An election on principles?

View 712 Wednesday, February 08, 2012

The miseries continue here. Our trip out to Kaiser yesterday was precautionary, but it’s just as well that we did it, given that things aren’t any better today. This is one horrible cold, unlike any I have had in years. Apologies for being brief. I’m doing well to concentrate on anything. Alas.

Santorum emerges as a real contender for the Republican nomination for President. He says he is not the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, he is the conservative alternative to Barrack Obama. I was impressed. The last time I was really impressed by Santorum was the night he won the Iowa caucuses. He sounded Presidential then, and he sounded Presidential last night. Perhaps the election of 2012 will be on issues and causes, not on personalities: a self-proclaimed conservative candidate against a left liberal, without a lot of personality and personal history baggage. Mr. Obama will have to run on his record, and Mr. Santorum can run against that. Neither has any great personal record. The only executive experience Obama can claim is as President, and that’s in essence running on his record.

Let the election be about freedom.

Having said that, I will repeat: This is a crucial election and I prefer each and every one of the seven Republican contenders to the current president. I am not endorsing anyone; but it would appear that a Santorum/Obama contest might be the closest thing we can have to a straight contest on conservative vs. liberal principles. That could be a significant election.

not flashy, but damn important

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We’re the government and we will tell you how to live.

Phil

As for instance Obamacare. There are other fundamental differences between where Obama has taken us and where conservatives want to take us.