend it's still 1825 and the rest of the world will play along.He is most unrealistic. I'm pretty sure that he would collapse the economy in a whole different direction. Maybe a total collapse wouldn't be so bad. Most of us are already struggling. THAT WOULD, AT LEAST LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. Once all the stocks,bonds,and paper money are worthless, I don't think Ann Romney will be buying any more 1000$ t-shirts. What a stunning level of disconnect from reality.
redvirginia
Santorum supporters are apparently smart enough, Ron Paul supporters are not.
"above all else, we both agree that President Obama must be defeated."
Another 4 years of Obama would be a disaster.
- The economy sucks.
- We still have over a million fewer jobs than when he took office.
- The debt has gone from $10.0 Trillion at the end of fiscal 2008 to almost $15.7 Trillion now - in just over 3 years.
I don't think that's the 'Change' voters thought they were getting.
What Ron Paul is doing by going to the conventions to pull voters from other candidates may be legal, but it is destroying the concept of a representative democracy.
I've written this many times out of concern, but here it is one more time.
What Ron Paul is doing is instead of campaigning for the popular vote, i.e. the popular consent of the majority, he found another way to win over the will of the people.
He has been consistently working in each state to get a majority of delegates selected as the delegates who are loyal to him. He has done this in the hopes that regardless of how the delegates are supposed to be pledged to follow the popular vote, that they will vote for him instead of their whom they are pledged to vote for in either the state convention or the national convention.
This is called usurping and UNACCEPTABLE and no better than Barak Obama appointing czar and seeking ways to circumvent duly congressionally passed laws.
If you really care about America, you don't accept either, regardless how right they are about one or two of your pet issues. This is the wrong way to do things and decreases the value of people's votes (voices).
Paul supporters are to be lauded for their vehemence and passion, but I can only shake my head at their inability to see facts.
Paul did indeed win the Maine caucus with 21 out of 24 delegate seats (after Romney won a non-binding caucus there in February) and he did win a majority of delegate seats in Nevada. There, however, the February caucus WAS binding and those delegate seats won by Paul supporters are still obliged to cast their votes for Romney. So nothing was really won there at all except a sort of moral victory. As it stands, Ron Paul still only has 90+ delegate that WILL vote for him at the Convention while Mitt has almost 10 times that many.
It's possible Paul can thwart Romney's march to 1144 that he needs to win outright before the election. There is, however, no way Paul can approach that number.
At best Paul can hope to influence the platform and have significant air time at the convention. Beyond that, not much is going on there for him.
Santorum is a "NUT" and his endorsement is a kiss of death to the Flip Flopper !
the funny thing is the media has been saying romney won all these states but ron paul has been winning and the media keeps saying its romney so that should let you guys know something is wrong
When there is no difference between major policies between Obama and Romney, the only REAL candidate that offers some actual change this time around is Ron Paul. It's Ron Paul or Obomney.
I'll take an actual change this time around. Ron Paul 2012!
Except there is the GNC rule number 38, which states that delegates are not bound = they can vote for whom they please.
Right, if Santorun=m thinks Romney is the worst repub for the contest, why doesn't he endorse Ron Paul? These politicians who don't value their own words, have no other values and principles other than defeating someone, such a lot of time and resources spent on elections of value-less idiots!
redvirginia...
We cannot afford to let our public education system slide to the point where citizens are not only unable to spell simple words but don't even know enough to use spellcheck.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Check out Americanselect dot com.
It's the 3rd party on 25 states ballots already.
The online convention in 7 days.
Stick with the one who is already the same thing as a 3rd party yet nearly leading the election and we will win this. The Peoples President 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw2bDq4cOSc
if you care 4 your country and your children and your parents you will vote their best interests and vote for president obama..... Ron Paul has no chance, and Mitt Romney will take everything away from your family and give it to the Koch bros..
A vote for Obama or Romney is a vote for Monster banks, Koch bros, and Adleson, and Murdoch. and every behemoth contractor soaking up your money from your country.. Ron Paul... End the status qoe.
