I agree with Debbie this guy was a dangerous cult member and his crazy vision for America ..Just another GOP CRACKER..This guy carried around a dead body .How sane was that ? Even though i cant stomach that " Peacock " who says he is now the nominee . He is also a cult member and his wife is disgraceful with that foul mouth ..I was embarrassed by her " UNZIP MITT" comment .Unbecoming of any woman ,where do they get these losers ?

Bob - Haters are on both sides. However, the hard core right hold the undisputed championship in that regard. I used to feel like you do but in reverse. Then I started looking at the new crew at MSNBC. With the exception of Rachel Maddow, they're scary. But... no Glenn Beck. Nope, Libs are still playing catchup at the hate thing. And it's a damn shame all the way around.

Santorum profoundly frightened me. He goes way beyond the fundamental disagreements of liberal versus conservatives. I'm actually a mixture, although my social liberalism often comes to the fore. I enjoy having conversations with rational conservatives who make me rethink my views and, occasionally, modify them.

Santorum is a religious zealot. He is unquestionably affiliated with the Opus Dei, whether he is an "official" member or not. His comments about Kennedy made me want to throw up. I hope he goes home, takes care of his little girl, perhaps acknowledges the obvious fact that there are some genetic issues, and considers contraception or abstinence, his call, to prevent bringing more suffering children into the world.

As for his daughter, whe is a child, and should be cared for and cherished. In spite of my dislike of his views, I think he will do that. I wish the little one good health and happiness.

I think it was toughest on the folks who had to hear him spew his self centered garbage on a daily basis. Karl Rove ... getting Bush re-elected ... turned the GOP into a house full of zealous religious nut cases ...........

Campaigns are tough for a reason -- to vet candidates. Now with 24 hour news cycle, it can be a little too much for the family, which isn't always fair. But if a candidate can't make it through a campaign, he/she will not be able to handle the rigours of the presidency.

Rick Perry's back pain made it hard for him to stand for photo ops, Newt's weight makes it hard for him to walk up the steps to a podium, but dang that Ron Paul is amazing for a man his age. The next phase will be interesting...

Teapublicans think it's been difficult getting a good candidate for President, well it will be even more difficult to find a VP. But Chris Christie knows he'd never make it physically, Rubio and others aren't willing to be VP candidates based on ethnicity or gender, others like Jeb who are more qualified than Romney aren't going to play second fiddle and muck up their own reputation by affiliation -- These people are wising up.

What a fine mess you got yourselves into this time GOP/TP.

Lil' Debbie

Santorum, go back to private life and STAY THERE

Lil' Debbie I agree with you and In Palm Springs Ca

Here is a picture of where he would be more comfortable at home.

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rickgoeshome.jpg

MTT66 Bush and Cheney already made mincemeat out of the Constitution. Santorum is best out of the picture. I hope that he can check his ego at the door and see that his family needs him now.

Little Ricky was going to get his a$$ kicked in PA, and I am a little disapointed that I didn't get to see that. Why is it that the people of PA don't want Santorum? They are the ones that know him best!

MT, If a president challenges the Constitution in an endeavor to help "the people", then he/she is okay by me... better than a challenge against our personal freedoms and liberties in the name of religion or even security.

Santorum, luckily, never got his day to challenge our system... he only challenged our intelligence.

He is a wanna-be power monger who now has no where to go but home.

We benefit from the end of this dialog. If his family feels they benefit by having him home, good for them.

How ironic......an ABORTED campaign !

Lil Debbie: Most of us have the same sentiments about Santorum - not able to verbalize as well as you. Thanks. True repub/tparty, his lies came one after another. It appears Santorum does have a mental disease that is progressing.

Is that the best you can do is call him names? No facts to state, just spewing liberal hatred.

Nothing new here. Ricky says it was all about me and the family. To H with the scare I put the American people through. So like him to play the sympathy card now. We're not buying it Ricky.

