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Commonsense2day, Santorum is to far to the right on social issues. Not only will woman not support him, the American people do not share his extreme views. He is hypocritical when he exclaims that Romney did one thing regarding health-care in his state, but although Romney has spoken  over and over denouncing Obama care, Rick holds to his “so what” I don’t care what you say, because of what you did in your state.  So, its hypocritical for Rick to say, at my core this is what I believe, but don’t worry I wont let it affect my policies. Santorum and his core beliefs and moral and religious principles will not effect his government polciies, that’s ridiculous. You can’t run as someone who holds these cherished beliefs and then turn right around and say, don’t worry I won’t let any of my beliefs effect policy. That is the most ridiculous thing and no one believes it. Santorum is not right of center, he is off the map when it comes to many of his beliefs.

Foster Friess proved to be a real pill on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” today. Mitchell asked the mega-wealthy and conservative bank roller of Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign if he had any concerns about Santorum’s comments on social issues such as contraception and women in combat. Friess’s stupefying, backward and dangerous response had jaws dropping from coast to coast.

People seem to be preoccupied with sex. I think it says something about our culture. We, maybe, need a massive therapy session so we can concentrate on what the real issues are. This contraceptive thing. My gosh, it’s so inexpensive. Back in my days they used Bayer Aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn’t that costly.

So, in a Friess world, women could protect themselves from the amorous (and otherwise) intentions of men as long as the Bayer doesn’t slip from the knees? And I thought Santorum saying that contraceptionis “a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be” was bad. The Friess remark was so out-there that even my editor asked me, “Are you kidding me???”

Mitchell, who has seen and heard it all in her storied journalism career, was rendered speechless. “I wasn’t sure I’d heard him correctly. I was pretty stunned,” she told me in an e-mail. “It takes a lot to make me speechless, but on another level, it’s fascinating to see that when it comes to gender politics, the more things change the more they seem to stay the same.” Friess will get another crack at talking about contraception when he submits himself to a grilling by Lawrence O’Donnell tonight at 10 on MSNBC’s “The Last Word.”

I thought presidential elections were supposed to be about looking to the future and brighter days ahead. The view espoused by Friess is dumb and grim. That Santorum is benefiting from Friess’s largesse is troubling. That Friess could be swanning about the West Wing as a result of it is terrifying. I know I’ve put the cart before the horse here, but this entire election season has defied logic. Anything is possible. Think about it, Mitt Romney was supposed to have had this GOP nomination thing sewn up by now.

The Washington Post, Post Opinions, by Jonathan Capehart

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