Why Rick Santorum is horrible

I've said before that I'd hold my nose and vote for Rick Santorum over Obama because defense and foreign policy are so important that they override Santorum's despicable social policy.  But let's not lose sight of the fact that Santorum is a lousy candidate who will alienate large segments of the electorate by, as I've said before, advocating the town in Footloose.

Nate Nelson tellis it like it is to Republican caucus-goers:

Yesterday, some of you in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri delivered stunning victories for former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. You may have thought in caucusing and voting for Santorum that you were dealing a blow to the big government establishment. Unfortunately, you weren’t. Santorum is and has always been a card-carrying member of the Beltway GOP. Santorum’s record in the U.S. Senate reveals consistent opposition to the principles of limited government, fiscal restraint, and individual liberty. That’s why libertarians can’t support him now or in the general election and why you shouldn’t either.

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