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Monday, January 9, 2012

Santorum and the Lobotomization of Subsidiarity

Vince Miller: "David Brooks and Michael Gerson find in Rick Santorum a hopeful departure from the current radical Republican presidential contenders who range from neoliberal to libertarian.  They celebrate his embrace of subsidiarity as a more robust political philosophy than the rest of the field.  I share much of their desire, but little of their optimistic read of the political thought of the former Pennsylvania Senator. 

It is hard to believe that the former lead Senate liaison in the K Street Project is guided by a political philosophy significantly different than the Republican mainstream.  Indeed, Santorum stands firmly with them.  He supports both Paul Ryan’s budget and the Balanced Budget Amendment.  He would cap Federal expenditures at 18% leaving a government little able to render subsidium when needed in times of crisis."

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