You are smoking something using the Koch bros, monster banks in reference to President Obama... Have you checked out the donations from the banks and wall street this election cycle to President Obama vs Romney, I guess not.. The Koch bros have spent millions to defeat President Obama and will spend millions more... Their goal is to own the government and cannot with President Obama in office... Wake up, You don't spend so much money to defeat someone that's on your side... Wake up Murdoch is Fox News, you are not smoking anything, you're insane.... lol
A vote for Ron Paul is a wasted vote, he cannot win, well I guess its not totally a wasted vote, it will help President Obama...
Ron Paul CAN win, and Romney doesn't have anywhere near the number of delegates that he needs. It's not too late for Paul to win. And while I don't believe Obama has that many shady corporate connections, he did sign the nasty NDAA and both him and Romney are sponsored by Goldman Sachs. Since Romney's views change on a whim and he's often been called a "moderate", I'd say he's like a greedy version of Obama that's much worse.
It's time for government to get out of our private lives. The government should only do what the people aren't capable of doing effectively themselves, and no more. This is precisely why you vote for Ron Paul--if he wins things might get better, if Obama wins things won't get better, and if Romney wins things will get worse. Romney's there for his corporate buddies and to him, getting the economy out of the toilet is the same as ensuring his friends keep getting richer.
If RP was such a "great leader," then he would have been much more effective in Congress. He's a total failure, and his policies will be even worse than those of the rest of the GOP/TP. I'm a NO VOTE GDI who doesn't support any of the candidates running for any office, because all politicians are alike (tell you what you want to hear, then vote only for what will line their own pockets and the pockets of their wealthy friends). That is why we all need to be working on getting the Popular Amendment Movement's two constitutional amendments passed (faircampaignreformdotcom).
I hope Ron Paul and Romney continue to duke it out. Keep on dividing the Republican Vote. It means a sure win for President Obama's second term. :)
Not all of it. He'll keep some for himself.
A vote for Ron Paul, at this point, is a vote against the majority rule.
ron paul is the only repub candidate that can win against obama because if romney gets elected im voting obama again
Wacko endorsement for the Flip Flopper !
PDug19
Or you can vote Obama and he will take away your money and give it to Peter Lewis, George Soros and Warren Buffet. He has already promised Lewis billions of dollars with his insurance mandate.
Peter Lewis and George Soros have spent millions to defeat Republican candidates.
Anti trust,
Have you LOOKED at the bills he tries to pass. They don't pass because congress has no intention of helping the middle class. Maybe if you actually paid attention to what he is trying to pass you would be pissed at congress. His bills don't pass because they are not full of pork and/or because they are trying to correct wrongdoing like the Patriot act or NDAA.
A third party hands a second term to Obama.
Endorse the White Man over the Black Man! The Black Man saved the Auto Industry and Killed Osama Bin Laden, not to mention he endorses re newable energy! HE'S A WITCH! BURN HIM! BURN HIM!
Jonal11, you certainly know how to wet your pants before you enter the ablution. And I am sure you've never ventured out of your ignorant pocket. Be nice with your comments of other people, especially when they've done a superb job that irritates your ignorant vessel and ill-informed brain. Look out because your ignorance will BURN YOU! And it will burn you real good while you are still alive!!
Interesting? It's interesting that you don't realize you're the ignorant vessel and il.-informed, interesting, lol
I only vote for someone who think with logic instead of basing everything on religious's belief.
I am an independent and that is my problem with GOP, 3 president candidates who said "God told me to run" and everything is just somehow like Muslim with their priest in the government.
It's time to stop playing the racial card. Obama hasn't done anything that a white president wouldn't do.
Which is why I'm endorsing Ron Paul--his ideas just might work, and we all know he will follow through with them. He will succeed where Obama has failed. And Romney... well, let's just say that he doesn't give two @!$%#s about anyone but his corporate buddies.
