What would Rick Santorum's America look like?

[MountainLaurel]

Now this'll scare the living bejeezus out of you. Gilead, here we come ...

Rick Santorum , the culture warrior who lost his Senate seat in 2006 , is polling within striking distance of Mitt Romney in Michigan and Arizona, where Republican primaries will be held Tuesday. His unabashed use of his traditionalist faith in politicking and policymaking has been gaining popularity. What if he wins the nomination — and then the White House? What would life look like in Santorum’s America? How religious would his presidency be? Here, the author imagines what President Santorum would tell his key constituency — religious conservatives — as he ran for reelection four years from now.

President Rick Santorum’s speech at the Values Voter Summit,
Sept. 23, 2016

Thank you. Thank you very much for that kind introduction. As Tony mentioned, I am the only sitting president to address the Values Voter Summit, something I have done each year since I took office in 2013. I’m here today, and have been to every Values Voter Summit, because I, like you, am a values voter.

Four years ago, liberal elites said I couldn’t win. They said I talked about my faith and about social issues too much. Some even called me a bigot. They said someone like me, someone whose views were so “extreme” on matters of life, marriage and family, could not win the presidency. Well, we proved them wrong.

Because of our values, we never gave up, and under my administration we have finally defunded Planned Parenthood. No longer will your tax dollars support that abortion mill or any programs that indoctrinate young girls to be sexual libertines — programs that say, “Here’s a pill, go ahead, have fun, it’s all about pleasure.” We said no — the government cannot force us to use our tax dollars to support unnatural acts. Now that money goes to pregnancy care centers, which help mothers rather than telling them to abort their babies.

More at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-would-rick-santorums-america-look-like/2012/02/22/gIQAjWFwXR_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop

[Demeter]

1. Iraq

even if he had to import sand.

[cloudbase]

2. From melting pot

to frothy mix.




(You knew it was coming.)

[FSogol]

3. Sudan? Somalia? North Korea?

[mysuzuki2]

4. Think Potterville.

except without the bright spots!

[saras]

5. There's a Gahan Wilson cartoon that captures it, but it's copyright

It shows a single grimy, barely-alive soldier standing alone on the flaming ruins of the entire planet, looking around and exclaiming "I won!"

[2labslib]

6. That article terrifies me....

Because I know many who would read that and think it sounds like utopia. To me it sounds absolutely sinister.

[Black and Gold]

7. He's crazy

He said in that article that he proved to people that he could win the presidency... umm... no... he has yet to win Republican nomination let alone the presidency.