Santorum and the GOP = the party of Me.

DB Akron- By definition Catholicism/Christianity is a CULT, look it up - Followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices...

If we didn't have cable news, Rick Santorum would not even be mentioned as a presidential candidate. That can also be said for Palin, Backmann, Pizza Man, Trump, Perry and probably Newt.

Paul-1820470

Is that the best you can do is call him names? No facts to state, just spewing liberal hatred.

Paul, this "nice" Catholic boy (Santorum) managed to fabricate enough misinformation to offend a country. He insulted the Dutch and gave no apology after his propaganda of killing grandmas was quickly debunked. Sorry, if some people don't have any sympathy for Santorum the Hypocrite.

DB Akron - I'd love to hear you try to describe the difference between a cult and a religion.

DB Akron,

Statements like this are statements show heavy indoctrination and really distort the truth.

FACT Catholicism/Christianity is not a cult, it is a religion.

Christianity is a religion. Catholic Church is a business. It's an institution that has more money than God and uses it to hide child molesters to protect its reputation. I have seen priests deny to perform a funeral for a baby just because the baby was born to unwed parents. I have also witness a priest having no problem allowing 2 people have a church wedding even though they were previously married in church and had no church divorce. Why? Because they gave enough money to the church.

Religions (whatever they are ) are only good when used as a spiritual tool to make one better. When they are used to convince the followers that their ways are superior is not. Little Ricky was using his religion to tell other people how to live their lives, and who they can or cannot love. And that is not what Christianity is about.

Icky Ricky ran away from the race because he realized he was going to get his a$$ handed to him in his home state and couldn't face the embarrassment. The people of Pennsylvania have been unfairly denied their chance to tell him how they really feel.

I'd say the race was hard on his family (especially his kids, those poor things with the name 'santorum' to have to live with) but even harder on the American people, who had to worry that he'd prevail and turn this country into a theocracy where contraception was against the law.

Fortunately for all of us, God has spoken. Hallelujah! ;)

Baylee

The polical add showing Grandma going over a cliff in a wheel chair was run by the "Liberal Agenda Project" Now that was disturbing. Even the liberal media was offended.

I love how every single candidate that said god told them to run for President is now out of the race. I guess he just wanted us all to have a good laugh?

I see the liberal goon squad has collapsed Bob's fairly tame response to a mean spriited and arguably inflammatory post!? First Read has no discernable code of ethics, just like Obama has no clue what a budget means....

It was tough looking at Santorum's crooked nose every day, is that a Pre-existing condition ? This loser was an embarrassment to his Cult membership with the Tea ReTards ! Risky Ricky is going down in shame, he had his 15 minutes of fame with the trash baggers !!

Obama has had a budget in for some time. He wont sign it because it is unfair to the working people. Poor people. Congress(RETHUGS) needs to come up with quote "balanced budget". A real budget! I applaude Obama to stick to his word and not give into the wealthy and corporation. They are the problems. Until the Bush tax cuts are gone forever. Then we can pass a budget. Until that happens...forget it!

Sick bunch of liberals spouting their hate, Sick bunch of conservatives spouting their hate. Each side yelps when the other runs them down. This country is divided so bad I am not sure it will right itself. That has been getting worse with the oncoming of the President. I understand his hate of the white people, it is very similar with most of the black community today. This divide is widening to a dangerous point IMHO.

When do people decide to get along and compromise and don't say the repugs don't compromise...the dems don't either period. There is no compromise. I am not convinced that the majority of dems support their President now...why else would they shoot his budget down?

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out

Agreed with most of your post Debbie, but I hope the door DOES hit him - and HARD!!!! Serves him right for all of the pain his laughbale "candidacy" has put this country through with all of its lies and distortions.

Once again Santorum is wrong. His campaign was toughest on those of us that had to endure his lies and religious bigotry.

Risky Ricky was a loser from day one !

