https://redstate.com/author/rjsantorum/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 17:33:50 -0400<![CDATA[What do chicken sandwiches and the First Amendment have in common?  August 1, 2012.]]>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:25:07 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/08/03/chicken-leaders-and-the-first-amendment-n43951<![CDATA[The sound of explosions, the smell of gunpowder, and the bright splashes of color against the dark night sky were not always a cause for celebration as the fireworks we watch on this Fourth of July will be.  Instead, to our early countrymen, these sensations came amidst a fight for our independence against an overbearing monarchy that restricted and ignored the freedoms of his people.]]>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:26:03 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/07/04/the-foundational-freedom-n43660<![CDATA[It has been said that this nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.  Those brave men and women, our noble veterans, deserve our respect and support on all levels and at all times.]]>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:29:51 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/06/13/standing-for-veterans-their-families-and-religious-freedom-n43486<![CDATA[What type of future do I want for my children and future grandchildren?  I do not wish for them a future with a financially unsustainable, cradle-to-grave dependency on the federal government. Rather, I wish for those I love so much a future where the federal government encourages and empowers success, personal responsibility, and financial independence.  I also want a future where state governments, or the federal government, can provide fiscally sound, dependable safety-net programs to protect our most vulnerable citizens from a life of poverty.  We have a choice – government dependency, or a dependable, fiscally-sound federal government.  We cannot have both.  I ask America to join me in the fight to end the ever-growing cycle of government dependency – for our children and grandchildren – the fight for freedom and opportunity.]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:45:10 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/04/01/a-legacy-for-my-children-n42732<![CDATA[Two years ago, President Obama signed into law ObamaCare, his signature piece of  legislation.  As a direct result of that law’s unpopularity, Congressional Democrats suffered devastating defeats in the midterm election of 2010, losing more than sixty seats in the House.  It would be an understatement to say the President’s healthcare overhaul law is merely “unpopular.”  According to several recent polls, Americans still overwhelmingly oppose ObamaCare by a two-to-one margin.  Americans understand that not only is this the wrong solution to our healthcare needs and challenges, it is also an affront to freedom that makes our families’ health and country’s fiscal health more fragile.]]>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:00:36 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/03/26/romneycare-inspires-obamacare-but-not-america-n42673<![CDATA[Mitt Romney highlights his business experience in the private sector but tries to hide his economic record in the public sector. He was a failed one-term Governor of Massachusetts, and by any objective measure, he would receive an F for his faulty fiscal stewardship there. Indeed, his economic record would not put him in the ring as a featherweight &#8212; let alone a lightweight &#8212; in any contest.]]>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:51:14 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/03/18/past-performance-indicates-future-results-n42581<![CDATA[As President of the United States I would take an oath to defend the Constitution – the whole Constitution – and that includes the Second Amendment and the cherished “right of the people to keep and bear Arms.” Sadly, President Obama and his Administration have mocked, downplayed, and disregarded this right.]]>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:14:55 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/03/14/proudly-clinging-to-the-second-amendment-n42542<![CDATA[There a lot of folks who want to make sure that President Obama gets voted out of office.  They are the same folks who want to see America vibrant again, with an economy that brings real prosperity to real people.  Let me tell you why I am the candidate who can defeat Obama, and grow the economy.]]>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:25:07 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/03/12/promoting-economic-freedom-and-growth-not-more-government-n42519<![CDATA[On Health Care, ObamaCare and RomneyCare Will Hurt Ohio Families]]>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:45:57 -0500<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/03/04/on-health-care-obamacare-and-romneycare-will-hurt-ohio-families-n42443<![CDATA[From the diaries.]]>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:18:22 -0500<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/02/24/for-religious-minorities-in-the-middle-east-with-friends-like-obama-who-needs-enemies-n42359<![CDATA[Promoted from the diaries.]]>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:19:13 -0500<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/02/05/growing-opportunities-on-earth-rather-than-colonies-on-the-moon-n42104<![CDATA[Everybody is talking about fixing earmarks as if they are the sole source of today&#8217;s deficit woes, despite the fact that all of my opponents enthusiastically participated in the process, and that earmarks have now been halted. But what I’m talking about is how to fix America’s economy so that entrepreneurs can create jobs and we as a nation can once again live within our means.  My plan to cut spending and taxes will help hard-working Americans, and by one estimate, create ten million jobs within three years and move unemployment to below 6%.  I will do this with your help by cutting $5 trillion in five years of federal spending we cannot afford, and passing a Balanced Budget Amendment so that we don’t do this again to future generations.  More important to our fiscal health than a smokescreen on earmarks, I will reform Medicare and Social Security and end other entitlements for the able-bodied just as I have already done with welfare reform.]]>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:09 -0500<![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]>https://redstate.com/rjsantorum/2012/01/17/shootin-straight-on-our-fiscal-challenges-n41864