Why I support Rick Santorum
It has been way too long since I've posted. Life has unfortunately interfered with my blogging, and I want to thank Alex for his patience. He suggested I get back into the blogging groove with a post like this, so here goes.
I support Rick Santorum for rational reasons rather than emotional ones. He's not the conservative firebrand that he was in 1994. He's become establishment, and as a rule I don't support many establishment candidates, but Rick is one of the exceptions. He may not champion many of the causes that are near and dear to my heart (the Fair Tax and reducing government spending to name two), but he's right on the big issues. He's strong on national defense. He supports the War on Terror. He supports the Bush tax cuts. He supports conservative judicial nominees. These aren't petty special-interest issues. These are issues that speak directly to the foundation of the American Republic: sovereignty, liberty, and the consent of the governed. Old Europe has divorced itself from those ideals--you can see it on the nightly news--and as a result it is literally in flames. That is our future as well if we do not return to the first principles of our founding, and we must have leaders who will defend those principles.
I believe with all my heart that we are in the midst of a battle for western civilization and the Jeffersonian ideals which are its cornerstone. In short, we are in a battle for the future, and I trust Rick Santorum to lead us in that fight. I do not trust Bobby Casey to do the same. If nothing else, his past history of job hopping has demonstrated that he views each political office as just another stepping stone to somewhere else. I want my Senator to do his job, not build his resume. Furthermore, he will say whatever he needs to say to whomever he needs to say it in order to get their money and/or their vote. His affiliation with Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton are evidence enough of that.
I know that I am tempted at times to give up on politics and delude myself into thinking that it really isn't that important. That's wrong. Politics is hugely important, and it ought to be trusted to somebody big enough for the job. Rick Santorum is that man. Bobby Casey is not. I won't cheerlead for Santorum, and I won't gush over him, but I will support him, I will defend him, and on Election Day I will proudly vote for him. You should too.
I support Rick Santorum for rational reasons rather than emotional ones. He's not the conservative firebrand that he was in 1994. He's become establishment, and as a rule I don't support many establishment candidates, but Rick is one of the exceptions. He may not champion many of the causes that are near and dear to my heart (the Fair Tax and reducing government spending to name two), but he's right on the big issues. He's strong on national defense. He supports the War on Terror. He supports the Bush tax cuts. He supports conservative judicial nominees. These aren't petty special-interest issues. These are issues that speak directly to the foundation of the American Republic: sovereignty, liberty, and the consent of the governed. Old Europe has divorced itself from those ideals--you can see it on the nightly news--and as a result it is literally in flames. That is our future as well if we do not return to the first principles of our founding, and we must have leaders who will defend those principles.
I believe with all my heart that we are in the midst of a battle for western civilization and the Jeffersonian ideals which are its cornerstone. In short, we are in a battle for the future, and I trust Rick Santorum to lead us in that fight. I do not trust Bobby Casey to do the same. If nothing else, his past history of job hopping has demonstrated that he views each political office as just another stepping stone to somewhere else. I want my Senator to do his job, not build his resume. Furthermore, he will say whatever he needs to say to whomever he needs to say it in order to get their money and/or their vote. His affiliation with Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton are evidence enough of that.
I know that I am tempted at times to give up on politics and delude myself into thinking that it really isn't that important. That's wrong. Politics is hugely important, and it ought to be trusted to somebody big enough for the job. Rick Santorum is that man. Bobby Casey is not. I won't cheerlead for Santorum, and I won't gush over him, but I will support him, I will defend him, and on Election Day I will proudly vote for him. You should too.
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