OK, the Tea Party is not explicitly libertarian. But libertarianism is by definition, small government. Conversely, small government promotes individual freedom. Small government is quasi-libertarian by default.
So too, fiscal conservatism. Libertarianism greatly limits fiscal recklessness. Conversely, fiscal conservatism promotes freedom if by only limiting the scope of government activism.
The GOP is uneasy with the Tea Party. The idea of big government conservatism and/or bureaucratic conservatism and/or conservative social engineering is alive and well within the ranks of the Republican Party. The strong belief that Christian bureaucrats are better than lesbian bureaucrats dominates is alive and well in the GOP. Deficit spending is harmless if it performed by people of virtue. Put moral people in high places and we can all return to the glory of the Bush years.
Santorum's hostility to "libertarian influences" belies a hostility to fiscal conservatism, the Tea Party and yes, a hostility to the US Constitution and that pesky Bill of Rights. It also reveals the Senator's poor political judgment. Mitt Romney is looking better every day.
HEY! MAYBE FOX NEWS CAN GIVE SANTORUM NAPOLITANO'S SOON TO BE VACANT SEAT!!!
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