Santorum Just Goes Too Far

Rick Santorum doesn’t have a lot of depth. If you listen carefully to him, you can really pick it up. He’s a lightweight as a thinker.
by Charlie Leck

I think Rick Santorum should be embarrassed to go on the big stage and do his thing. He doesn’t have much depth and he appears to be stuck in some pretty heavy muck; yet, he doesn’t have any quit and he goes unabashedly on and on. (Make a point to take careful notice of this tonight in the Arizona debate!)

His latest claims that President Obama follows a “phony theology” really gets to me. [See very brief blog post by Felicia Sonmez in the Washington Post] This is the guy who sees devils and demons everywhere. His concept of theology is total acceptance of far right priests and teachers in his Catholic faith. He’s got a lot of the bright, Catholic theologians wincing.

Santorum claims Obama’s theology is not based on the Bible. So now, Santorum’s a biblical scholar, too.

Since when did we start giving presidential candidates biblical examinations? It may be one of the last things we want to do.

Just examine some of the so-called biblical things Santorum has been spewing lately and you’ll get a quick picture of a fellow way out on the eccentric, far-right, literalist, fundamental wing of Christianity. He makes faith look silly and empty; but this is a guy who intellectually is running on empty, so it’s not surprising.

Santorum has been reminded of a speech he gave four years ago at the small Ave Maria University in Florida. The speech was full of Satan and devils. Today, when pressed by media questions, he’s not backing away from that speech.

“If you were Satan, who would you attack in this day and age?”

Of course, the answer to that question, in Santorum’s mind, is the United States. I guess, but I have trouble putting myself in Satan’s mind. Maybe he likes better the babes who can be found strolling on the French Riviera. Maybe he likes the wide open style of Brazil or the new and fantastic opportunities in China! But, Santorum says it’s America!

“The place where he was in my mind most successful, first successful was in academia. He understood the pride of smart people.”

Do you need a little translation help with that one? Try this: “I’m not very smart, so I don’t have a lot of pride. I don’t qualify for academia, so I needn’t worry about Satan.”

Right!

“This is a spiritual war and the Father of lies has his sights on what you would think the Father of Lies, Satan, would have his sights on: A good, decent, powerful, influential country – the United States of America.”

And, mind you, there are people out there worried about Romney’s religion!

This folks is the current front runner (and the operative word here is “current”) in the Republican Party race for the presidential nomination.

God bless America!

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