Rick Santorum

20th Birthday weekend + my router committing suicide Friday morning = no posting, however I'm back online and as promised here is the Santorum piece!

Rick Santorum

Republican

Former United States Senator from Pennsylvania

Higher Education: Does not want to make it to where every child goes to college because he feels that everyone having a college degree would be detrimental to country. (Think of Judge Smails in Caddy Shack saying "The world needs ditch diggers too."

Separation Between Church and State: Does not believe in an absolute separation as he believes it would violate the first amendment 

Same Sex Marriage: He opposes same-sex marriage, saying the American public and their elected officials should decide on these "incredibly important moral issues", rather than the Supreme Court, which consists of "nine unelected, unaccountable judges. In 2003, Santorum in an interview compared homosexuality to pedophilia or bestiality. Has also previously stated he was in favor of laws against polygamy, adultery and sodomy and other antithetical actions. 

Reproductive Rights: Prior to running for congress Santorum considered himself pro-choice, but has since drastically changed his position. He does NOT want abortion to be legal and has been very critical of the Supreme Court decision Griswold v Connecticut that held that the Constitution guaranteed a person's right to privacy and allowed married couples to purchase contraceptives. (It should be noted that Santorum and his wife have eight children. Additionally, in 1996 his wife gave birth to a stillborn son and in 2008 had a daughter who was diagnosed as having Edward's syndrom [Trisomy 18] and only a 10% chance to live past one- she is still alive).

Libertarianism: Opposes it as he believes libertarians want to be left alone and he wants government involved in the culture and even "in the bedroom"

Illegal Immigration:Against amnesty for illegal immigrants and does not want current immigration laws reformed, simply enforced. Believes English should be established as the national language as the United States. Cites his own family's immigration from Italy as immigrating the right way.

Social Security: Supports partially privatized social security

Iran: If elected, he would demand Iran open up to inspection and destroy all nuclear weapons and if they refused he would bomb the sites where the nuclear weapons are made.

Environment: Does not believe in global warming, thinks it is a scheme by the left to get more involved in the lives of Americans. (But he wants to be involved in the bedroom?)

Energy: Drill everywhere.

There is not near the information on Santorum's platform that there is on the other candidates so his positions on a lot of things are either not available or not coming form a reliable source. He tends to focus mostly on social issues and implementing radically conservative policies. He has clearly not put in the effort to make his positions on most issues known to the public especially on issues involving foreign policy.