[Hoot Gibson]

Let me clarify:

I realize it wasn't an endorsment, and in fact, your previous post was entirely accurate. Santorum is a tea party guy. I was just questioning the tea party on their values, and not your own. :-)

I may have overstated Santorum's liberalism just a 'tad'. But the fact is, Santorum is simply big government neo conservative who happens to be a radical social conservative.

His voting record on spending is disgraceful.
NCLB
Medicare Part D
Bush Tax Cuts
All of the GOP's crazy budgets

Get this, he even voted to allow exceptions for rape and incest in regards to abortion.. yet pretends he's the leading advocate to ban it. He's a fraud. he had my fooled for years. No more.
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If you look at spending under Bush, you will find that it spun out of control after Democrats regained control of the House. Republicans spent too much but spending exploded under the Democrats. I agree with you on NCLB (a Teddy/Bush bill) an the Medicare increase.

However, taxpayers are seriously overtaxed and budget deficits are spending problems, not revenue shortfalls. Unless Santorum voted against the Bush tax cuts, I don't find his position disgraceful at all. Tax receipts increased under Bush until the housing bubble burst in 2008.