No president can succeed when he/she doesn't have a Congress that will back his policies. RP will never have a Congress that would implement his 19th century policies. We are in the 21st century with a totally different global situation than the century RP is still living in.
anti-trust proponent - agreed. I am glad that I am not the only person who sees it. Ron Paul was good for an America in 1896.. not in 2012.
Two Crazy Nuts Backmann & Santorum Endorsed a Flip Flopper Clown in a Empty Suit !
Endorsement via e-mail, for when you can't stomach it in person.
And best done under cover of darkness, too.
Yep!! I think his voice would have betrayed him,so he wrote a e-mail. Santorum is trying hard but could not voice his own lie.
The self styled 'Yokel' Brian Fisher, said that Mitt Romney does not have enough backbone to stand up to him, and keep his gay staffer.He asks, how is Romney going to stand up t Putin, and to China? I do not know how Romney stands up at all he does not have a backbone. Santorum did well not to stand up next to him to endorse him because he would have to prop him up.
Looking at a bunch of these posts, its easy to see why politicians even run for office. We live in the 21st century with a record number of clueless idiots that sit back and sqwibble while our country is hijacked from us and spew out the very same garbage they heard from a politicians mouth..we have been in the computer age and one would never think there was a way to get FACTS about a politicians actual record..We live in the United States of Dufus people..This is a sorry, uneducated record breaking deadbrain society of all time in our history as a country..the politicians know this and go to bed saying that their plans over the last 30 years worked out great!! This cointry and its people should win first place prize of shame and ignorance,,,everything else we are in last place but keep sqwibbiling while yall get dumped on..ever wonder why the GOP dont want to support education? Yall provide that answer every word you write...you know who you are...WAKE UP ZOMBIES!! Yall gonna make it so hard for your kids to fix your mess and take their country back.
Huge applause Bob from Texas. Great Post.
"Well there's the truth now folks" as Sanatorium would say.. lol
Mr. "I want to sound like Ron Paul and pretend I'll defend our Constitution"..
Now he's going against the constitution and supporting a non constitutionally eligible candidate.
Romney is ineligible to be a top General or President by Federal Law under the US Constitution.
Source.. http://www.art2superpac.com/issues.html
Why is Romney ineligible, exactly? And I don't want to follow your links for fear of viruses, so please spell it out in your own words. Just the essence of the argument will do.
@Jon... If you want, Just search the web on your own instead... Article 2 clause 5 eligibility.. The link I gave is from a superpac of lawyers that wants to uphold our constitution..
George Washington and the writers of our document where worried about another future Benedict Arnold.. They wanted to be sure a leader would be loyal to our land and not be swayed by another when times are tough.. (Romney, draft dodger pffd).. Anyways.. they created a term that was something more than just a USA "Born citizen".. They required that the candidate of Presidency and top generals would be a "NATURAL BORN" citizen, which simply means you are born in America to BOTH PARENTS who were also BORN IN AMERICA. Every President in our history has been a "Natural born".. till lately.. But hey, who cares about our founding document.. It can only be upheld by the "PEOPLE" who wrote it United we stand, divided we ....
They never upheld it with Obama So they would have a very difficult time trying to enforce it on your say so. Care4
Care4, you are birther redux! Congratulations! So what about John McCain, who was not "Born in the USA"? Apologies to Bruce Springsteen.
This is from Wikipedia, not a great source, but easy to find and far more credible than your personal opinions:
"The Congressional Research Service has stated that the weight of scholarly legal and historical opinion indicates that the term means one who is entitled under the Constitution or laws of the United States to U.S. citizenship "at birth" or "by birth," including any child born "in" the United States, even to alien parents (other than to foreign diplomats serving their country), the children of United States citizens born abroad, and those born abroad of one citizen parent who has met U.S. residency requirements."
I think Mitt, Barack, and according to your definition, John McCain, have no worries.
That's why I asked for just the essence of your argument. I knew it was empty.
Oh BTW your link doesn't confirm anything except that you support Ron Paul, who is just another Ross Perot. Or are you too young to remember that?
