Rick Santorum is officially running in the republican 2012 primary for president. Santorum is a hardline social and fiscal conservative on the issues. Read more on where he stands.

Rick Santorum On Abortion

Rick Santorum is unequivocally pro-life and believes that "a child is a child" and that even if that child was conceived as a result of violence then it is at no fault of the baby. Therefore he argues that even in the case of rape and incest abortion should be illegal. He led the charge on the partial birth abortion ban and would seek to nominate judges that would overturn Roe v. Wade as president in 2012.

Santorum believes that the lack of funds to our social security program is because of the declining population rate due to abortions. He argues that he is surprised Obama claims to defend civil rights but refuses to defend the rights of the unborn. Santorum opposes stem cell research and funding of any organization that promotes or performs abortions.

Rick Santorum On The Economy and Taxes


Rick Santorum supported the Paul Ryan budget proposal that would strip 60 billion dollars in spending as an effort to reduce the deficit and reform Medicare and Medicaid. He argues that entitlement programs are essentially open-ended and allow beneficiaries and healthcare institutions to spend whatever they would like on the government's dime. He believes we need to make the Bush Tax cuts permanent and that we need to stop punishing people who have worked for their money. He argues that the top wage earners in the states are job creators.

Rick Santorum On ObamaCare


Santorum believes that we should repeal Obamacare because it is a huge cost to the federal government and limits choice for healthcare consumers.

Rick Santorum On Gay Issues


Santorum is firmly against homosexual marriage and believes that activist judges should not decide on matters of defining marriage. He believes civil unions are a slippery slope in an attempt to grant homosexuals the right to get married. He said on civil unions, "it's a baby step -- Look, we'll take half a loaf now, and then after we've accomplished that then, you know, people will feel comfortable with it, and then we'll take the final step."

Rick Santorum On Right To Bear Arms


Rick Santorum is in support of the constitutional amendment that gives citizens the right to bear arms. Santorum as senator voted yes on a bill that bans lawsuits against gun manufacturers in 2005. He also introduced a bill called the sportsman privacy protection act which would prohibit the government from collecting the social security numbers of gun owners when people sign up for gun licenses.

Rick Santorum On Foreign Policy


Santorum believes that America can't be the world protector for all countries that face political turmoil. However, he argues things that we can do preemptively in an effort to avoid international atrocities abroad. In Libya he argues had we taken earlier steps to engage diplomatically then we could have possibly been able to get Gaddafi to step down. In cases where nations are a threat or a possible future threat he believes intervention is necessary. He thinks we should not just take a side role and not care about what is happening internationally, but take diplomatice and economic measures to help and support those that are at threat from dictators abroad. Rather than consult the United Nations, we should consult what is best for America.

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