Joe, why on earth do you keep her around?  There are much smarter women out there to offer a counter-point.

If the GOP are foolish enough to nominate Santorum they will find a whole lot of Americans don’t agree with him.

I covered Santorum in NH and noticed that people who disagreed with him generally liked him because

1.  He didn’t pack his audiences with supporters for soft questions

2.  He treated questioners, even hostile ones, like adults

3.  He answered questions when asked and didn’t sugar coat his answers.

That type of behavior earns respect when asked why he did this he said, that if he wins he will be president of all the people and they deserve their questions answered and his positions explained 

Go Ass juice!

http://spreadingsantorum.com/

Go Mika and Rick!  :)

I disagree with a lot of what Santorum stands for, but I will concede that he seems willing to stand his ground regardless of how unpopular the position he’s taking or how unsympathetic the audience. Unlike Romney, who’d say anything to score points with whatever group he’s trying to appeal to, Santorum does seem somewhat genuine and I think that does earn him some respect.

I just don’t want to live in the country he wants to live in.

 Does liking him translate to votes in his case? Lots of people said they voted for GWB at least partially because they liked him (the “I could have a beer with that guy” factor). But if people fear Santorum’s ideas/beliefs despite liking him, will they vote for him? Particularly women, moderates, and independents.

I’ll give Mr. Santorum credit for not straying from his social views despite them not widely being accepted.  However, this is a primary race where he is largely accommodating the base, not the public at large.   I doubt he’ll be touting his social views this strongly if he gets the nomination.  Who knows, though.  It be nice to see someone stick to their convictions whether I agree with them or not.

You answered your own question. 

I very much agree. From a policy standpoint, I disagree most with Santorum, yet I like him best (out of the entire, expanded Republican field), and I would feel more comfortable with Snatorum than any other Republican. From a policy standpoint, I agree most with Willard (in fact, I find him slightly to the left of President Obama), yet I dislike Willard more than anyone else in the Republican (expanded) field. I would feel most uncomfortable with him as president.

So is it better to vote for someone you like on a personal level or someone whose policies you find the best?

Lol!!

I think Mika will say anything that will give her a viewer to the show, she lets ignorant Joe walk all over her….She calls Romney on not having emotion, I think this woman sticks up finger up every morning and sees how the wind is blowing, and that makes her comments for the day….I used to think she believed what she said, now I think she is all about PR and Joey!!!

Like has little to do with the decision. Policy agreement + Presence (does s/he look, feel, act presidential. So:

Policy (of 50) + Presence (of 50)

31 + 45 = 76, President Obama
35 + 25 = 60, Hunstman
08 + 35 = 43, Sanitarium
31 + 10 = 41, Willard
15 + 19 = 34, Dr. Ron Paul
18 + 03 = 21, Newton Leroy
08 + 00 = 08, Herb Kane
04 + 01 = 05, Tollbooth
00 + 00 = 00, Mad Michelle

 So it isn’t just that you like Santorum, it’s that he also seems presidential to you?

Your category weighting shows the problem with the American electorate and impulse voters.  Your gave policy and presence an equal share in your decision.  Yet presence has no impact on poor policy when looked at 5, 10, and 50 years in the future.
 
 With that in mind, Huntsman is actually a better candidate and Romney is equal when looking only at policy.  Then, when you accept the fact that the House will still be controlled by the GOP after the 2012 election, having a GOP president that is equal in the policy department (by your estimation) to Obama, the implementation of said policies will be much easier with him than Obama.

Ignorant Joe=I disagree with Joe alot.

He might have some decent ideas, but the way he presents himself and goes off on people is the action of an ignorant person…Just because he is the moderator he thinks he can shut down anyone that disagrees with his ideas, so hence in your own words that is IGNORANT!!  Good Day to you sir……

Hardly. If the President alone determines policies, Congress is being negligent. Presence is a complex formulation of leadership.

He does have a presidential aura about him lacking in the other Republicans.

I really can’t stand Joe. Acts like he knows everything & goes on these stupid rants where he tries to channel his dad to predict what Republicans will do.