I can't uphold our constitution all alone.. But the ultimate law of our land is still the law.. And you should be ashamed of yourself not to stick up for it.
You can't uphold our constitution, period. It is a document about which you know nothing, written by people whose intelligence you don't even begin to comprehend. Do the rest of us a favor and stop trying to prove your self-reinforced intelligence by demonstrating your lack thereof.
@ Jon. ok. Take away your name calling skills and lets see what you have left..
Question
What is a "Natural Born" citizen as per the Constitution of the United States?
care4mycountry,
Here is a name for you... You're a low IQ radical, idiot, moron.....You are one of the most clueless people I have ever seen on these boards... You're not worth anyone's time...Still talking about who's born where, wow... 88 IQ..
I truly hope Ron Paul runs as a 3rd party candidate and please vote for him....
@ Jon What? Why did you say "You can't uphold our constitution, period."
I guess you better rewrite the Presidents oath of office cuz this one must be outdated..
. I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States
Did you want me to say all that or is "uphold" acceptable?
And what part of that oath taken by real citizens of our country to you think is wrong?
You, have implied with your comments that several people recently took that oath inacceptably, but you, hero that you are are going to defend it. Excuse if I am wrong with interpreting your birther redux comments, but forgive me also, since they do tend towards the unintelligable (you know, make no sense).
What I have said to you specifically...and read closely...is that you have no standing to "uphold" the Constitution of the United States since you have not a clue what is in it or what it stands for.
I'm not concerned with what you think you know because it is wrong. If you were alive in 1776, you would have been a royalist, end of story.
Still waiting for the Mittster and birthers to come up with a birth certificate for corporations...! Must be in Mitts Swiss bank accounts.
care4mycountry,mychildren,myparents,
Don't waste your time on these types of nit wits. They have a mantra..."I don't believe it, prove it to me and I still won't believe it!"
These are the same folks who resort to name calling...because they have nothing to defend their position with.
Tis best to just ignore them....and hope they starve from lack of attention.
Well since all republicans took the oath to Norquist over the constitution....constitution is now null and void. Norquist just said repubs just need a figurehead to sign their bills..........People of the corporation, by the corporation and for the corporation. Oh and NO sex unless you are married.......Bush II the Sequel, now possibly appearing in your town. Did I mention Romney hired 17 of 23 advisors on his foreign affirs team from Bush? You liked My Pet Goat and Iraq, you will love the sequel.....Watch the economy crash again under Romney/Bush II. Romney walks, he talks, he crawls on his belly like a flip flop reptile. Hurry..... Hurry.... just one thin dime...and every other dime you ever made. Step right up!
The supreme court has never decided this so you can take your choice of wikipedia or whatever blog you prefer. That's why you see so many different interpretations.
"Ron Paul, 2012"
Ron Paul's Record in Congress:
http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2007/11/ron-pauls-record-in-congress.html
1. Ron Paul votes to repeal the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
- So Ron Paul doesn't support a safe work environment in the United States.
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=OSHACT&p_id=3359
2. Opposes the Minimum Wage: RP: supports A bill to repeal all authority of the Federal Government to regulate wages in private employment.
3. -RP would gut the regulatory power of Federal agencies, forcing Congress to micromanage all decisions.
: Congress can barely make any decisions as it is, and now he wants them to micromanage?
4. RP This "champion of peace" wanted to prohibit the dismantling of ICBM silos in the U.S....
I won't even go into his religious beliefs or his obtuse and out dated thinking that the states should decide who gets civil rights.
@starsailing
Good post. I agree. The Redeemers,Act II.
A lot like prostitution. "If you pony up, I'll do whatever you want, just the way you like it. Just write that check." Grover Norquist...what a cock roach.
Hmmm interesting endorsement. Looks like a bit of thawing, with a streak of independence.
Top two choice for VP according to a just published poll of rank and file Republicans.
Rubio 19%, Santorum 18% the next closest two 13%.
