Rick Santorums record appears to be very good as a social conserative!

[ScienceRocks]

Rick Santorum on the Issues

Rick Santorum on Social Security
Click here for 10 full quotes on Social Security OR background on Social Security.
Supports privatization if voluntary. (Sep 2006)
Switched from raising retirement age to personal accounts. (Sep 2006)
Guaranteed benefit if over 50; personal account if younger. (Sep 2006)
Raise retirement age? Maybe. Private investment? Yes. (May 2000)
Social Security needs reform sooner rather than later. (May 2000)
Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998)
Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
Rated 10% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)


Rick Santorum on Tax Reform
Click here for 13 full quotes on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
Changing estate tax would cost $100B, not save $730B. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
Rated 81% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)

Rick Santorum on Environment
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Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
Voted NO on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
Voted NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)

Rick Santorum on Energy & Oil
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Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)

Rick Santorum on Education
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Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993)

Rick Santorum on Abortion
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Plan B morning-after pill is abortion, and dangerous. (Sep 2006)
Exception for rape & incest ok, even though they take a life. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)


I like about 80 percent of this. This is good stuff. I need to find out is how much will he CUT of the federal government. That's important, but this stuff looks good. I will vote for this man to be our next president.

 

[Truthmatters]

good for you.

that record makes him unelectable in a national election

 

[Seawytch]

Totally go for it whole hog. I agree with those that think frothy Santorum is the guy! Please nominate him.

 

[FuelRod]

The economy will be extremely ugly by September. This guy could be Obama by that time.

 

[Seawytch]

The economy will be extremely ugly by September. This guy could be Obama by that time.

The economy has been improving. Good for the country, bad for the GOP.

 

[FuelRod]

It may be improving. The summer will bring doom.

 

[occupied]

Social conservatives put right wing, moral majority religious dogma before the constitution and are the biggest threat to the constitution out of all of our political camps.

 

[Big Black Dog]

I like Newt. He would be my first pick. If that doesn't happen, I can go with Rick Santorum. ANYBODY besides Romney. I think he's a creep.

 

[uptownlivin90]

I like Newt. He would be my first pick. If that doesn't happen, I can go with Rick Santorum. ANYBODY besides Romney. I think he's a creep.

I'd vote for Santorum before Gingrich, Paul before both of them, I don't think Perry will make it past South Carolina...

 

[Seawytch]

It may be improving. The summer will bring doom.

Thanks Nostradamus, let's wait and see. I know that would be better for the GOP, but I prefer to root for the country.

 

[FuelRod]

It may be improving. The summer will bring doom.

Thanks Nostradamus, let's wait and see. I know that would be better for the GOP, but I prefer to root for the country.

Ha. The signs are there if you know what to look for or are paying attention.

 

[ScienceRocks]

The only question I have with Santorum is how many departments will he close! I hope he fucking ends a lot of the leftist shit in this country. Makes it fair!

 

[ScienceRocks]

I LOVE THIS!!! GO RICK!!!

Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Opposes topic 18
YES on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards: Favors topic 18
YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Opposes topic 18
YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Opposes topic 18
NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Opposes topic 18

All good besides maybe the underlined one. I wish to drive a fucking tank through a forest!

 

[ScienceRocks]

YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision: Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act: Opposes topic 14
NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Opposes topic 14
NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Opposes topic 14

Little or no benefit from negotiating Medicare Rx prices: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5
NO on blocking medical savings acounts: Opposes topic 5
YES on Medicare means-testing: Opposes topic 5
YES on limiting self-employment health deduction: Opposes topic 5
NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Opposes topic 5
YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5
NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5
NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Opposes topic 5
NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Opposes topic 5
NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Opposes topic 5
YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Favors topic 5

 

[merrill]

This thread has confirmed Rick Santorum is not a fiscal conservative with a long history of saying yes to his leaders aka sheep.

What the hell is a social conservative? I guess the term "compassionate conservative" is all worn out.

In 2014 what will it be?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

This thread has confirmed Rick Santorum is not a fiscal conservative with a long history of saying yes to his leaders aka sheep.

What the hell is a social conservative? I guess the term "compassionate conservative" is all worn out.

In 2014 what will it be?

His own nephew is talking against him, says he's just another tax and spend Republican and has (incredibly) endorsed Romney who is, as we all know, "just another tax and spend Republican". McCain calls Santorum the King Of Pork and a glance at his record confirms that.

I call him fruitier than a nutcake.

I don't care if you rw's want to throw away your Constitutionally guaranteed rights but I want to keep mine.

Hopefully, the nation will vote as Iowa did last night and 75% will see them as the frauds they are.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

anal leakage fans should also remember than when he lost, it was the biggest senate loss in our history. IOW, his state threw him out and locked the door behind him.

 

[Dr Grump]

Romney will be the nominee....

 

[Lakhota]

You want Ned Flanders in the White House? Bush already gave us Homer, but Ned would be rather extreme.

Santorum would risk WWIII to protect Israel.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The economy has been improving.

No, not really.