Who is the better Anti-Romney?

Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich (Credit: Reuters)

Who is the better Anti-Romney?

That seems to be the question that conservatives face right now.  Do we vote for Gingrich or Santorum?  Lets look at a couple of pros and cons of each candidate?

Rick Santorum

In my opinion Santorum is the safe bet conservative.  He is a man of strong conviction.  He doesn't bring a lot of baggage with him.  He stands for what he believes in and has strong a conservative voting record. The only thing I worry about with Santorum is rather or not his social beliefs will cause him to compromise on the economy.  At this point in America's history, the economy must come first before any social endeavors.  Don't get me wrong, I agree with Santorum that abortion and gay marriage are morally wrong (I think all the candidates do), but is it the government's place to tell people what they can do?  Would our Founding Fathers feel that they should regulate these issues or let the people and the states deal with them?

Newt Gingrich

Newt has done a lot of good and a lot of bad in the past.  His record is not as strong as Santorum.  He carries more baggage than Santorum.  However, Newt is a big ideas guy.  If you listen to everyone's debate answers, Newt is the only candidate that brings new ideas and a fresh perspective to the table.  For instance, at the last debate a question was raised regarding Obamacare and kids remaining on their parent's insurance.  Newt pointed out that if we simply brought unemployment down than this would be a non-issue.  That was a fresh perspective on the subject.  As far as new ideas, look his idea for children working at the school to earn a little cash.  Now I am not going to pretend that would be an easy thing to institute, but it is a new idea.  Big ideas and big dreams are what our country was built on.

Ron Paul

Although I agree with Ron Paul on a lot of issues, he will not be getting my vote until he changes his mind on allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon.   Enough said.