Tough on his family??? I think it was more tough on us sane people that had to listen to his mysogony and drivel about marrying paper towels. He brought the level of political discourse and discussion into the 19th century. Good job, Rick.

Can the rest of us move on to a secular discussion now???

Not the way his daughters looked at him as if he is the second coming. It gave me the creeps! Thats why some homeschool, they never hear anything but parents opinions never any facts. Go with god, good riddance you women hating bigot. He knew he was going to lose PA real bad. Go to church and stay out of government.

Kim,

Please expand... How is Obama those things?

I can make a legal case for why Santorum's beliefs on gay marriage and abortion are unconstitutional. Can you do the same for your beliefs on Obama?

Now it's all up to Mr. Wonderful Mitt Romney. The man who fires people and hides his money in offshore accounts. Mr. Waffle who loves mandated healthcare and now he doesn't. The man who defended Planned Parenthood and now he says he will end them. What a horrid and pathetic world it is when this is all the Republican party can come up with.

He's offended the minorities and women so keep on going Mitt. We can also count on you to keep running your mouth spewing those rain man like comments and kicking yourself in the butt.

Ricks gone and now Mitt can really start to kick obumbo's ass. The worst failure of a president in history and we will have some real "change" this Nov.

01/20/2013.........the end of an error!!!!

"...tough on his family..." And he was exactly the kind of selfish S.O.B. to drag them through all of that muck just to stroke his atrophied...ego! Good riddance, nut job!!

He stands with the big oil companies and his rich friends, he'll never do what's right for the middle class. He has no idea what we face every day, when you need to worry about which car gets to ride the elevator at your mansion you are way out of touch with America. What a big honor to win the nomination against the worse candidates to ever run for election. If he has Ryan as a running mate and all you that are for him better not say a word when you have no social security and no medicare and you are made to go out and find and buy your own senior healthcare and that supplemental job at Wal Mart is your only income, you asked for it, they want every person that gets any kind of money through the government (nevermind you paid into both for your working life) to work until the day you die. Oh there are no jobs or you are 80 too bad, they need your money for their pet projects. Why don't they cut the billions that big oil is getting in subsidies? Because the kickbacks they get from them is in their back pockets, has their trickle down effect helped the economy? No it has sure helped the CEO's with their huge bonuses. The repubs have vowed from the beginning to veto everything and they wanted this administration to fail and to hell with the American public that gets hurt in the meantime.

Ricky, I disagree with you, it was toughest on those of us that had to listen to you, so as to form an opinion on just what you stood for... Yourself and Bachmann have to be the most annoying canidates ever... You both seem to be crying while speaking to your listeners...

Really Michael 412302? You are gonna blame Obama for driving this country into the ground. Hmmm, were you just born? I'd say Baby Bush did a pretty good job of playing army and slamming this country. Clinton was the last time this country wasn't in the red. Even Papa Bush hangs out with Bill Clinton and not his ignorant, slimey son! Obama didn't have a chance...he was damned no matter what he did. I wouldn't of wanted to follow up Bush. Now if Mitt gets in there, well prepare to bend over!Glad Ricky made at least one smart move. I'm voting for Jon Stewart!

... and he's a major putz.

Mitt Romney calls him self a Mormon ? "With all his Sin l would say hes a Pagan !!!

His campaign focused on "standing up and speaking up for those who don't have a voice," Santorum told Dobson.

Yes, those poor marginalized Catholics and evangelical Christians.

simply standing up to the fat prostitutes of the GOP is worth celebrating...

Elliot - Huh? You OK? Do you have anythong of meaning to say? I don't know if there are any stories about Obama today. Maybe he didn't do anything newsworthy. This is the real world. Visit it. Maybe he took a day off, enjoyed an interlude with his wife, played with his kids. If so, I congratulate him; he had a better day than me.

Grow up.

Uh, Rick? What Obama did today was, he flew to Florida to participate in three fundraisers.

