Ron Paul on Rick Santorum’s Liberalism
CNN reports:
Ron Paul said Thursday the recent spike in support for rival Rick Santorum was a result of dissatisfied Republicans, though he said the former Pennsylvania senator hardly qualified as a conservative alternative…
“But I think it’s a lack of enthusiasm for any of the other three. It’s been around for a bit, but there’s a bit of irony, though, for Santorum to be the one that’s criticizing Mitt Romney as sort of being liberal. When we do the analysis and look at his voting record, he’s not a moderate. He has voted for a lot of big government things.”
Paul is absolutely correct. Before Barack Obama became the most big government president in American history, George W. Bush held that title. No one went to bat more often and more loyally for Bush’s agenda than Sen. Santorum–No Child Left Behind, Medicare Plan D, debt ceiling raises, you name it. Santorum is just as culpable in saddling America with a monstrous national debt as the current occupant of the White House. Ron Paul is right to note that a president Romney or Santorum would offer nothing but more of the same.
Ron Paul’s message is that constitutionally, the federal government shouldn’t be doing most of what it’s doing. Romney and Santorum’s message is that they can manage big government marginally better than the Democrats.
