Presidential candidate Rick Santorum remains steadfastly dedicated to his agenda which appears increasingly socially conservative.
Most recently, he promised to nominate an attorney general that would help him to eradicate internet pornography.
Therein lies the divide in the conservative movement. Rights based conservatives have near meltdowns at the notion of government interference in the lives of individuals, even if that means accepting practices that they themselves disagree with. Santorum gives weight to the left wing notion that Republicans are closet theocrats looking to crush liberty.
Nevermind the mindnumbing list of agencies and bureaus created by Obama to reach ever more deeply into our educational, healthcare, and other major choices.
Santorum's moral agenda is, frankly, the wrong emphasis for today's Republican Party. We are at our best when defending religious freedom against Big Government. So why turn around and threaten Big Government action against what people do in the privacy of their own homes.
Is culture rotten? Maybe. But it is a free society, so who cares. People make choices. We do not have to love them, but we should respect them so long as they do no direct harm to others.
Romney, to his credit, understands that this election is about the economy. Not birth control. Not porn. The economy, period.
And that is why he is winning.
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