In order to have the taxpayers foot the bill for the trip, he made a stop at FAU to make a campaign speech about the Buffet Rule- you know, the one that will not get past the Democratic Senate? Well, when he does not call it a campaign speech, but categorizes it as promoting legislation, he gets to stiff us for the bills to fly around the country. This trip was similar to the bus trip he took a few months ago- nothing but campaign stops, but because he claimed he was not campaigning, we paid.

So, yeah, there might have be a story or two about that.

This, however, is the network that believes it is perfectly find to doctor audio tapes to make someone appear to be making racist statements when they are not.

In other words, you could not find a professional journalist in this bunch.

"In order to have the taxpayers foot the bill for the trip, he made a stop at FAU to make a campaign speech about the Buffet Rule- you know, the one that will not get past the Democratic Senate?"

So no joe -- do you actually believe that Preaident Obama is the first president to have the taxpayers foot the bill for a campaign appearance?? (I'll bet you didn't whine about it when Bush did it). And -- you do know that Republicans in the Senate are blocking EVERYTHING don't you. Tell us no joe -- you're not that stupid are you???

Santorum says the campaign was toughest on his family.

I disagree. It was toughest on everyone who had to hear his Intellectually Bankrupt BS.

It was toughest on the American people looking at this "NUT" Santorum every day on Fox Tabloid news !

Amen! This guy was way out there, but what is really scary is that his supporters did not see this.

Well I guess my vote has to go to Newt...It's a shame what this country has come to...It's all bought and sold through their deep pockets...America up for sale.

NO JO NO BO NJ,

Nice try. And Bush and Cheney didn't do any campaigning in between Bush's record number of vacation the filthy destroyer of our economy took while he was president? Your comments are really weak. I believe those two thugs threw away more of our money than anybody you can put up against them. You need to look at some good charts showing what happened to our wages, the rich, job growth etc etc while Bush was in office.

Given the damage he caused America in his first term, can you imagine the carnage he will cause as a lame duck in a second term. Get out and vote, BO stinks no matter how you spin it!

Romney/Rubio 2012!

Great article Pride. Glad you posted it even though the libs and some blacks won't like it.

Dear Pat is a goosestepping rightwingnut from many years gone by. When you have a selfish uncaring view of the world, how would you know anything about bigotry. Hes a white rich old man with a neocon repub love of white is right. Doesnt have a clue. All you racists jump right on this misinformed half truth drivel mostly from years ago. Its easier than thinking and finding out the facts. Its always about the money isnt it? Really love all your wars though, now theres mob bigotry.

Ummm...@Pride - the fallacy of this argument was lost in the first paragraph. White people are no longer the majority of Americans; get a clue.

@doctord36 - *really* hoping that comment was dripping with sarcasm. If not you need to read up on the history of old Newtie-boy because you obviously weren't around during the 90's when he was busy trying to sell congress to the highest bidder.

Here's an article that you won't see published on any libretard site:

You obviously cannot tell the difference between "news" and "opinion."

Using your Daughter to save face is not cool !!!

Now Rick's kids can go back to school. Oh, that's right, they're "home schooled". Just teach those girls to get married, stay home, jave babies, and serve their husband. That's the way it's supposed to be, right Rick?

Amen, Thomas Blue!

All of us from PA and specifically Western PA are disappointed we didn't get the chance to vote this idiot down again, too bad too. He almost pulled off the save face routine, except that he just couldn't keep the crazy in.

It appears every single repub/tparty spins, flip flops, lies to the umpth degree. Isn't there anyone out there who has any integrity? Not in the repub/tparty. The whole bush family is a farce, their family history is built on deceit, as crippling as the repub/tparty is today. Vote Democratic and let's get this country on a strong footing. We can't afford, physically, mentally or spiritually, to have another repub/tparty in the WHouse, or in Congress for that matter. Never, never believe a word they'll put in their ads. Never ever believe a word a repub/tparty says during an interview. WI people believed in their repub/tparty governor walker and he's been raping the state. Now he's collected $13million from outside WI to fight his recall, as he's the 'boy' of the Koch Bros. The repub/tparty are dangerous.

