{"id":301,"date":"2008-02-01T15:07:20","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T15:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godometer\/2008\/02\/the-santorum-endorsement.html"},"modified":"2008-02-01T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T15:07:20","slug":"the-santorum-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godometer\/2008\/02\/the-santorum-endorsement.html","title":{"rendered":"The Santorum Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"santorum.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/211\/import\/santorum.jpg\" width=\"93\" \/>A few weeks after <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godometer\/2008\/01\/santorum-mccain-weak-on-values.html\">bashing John McCain as &#8220;weak on values,&#8221;<\/a> former Pennsylvania Senator and Christian Right darling Rick Santorum is endorsing Mitt Romney. Here&#8217;s Santorum on Laura Ingraham (listen to it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Wk4juSRNuo\">here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I spent an hour and a half with Mitt Romney about five, six months ago.  And, we spent an hour and a half.  As you know, I&#8217;m at Ethics and Public Policy and I&#8217;m working on the Jihad issue.  And I spent an hour and a half with this guy and I can tell you, he understands it.  We talked almost all that hour and a half about Iran.  He was not only curious, but had some very interesting insights and ideas.  He understands the national security piece.  I walked away from there saying, &#8216;Ok, I can check that box.  This guy really gets it.  He understands it.  He has a depth of knowledge about it.&#8217; He knows what it means to be a Commander-in-Chief under these circumstances, as John McCain effectively does in fighting the war overseas.  But just as importantly is fighting the war here at home, where John McCain has had a horrible record in protecting us here at home.&#8221;<br \/>\nLaura Ingraham:  &#8220;Well Senator, you&#8217;re on a roll, you&#8217;re on a roll right now.&#8221;<br \/>\nSenator Santorum:  &#8220;If you&#8217;re a conservative, there really is only one place to go right now.  I would even argue farther than that.  If you&#8217;re a Republican, if you&#8217;re a Republican in the broadest sense, there is only one place to go right now and that&#8217;s Mitt Romney.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks after bashing John McCain as &#8220;weak on values,&#8221; former Pennsylvania Senator and Christian Right darling Rick Santorum is endorsing Mitt Romney. Here&#8217;s Santorum on Laura Ingraham (listen to it here): &#8220;I spent an hour and a half with Mitt Romney about five, six months ago. 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