Santorum: Reagan Would Be "Appalled" By To-Day's GOP

[Maxwell]

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/06/20/3451358/rick-santorum-explains-why-ronald-reagan-would-be-appalled-by-todays-gop/

Its interesting to see Santorum move increasingly towards right-wing populism as a political stance. Certainly it is rather refreshing to see, although I suspect Santorum will be marginalized like Pat Buchanan for deviance from neoliberal orthodoxy.

that was always his schtick.

[Maxwell]

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/06/20/3451358/rick-santorum-explains-why-ronald-reagan-would-be-appalled-by-todays-gop/

Its interesting to see Santorum move increasingly towards right-wing populism as a political stance. Certainly it is rather refreshing to see, although I suspect Santorum will be marginalized like Pat Buchanan for deviance from neoliberal orthodoxy.

that was always his schtick.

His economic platform in 2012 was pretty much standard GOP at least on taxation.

His Senate career was "oh I'm for the working class" and he certainly did that kind of pretending on the campaign trail, even though his actual proposals on a lot of issues don't actually show that.