You got it Thomas Blue. Rick Santorum dropped out of this because he knew he was going to get his ass handed to him in his home state. The people in PA already booted him out of office by more than a 2 to 1 margin.

earthgirl...you were making some sense until you said vote Dem. The only votes that will really send a message are votes for independents or alternative parties. As long as both parties think that they are the only game in town, we will alternate back and forth betweenTtweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum. I would like to point out that the repeal of Glass-Steagel and the passing of NAFTA were both signed by Bill Clinton. As much as I loath the repugnicans, the Dems. as a group, are complicit with them. They too must go.

earthgirl--I could substitute the word "Demo-rat" for every "repub/tparty" you have in your statement and it would still make perfect sense.

"The whole bush family is a farce, their family history is built on deceit, as crippling as the repub/tparty is today"

Oh, and BTW--the Bush family has nothing to do with this article. Too bad there's not a Demo-rat out there that can't manage to leave Bush out of a single political debate. Thomas Blue is correct. Far Right and Far Left are both dangerous.

It was tough looking at Santorum's crooked nose every day, was that a Pre-existing condition ? This loser was an embarrassment to his Cult membership with the Tea ReTards ! Risky Ricky is going down in shame, he had his 15 minutes of fame with the Trash Baggers !!

Saying far right and far left are both dangerous is to refuse responsibility for doing some critical thinking. Look at what both sides purport to stand for, and the conclusion is unmistakeable: the Republicans are truly dangerous. We must cleanse Washington of these neo-fascists,and then send a strong message to the newly empowered Democrats, that time is short on all issues: get busy or there will be a sweep. Give the progressive agenda a chance and an ultimatum, no pussy-footing and no excuses. We might be able then to re-store the middle class, and save the planet-- if it is not already too late. The alternative is to maestasize the existing malignancy upon the earth and our freedom and our economy.

Thomas Blue...You hit on the nail, untill we remove both parties this country will be in a loop

It appears every single repub/tparty spins, flip flops, lies to the umpth degree. Isn't there anyone out there who has any integrity? Not in the repub/tparty.

Ah, but when Obama spun, flip-flopped, lied, and broke promises - it was just "campaign rhetoric" - no big deal apparently. Stop acting like the republicans have a monopoly on this kind of behavior. Politicians lie through their teeth ALL the time to win an election.

I stand by my statement, and I've had over 50 years of "responsibility for doing some critical thinking". If the Far Right is neo-fascist, the Far Left is neo-socialist. Neither of those philosophies have worked.

"Rick knows he needs a job with full health care benefits paid for as he has a large family to support."

As a former Senator -- Rich and his family have health care -- FOR LIFE -- government health care and we get to pay for it. It seems government health care is great for Rick -- just not the rest of us.

Risky Ricky tough he was going to be a big man with his Retarded buddies ! Now he can go back under his Rock !!

...where he'll go down in flames

OBAMA 2012

Don't waste your vote on the republican nut jobs running for the primary. Vote democrat.

I've become so disturbed by the horrid, vitriolic commentary here that I finally am just going to comment. I apologize that this is not, technically, a "response". First, EVERYONE who runs for POTUS criticizes the sitting POTUS (otherwise they wouldn't be running). Similarly, anyone running for office should expect to be criticized. Neither should expect to be slandered. Sadly, that is what *THE MEDIA* and uninformed people who simply repeat what they think they hear, do. It is evident in all of the vitriolic language above. Second, a difference of opinion on how to solve a problem is expected. A reasoned discourse on those differences could help determine the best solution. However, discussion requires "LISTENING" to both sides, intently and with some reflection. A quick, smart response rarely helpf. Sadly that is not what the media supports nor what happens here. In the end, I am so very sad to see that the only thing that people want to change or hope in, is what satisfies their own personal perspective. I guess the great society really is dead. So sad for the future.

