Santorum Is "Very Liberal"

[lame54]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

(CNN) - Ron Paul dinged rival Rick Santorum Monday for being a "very liberal" candidate, saying the former Pennsylvania senator and staunch social conservative voted for too much spending during his time in Congress.

Speaking to CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash before a campaign event with his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, the White House hopeful said his rival had taken positions counter to true conservative ideas.

[WI_DEM]

1. Well if you didn't know that Ron Paul was an extremist before this comment

you should by now--especially if he thinks of Santorum as very liberal.

[underpants]

2. G'IT OFF MY LAWN!!!

[limpyhobbler]

7. LOL ok ok calm down mister!

[Charlemagne]

3. He is liberal....

because he says there should be a show trial before the summary execution.

we just believe in summary executions. We dont need big government lawyers and laws.

[MH1]

4. Wow, that's a pretty insane statement.

[banned from Kos]

5. Santorum did vote for Medicare Part D in 2003 and now calls it a grave mistake

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/24/santorum-admits-medicare-mistake/

Dumbya pushed it now Obama is called a socialist.

[deacon]

6. Wow. These people belong in strait jackets. They're all freakn' demented. Seriously.

[Skidmore]

8. LOL! And all of the R clowns have been also dinging

each other as being "liberal" and claiming to be "the true conservative." None of them are either liberal or conservative, but radical and batshit crazy. Period. We've been watching this bunch for months now here and there is nothing to recommend any of them to any ideology save the uninformed.

[underpants]

10. My local RW radio idiot (Richmond Va) called George W a "progressive" last week

they are lost without a sail just as they were after W left. They covered - and were covered for by the media - with the "outrage" of the TeaBaggers but the lack of substance is showing. It always does.

[BeaufortPenguin]

9. He Nominated Jerry Sandusky (Sodomist)

For a humanitarian award........yeah, great judge of character there.

[WinkyDink]

11. I'm sure you would have been more discerning.

[joshcryer]

12. To Ron Paul "liberal" means "government spending."

[Dirty Socialist]

13. GOP Primary

It seems the GOP primaries is an ultracon orgy, with most trying to out ultracon their opponents. They can't dish out the conservative red meat fast enough.

[FarLeftFist]

14. What a strange strange old bitter man.

[lame54]

15. .

[hifiguy]

16. Gads, if stupid was gold

the Repukes could buy the moon a dozen times over.

[MakingSense]

17. This should hardly be surprising

The definition Paul is using for liberal includes anyone who sees the government as a tool to engineer society toward a desired outcome. This is the basis for the whole both parties are the same claim as well even though the two major parties want to use government to reengineer society for different reasons.

[jmowreader]

20. Paul's definition of liberal: anyone to the left of me

The problem is, everyone who ever lived, including Ronald Reagan, is to the left of Ron Paul. That doesn't make any of them liberals, it makes Ron Paul an extremist.

[lame54]

18. .

[JHB]

19. "English Only" for Republicans!

For people who say they believe that a common language is essential for national cohesion, they don't seem to have much concern for rewriting the one we're "supposed" to use whenever it suits them.