It is thought that Rubio and Ohio Senator Rob Portman are defininely on the short list.
I don't think Romney is up to choosing Santorum but you never know.
Interesting endorsement? via e-mail? Isn't that the ultimate cop-out? Nobody likes Romney, especially those that know him best.
What is not being covered is that Romney hired one of Santorum's staff. I think the other thing not being considered is that Romney might not want to appear with Santorum yet.
The other thing is IF people read what was going on inside the Santorum campaign, getting a news conference was unlikely because the press really wasn't paying attention in the first place.
Remember, Santorum also had endorsed Romney in 2008. He took a lot of heat for that, so he may not be so interested in being as mainstream and appearing again to be compromising.
Will he be Romney's VP Pick - unlikely to no, but the same thing was said about Bush 41 and Reagan. People thought Reagan was nuts for selecting his bitter rival".
When Romney became the director for the Utah Olympics, one thing he could not do was fire one person in particular. Romney, not only did not remove the person, but put them in a spot that was useful to the success of the Olympics.
The bottom line is - you got to wait until Romney decides what he wants to do.
What a crock of BS.. They string each other up trying to hang the other one and they are in the same party and now they lay in bed together.. Washington Sucks!!
I will never vote for a republican again. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. I'm sorry, but on general principle alone you can't spend almost a year telling everybody what a piece of @!$%# Romney is and then, and only then, endorse him when you've had your ass handed to you for being a social nightmare. How can you expect anybody to take you seriously? I guess I have to be embarrased for him since he seems to have no shame himself. Wow. I would have had a little more respect for him if he had stuck to his guns and stayed on the sideline without endorsing anybody. You can throw that out the window...
brother:
Pretty much the same thing happened in 2008 when Hillary endorsed Obama, no? It's just party politics and J Bizzle is right, it sucks.
SI
You forget about Obama and Hillary?
It's american politics / government. It's why our government is hated throughout the world. Say anything to get what you want.
Oh, don't get your pants all in a wad over nothing! You actually listen to all that political crap? Means nothing. You will hear the same thing when a republican has been president and a bunch of democrats run in their primaries. None of it means squat.
The fun is just beginning as very soon Mitt and Barack will be making all kinds of accusations and spewing half truths or outright lies against each other and the silly American people will just eat it up and fuss like mad at one another proclaiming what this one or that one did.
U have absolutely no principles brother. You just jump from one party to the next. You let the media tell you who to vote for not any core principles. People like you just need to stay the hell home in Nov.
I agree with Hog Lover!
I agree with Vinny
I have to take issue with Traffic. Our government is not hated throughout the world. On the contrary, I think it is for the most part, admired. There are, and this may be what you are referring to, times when the administration in charge is hated throughout the world. Reagan was hate, Bush 1 was tolerated, but Clinton restored the world's respect, until Bush 2 turned the entire world's sympathy after 9/11 into the entire world's disgust with the US by invading Iraq.
But throughout this all, I think the world knows our government is the best of all, even though, they are confused by the crap the Tea Party spews. Basically, the world knows what out Constitution represents and the Tea Party doesn't. But, that difficulty is the very nature of our democracy. Progress can be difficult, but is inevitable.
Jon you are a pure genius; you should write a book or something.
Please.. someone show me that Hillary/Obama traded insults the same way Romney and Santorum have. It's not even close to the amount of GOP mud slinging.
Jon
You should read world news and leave your protective bubble once in a while.
I used to like Santorum, but now I think he is an immature winnie who does not deserve anyone's respect.
Santorum...really, outlaw birth control, sex only for married couples.........And that would be a good thing on...what planet...?
FALSE - personally not agreeing does not equate to making something illegal. After fully studying how birth control pills work including RU-486 You are potentially causing a monthly abortion, IF you understand that the new life has already begun at conception.
FALSE AGAIN - this is a personal belief, something he has never proposed.
Just disagree on what he actually said should be sufficent it is not necessary to invent more.
