The labeling by the media is that Romney is a "moderate" republican and Santorum the "conservative". But Ann Coulter - who is certainly a rock-ribbed conservative - continues to push the case for Romney.
Iowa shows Republicans determined to beat Obama
It's been a mixed week for Mitt Romney's campaign. On one hand, Romney won Iowa, but on the other, he was endorsed by John McCain.
Well, there's a zinger!
After pummeling the other Repug candidates, she goes after Santorum -
Santorum is not as conservative as his social-issues credentials suggest. He is more of a Catholic than a conservative, which means he's good on 60 percent of the issues, but bad on others, such as big government social programs. He'd be Ted Kennedy if he didn't believe in God.
Santorum may not be a big spender as far as professional politicians go, but he is still a professional politician. In 2005, one of his former aides described him as "a Catholic missionary who happens to be in the Senate."
The Catholic missionary was fantastic on issues like partial-birth abortion, but more like a Catholic bishop in his support for No Child Left Behind, the Medicare drug entitlement program (now costing taxpayers more than $60 billion a year), and a highway bill with a Christmas tree of earmarks, including the famous "bridge to nowhere."
Santorum cites his father's admonition to put any extra money in the poor box at church to explain his wanting to use the federal government to help the poor.
You get only one or two big issues in a presidential campaign. But in the middle of the second Great Depression, Santorum is on the campaign trail saying, "The reason I ran is 'cause I think people know there is more than just a little narrow issue called 'jobs.'"
Actually, this year, it's pretty much just jobs.
And here - the zinger of all zingers -
This is going to be a tough election, and a man with the presence of Rick Lazio is not the strongest candidate to send in against Obama.
Comparing him to Lazio. OMG! What a knockout shot. AND she may be right. I've been trying to figure out why I'm a little uncomfortable with Santorum, despite his appealing story and his being right on the issues. And Coulter may have named the frog!
So it was a relief to see that when the first votes in the Republican primary were actually cast -- even in a caucus system ideal for zealots, fanatics and mobs -- reason prevailed. Romney won.
She digs Romney - because (she thinks) he has the best chance of winning.
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