Is Rick Santorum As Conservative As He Seems?

  I rated Rick Santorum on the Conscious Conservative Scale (see earlier posts).  It appears that Mr. Santorum scores:

55 points -- Moderate

Rick appears to favor a free labor force and ending the Estate Tax.  He seems to favor a Progressive Income Tax and the Federal Reserve.  Santorum has spoken against the infamous Kelo decision.  However, Rick Santorum favors the Patriot Act, waffles on the issue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and supports all sorts of  government meddling in personal issues.  Rick Santorum is more conservative than Mitt Romney and slightly more conservative than Newt Gingrich, but he can't really be called A Conscious Conservative.

Is Mitt Romney A Conservative?

  I rated Mitt Romney on the Conscious Conservative Scale (see earlier posts).  It appears that Mitt Romney scores:

35 points -- Moderate

Mitt appears to favor a free labor force and ending the Estate Tax.  However, he just wants to tinker with the Income Tax and the Federal Reserve.  Romney said in New Hampshire that eminent domain is fine for "public purposes."  As a business person, he appears to be in favor of a Free Market and of little interference in the relationship between business and labor.  However, Mitt Romney favors the Patriot Act and supports all sorts of  government meddling in housing and personal issues.  He's more conservative than Obama, but less than Gingrich and he really can't be called A Conscious Conservative.

Newt Gingrich Conservative?

  I rated Newt Gingrich on the Conscious Conservative Scale.  It appears that Newt Gingrich scores:

50 points -- Moderate

Newt appears to favor a free labor force and ending the Estate Tax.  It also appears that he is skeptical of eminent domain.  However, he just wants to tinker with the Income Tax, Federal Reserve and Department of Education.  Gingrich says he likes Free Markets, except for the energy and food supplies, which probably affect more people than any other markets.  He favors the Patriot Act and supports all sorts of social meddling by government.  He's more conservative than Obama, but he can't really be called A Conscious Conservative.