Via e-mail? Pretty glaringly tepid endorsement, Rick, but after the way his and his PAC's deep pockets annihilated you in the GOP primary, not surprising.
Really chafes the ol' backside, doesn't it, Rick?
Wow lot's of guts there Ricky, kind a like the guy breaking up with his girlfriend, can't face the camera's and lie? You did it all through your campaign, but I bet your knees are sore from all the confession's and voice horse from all the Our Fathers and hail Mary's you had to say! LOL Frothy has no balls!
what a tool......
I guess I will never get it.... Four months ago, he was saying how the other Republican runners would fail the country, but now endorses them.
They all do it, both dems and repubs, in '08 Hillary & Obummer went at it and now she works for him. NO BIG DEAL.
All financed by the same man through superpac donations.. MR. Adleson.. He used puppets to divide and conquer us.. This Primary would have been over long ago like usual but he had to deal with the PEOPLE taking a bit to close a look at Ron Paul's message and history.. But Adleson underestimated liberty.. we are not giving up so easy and we are learning well how to cast REAL votes. I'll pray he may have just waisted a hundred million.
He's inadvertantly letting Romney know he is available for the number 2 spot! Plain and simple.
Mitt, please pick nut job Santorum, please or Rubio who has about just barely a little more credentials to be president then Palin,...he can articulate a complete sentence..without using Alaskan Ebonics..
" in '08 Hillary & Obummer went at it and now she works for him. NO BIG DEAL."
the difference is that Hillary WORKS for US, the citizens of the USA & BHO is her BOSS
Rick on the other hand works for nobody & after years at the public trough he has no salable skills or means to support his brood...MORE WELFARE !
He used to have a NAME but he threw that away to spite himself too !
Looks like man-on-dog will be eating dogmeat figuratively & literally in the foreseeable future .
Oh! the humanity
all he wanted was to be our Latex salesman &
he told everyone turkeys could fly !
a few weeks ago, santorum was fighting tooth and nail to get people to believe that Mitt Romney is the worst Republican candidate in the history of bad Repulbican candidates...now he wants to recruit us to flip flop and endorse Romney...WHERE DO I SIGN UP :) lol jk Obama 2012 ftw :D
flopper
I suggest you read the article from inside the Santorum campaign. The phrase was intended to be a attention getter.
Besides, you've got to admit. First Romney jointly installs the prototype ACA with Massachusettes care, then on top of that he is a 1%er. That's handing Obama two huge advantages.
Now, If Obama loses to a candidate with those two severe flaws, what a weak President that will show Obama to be.
"and Romney sought to assure Santorum of his conservative credentials."
Translation: Don't worry little Ricky, while I help all my corporate pals rape the country, we'll let you and all you're little sniveling religious hypocrite friends persecute gays and anyone else you don't like.
But is amusing listening to all the catholics whine and moan now that both their prostitutes got sent packing.
Have to agree for the Kenya lovers.....
so what?? why should i care who santorum endorses????????????????
You shouldn't. What you should do is your homework on the candidates and not listen to the drivel of the weasels that roam the threads. If you study it out and honestly evaluate the pros and cons of the candidates, while you will not find any that are perfect, you will see that if we don't make a change in November, we may not recognize our country by 2016. Just sayin'.
I agree with Mikerowe. Weigh the pros and cons...Republicons are cons...And Dems are Pros at cleaning up republicons messes....
Obama/Biden 2012
The mess you speak of was brought to us by a democrat controlled congress over too many years.
Dem leaders pushed for home ownership for all, they forced home loan requirements down to allow anyone who wanted a home to get one.
Over regulation, taxes, fees etc ran business & jobs out of the US.
In Obama's 1st 2 years dems where so busy spending money on every pet project they ever wanted, they could not slow down to make a budget. Now the democrat senate will not even consider a budget, not wanting Americans to see the path they have chosen to be on.
We need a government that is business friendly, not one that seeks more regulations for the sake of control & talks about more ways to tax any money they see.
The Big mess you speak of was brought to us by "W" !