I’d like to see your forumla for calculation of presence than. 

 Because it appears as if you just threw some random numbers on their based off appearance and being told what you want to hear.

And again, presidental “presence” doesn’t put my grandchildren in debt, policy does.

So, acknowledging his propensity to go off on people as a hallmark of an ignorant person, what is your assessment of Scarborough, Olberman, Schultz, and Schuster regarding ignorance?

And I’m having a fine day..thank you.
   

 Interesting. I haven’t been in a room with either of them, but neither Romney or Santorum possesses much charisma based on clips I’ve seen of them. They’re pretty bland guys, but Romney looks more presidential to me. Santorum doesn’t have much presence IMO.

Come on. Not only is Mika easy on the eyes. She is bright and intelligent. She is not aggressiveat all. Mika will let almost everyone talk over her .She just waits them out then she will speak (If Joe will let her). 
Mika is a class act. 

I met the Senator a few years back for about 2 minutes. He is a very friendly,and respectful indivdual.
He is a man of his convictions and faith, and although he is a man who tacks to far right he generally is not a flame thrower, like Newt or a pander whore like Romney/ 

Are you like Samuel L. Jackson?? Who recently admitted that he and many a people voted for Obama only because he’s black? I would not be surprised.

as an independent modern free thinking woman, Liberated,  Mika is nothing more than T and A.  Yea, Progressives and their liberated azzes. Lefty moroons.

This chart and Obama’s scholastic career?  both based on phony facts.

its so fun to watch these folks pretend that they like Santorum.  Its solely because they know that Obama will beat him in a walk while the race between Obama/Biden and a Romney/Rucbio ticket will be a nail biter.

First Donna Brazile – now this half brain.  If you cant see through this – youre too dumb to breathe.

who lost his senate reelection in 2006 by a greater percentage than ANY candidate ever in US history.  Evah.

yeah, great choice.

Im a actual centrist who will happily vote for Romney.  if its rick – i just wont vote.

buy a reality check bubba.

I like Santorum for his straightforwardness but wouldn’t really want him to be president. He’s too stuck on bedroom issues and I personally think the U.S. government should stay out of the bedroom.

Truthfully comment was about  decent person he is, I didn’t vote for him when he was my Senator, nor will I vote for him in this election.

I guess I was more referring to the implied logic behind the questioning of Joe’s strategy.  I think Mika does a fine job. 

Our culture is a sewer and Rick Santorum will clean up it. That is why I support him. Nobody else will do anything. 

Exactly what I would expect from an empty-headed bimbo like Mika. She inherited neither her father’s political intellect nor her mother’s talent, just a famous name.

He’s a jerk. Get the message right. He’s a jerk. 

” I don’t agree with a single thing Mika Says and i do not like the gal.”

Considering her vote in 2008…this should get Santorum her vote.
Now if he was just a minority……..

Some facts about Rick Santorum. He padded his wallet as a corporate lobbyist. He voted to raise the debt limit 5 times. He voted to double the federal DOE. He voted with Kennedy to support big labor unions. He urged more federal involvement with Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. Voted to create new unfunded Medicare part D. creating 16 trillion in unfunded liabilities. He endorsed Rino Alan Spector who worked with Obama to pass his radical agenda. Voted for Sarbanes-Oxly which imposed job killing accounting regulations on business. Supported raising taxes on oil companies, which cost you more at the pump. Voted for gun control. Voted to give illegal aliens Social Security. Voted against hiring 1000 more border patrol agents. Voted to give North Korea $25 million in foreign aid. Voted to give millions of tax payers money to planned parenthood and hunderds of millions to enemies of Israel. Is it any wonder that he lost his senatorial race in Pennsylvania by record numbers ? The people of Pennsylvania know him better than anybody. I get a kick out of some people when they say he looks more presidental. What has looks have to do with anything ? We are voting for a president, it’s not a beauty contest. Vote for the only one that tells the truth and has common sense if you expect this country to survive the next four years, you know who he is.