Rick Santorum is the most hate filled, fanatical, dangerous candidate I've seen run for President since George Wallace in 1968. He appeals to the worst in people. He sells fear, hate and intolerance. The people in PA realized this and that's why they kicked him out of office 6 years ago by more than a 2 to 1 margin.

I agree. I'm certainly no fan of Rick - far, far from it - but I did feel sorry for his daughter/manager. She's old enough to know better but family obligations came first, I guess. In campaign videos, my eyes were always drawn to her, with her closed-lip, fake smile - one of those smiles where the only way one could really tell she was trying to smile was from her crinkled-up eyes. She's probably enjoying the most relief of everyone about now.

thats how you act when you have been raised without social contact other than family and radical church folk. She hasnt a clue how to act in regular society. Just stand and look lovingly at daddy, what a weird family. Look back for a picture of her as a preteen with the others, her mother has her dressed like a toddler. This family needs to drop out.

Santorum just had such a personal agenda in running. Karen lived with a doctor performing abortions (let's just call this a legal right and leave it at that) and Santorum is vehemently opposed to abortions. Is it because Karen lived with the doctor prior to marriage? Personally, I am certain it has something to do with his feelings. Whether opposed to abortion or not, bring a child into the world knowing they will suffer with a disease such as Bella has is both cruel and inhumane.

I am grateful he dropped out of the race though he never had a chance to begin with.

What activities would those be? Sex? Birth control? College? Enjoying a government free of sharia law?

just look up santoum oon any search engine and ignore the news articles. thats the only polite way to explain the term.

rick realy anoyed some gay activists a while back so they changed the name of a byproduct of unconventional copulation.

michael james-3084418 - rick realy anoyed some gay activists a while back so they changed the name of a byproduct of unconventional copulation.

.....and what a brilliant move that was.

It seems there is justice in the world.

Its sad the Tea ReTard Cult was scraping the bottom of the barrel with Risky Santorum !!

that's pretty sick, to think of other posters here like that. So do you often fantasize about Feisty touching herself? This sounds more like your issue than hers.

Paul is just as much a Christofascist and bigot as Santorum. He even scares Republicans.

Forget Ron Paul? That fool has done that all by himself. He's a nut as are his supporters.

shrekk and teascum,

You're throwing names and labels around, but have nothing to prove your name calling or labels. Now that Rick is out, the anyone but Romney camp will be getting behind Dr. Paul. If you think the US is in trouble now, vote for Obama or Romney and see how much worse it can get... and at that point there is turning back to being a great country again.

Getting 4% of less than 25% of the total votes available does not a strong candidate make.

And best that we ALL forget Paul--and fast. Speaking of a nut case.

Paul's too old and too selfish for 21st century, Get a grip and find someone else to push your drug agenda.

thats funny penny....drug agenda.......hate med marijuana much....LOL....stay in your box its safe there {cough cough}

Vote 4 Ron Paul 2012-Real Change - You're throwing names and labels around, but have nothing to prove your name calling or labels.

Like most Paultards you're probably unfamiliar with the legislation he actually supports, and have been misled by his rhetoric.

I suggest you learn about his vocal support for DOMA, his authorship of the "Marriage Protection Act" which would have denied due process to gays who wished to challenge DOMA, his support for DADT until long after the handwriting was on the wall, and his authorship of the "We the People Act"......an odious violation of privacy and religious freedom which would have allowed the states to return to being theocracies.

Paul is a bigot and a neoconfederate.

What is the aka for? Always Kicking Against? I have seen you on here before and you are always against whatever is printed. I hope you find rest when you go to bed at night buddy. You are a crap hole

Rumors that Santorum is going to the moon on Newt's gas pains !!!