Posts Tagged Santorum
Remembrance of Things Past
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on February 9th, 2012
The Republican candidates for President continue to appeal to the current GOP base with what passes for policy in the party these days: Romney has just promised to cut funding for the arts by half; Santorum promises not just a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage, but also to retroactively “annul” those marriages that have already [...]
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Rooting for Santorum
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 16th, 2012
As the interminable GOP Presidential contests proceeds, I’m rooting for Rick Santorum. Now, I realize that statement requires some explanation. With the probable exception of Ron Paul, all the other candidates can be counted on to moderate their current positions if and when they cinch the nomination—to pivot from the shameless pandering to the nut-job [...]
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Out of Iowa
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 4th, 2012
At least the Iowa caucuses are over. The attention Iowa gets has long been a mystery to me. Sure, they’re first, but it would be hard to imagine an electorate less representative of America as a whole than this rural, virtually all-white state. And history confirms that Iowa’s choice of nominee (except when that choice [...]
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