What kind of job was offered by Romney? lets me guess.. head of the Department of Education?
Probably not Education. But, maybe Romney is planning a new Cabinet position, the Secretary of Religion (non Christians need not apply). Santorum would be good for that is Bob Mcdonnell gets the pick for VP. If Bob "what separation?" McDonnell doesn't get the VP pic, Sec of Religion is his, but Santorum could always be the Under Secretary for Catholicism.
But the interesting question - Where do you put Bobby Jindal? Wow, there is just so much talent in that Republican party.
Jon,
I like that thought...lol... Secretary of Religion,,, lol.... Rick Perry, Head of the Dept of Energy and the EPA.... Newt head of NASA, Ron Paul, Non-Defense Secretary, Herman Cain,9=9=9, Head of Economic advisory board, Donald Trump, Ambassador to China.... just to name a few key positions
Secretary of Romney garage elevators has a nice ring to it...although...it does have its...ups....and downs...!
Car wash comes with that Elevator, 1.2 million dollars !
So Mr. Man on Dog couldn't endorse Flipper in person or in a speach. It had to be an email. Hmmm. Wonder if Santorum REALLY sent that email. Has anyone seen the email header? America has a right to know. Produce the long form email header Willard! What are you trying to hide? After all, it's not a Swiss bank account, is it?
These candidates that knew they won't run the race to the finish line should not have contested at the first place. They are just wasting people's time, energy, and resources. Worse yet, the feeble reasons and grounds for them to step down. What a pity!! Pity indeed.
Atleast they created some temp jobs. More then the congress did.
Hey gang the founding fathers didn't agree on everything and they bickered too. But, they came together and kept there egos in check!
I wonder how much money it cost Romney for Rick to endorse him.
This article is a joke. What a flip flopper. He spent monthes trashing Romney and his campaign. Now he endorses him. Please.....
Like his endorsement means anything at this point.
Kinda like Obama and Clinton in 2008 (and now she is Sec. of State). It's just the usual election year politics.
Sick Nut endorses Empty Suit, Mr. Flip Flopper is drawing Flies !
You shouldn't. What you should do is your homework on the candidates and not listen to the drivel of the weasels that roam the threads. If you study it out and honestly evaluate the pros and cons of the candidates, while you will not find any that are perfect, you will see that if we don't make a change in November, we may not recognize our country by 2016. Just sayin'.
Most of the damn fools on here are liberals. Worthless website.
vinny- I'm sure a faux noise site would be more your speed bye bye!
actually I agree with Vinny, but there are quite a few independants that won't vote for Obama and I am one of them.
Most famous conservative during our founding fathers era.......Benedict Arnold.....Funny, nothing really has changed...
and these humms on my bird wtf is that? you don't own the site bye bye to you too! go back to yer left wing BS stations and listen to their propoganda. then spreas some more of their lies. By November you might just get a recruit. NOT!
Oh...Oh...Vinney and Graham...let me make one up too...Uhhhh...Oh I know...I am an independant and I won't vote for Obama....no//No wait...I am a Dem and an independent and I won't vote for Obama....No No....wait I can make up a better one.....I am a dem and a wounded left handed Vet with a puppy and I won't vote for Obama...no..No ..wait let me try another........how phony are all those I wont vote for MY party testimonies.......give it a rest.....
Well the value is some what reduced as long as you pontificate hatred here,
once you are gone we can go back to making more commie plans to destroy America, take all the conservatives guns, chain'em up & send'em to Mississippi where you can drink free beer until you die .
what a little worm, he aint about nothing and never was
Ron Paul 2012
get over it. Ron Paul don't stand a chance.
Ron Paul does NOT STAND period, he sits a lot & gets ignored a lot
but mostly he gets what any person with his mental capacity gets,
public politeness & encouragement for trying.
He IS the 21st century Harold Stassen, play by play & by the book...
and a whole mess of people are being fooled by a 1954 campaign in drag .
"Ron Paul, 2012"