Tag Archive | Santorum

Demise of the Republican Party

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, we have been witnessing two factions of the Republican party that have been fighting it out for supremacy.  There was the extreme right wing that seemed more interested in “values” (their particular values) and the more moderate that was most interested in protecting the wealthy and large corporations.  The [...]

Rick Santorum, a man of the 1850s

Last Sunday, I  read an interesting article by Katharine Seelye of the New York Times.  Basically she discussed the show on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopolous.  George interviewed Rich Santorum. Santorum is sounding more and more like a person from the 19th century, or before.  He doesn’t feel, for example, that everyone needs to [...]

America’s Bigot

America’s Bigot

“America – The National Catholic Weekly” had a very interesting article on Rick Santorum in the January 12, 2012 issue, written by Raymond A. Schroth. He contrasts Santorum with John F. Kennedy. In 1960, JFK proclaimed, in front of an audience of Protestant ministers the primacy of the individual conscience.  It won’t be The Pope [...]