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Rick Santorum rates his debate performance

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    GOP presidential candidate on Sunshine State showdown

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-- we set -- -- -- It was a member of congress and use the skills that he.

Developed as a member congress to -- out -- -- companies.

And that's not the worst thing in the world and that Mitt Romney is a wealthy guy because he worked -- he's gone out and working hard and you see guys leave that alone and focus.

And the crowd went wild it's -- a lot of people in their homes that was senator Rick -- strongest line of the night breaking up his two GOP rivals and expressing his frustration about being.

-- joining us right now is today senator from Pennsylvania.

Senator Rick Santorum senator what prompted that because that's exactly like a lot of us were feeling.

Can we get over the Fannie and Freddie can we get over this that internal debates.

And move forward.

Well that's it I mean they you know the attack on capitalism and -- capital on the attack on Fannie and Freddie from both back and forth and he played some of that prior to the break and I was just in -- saying -- -- -- they're they're important issues in this race.

And and who how they how people made money all legitimately in my mind I had should have nothing to do with it for the gotcha politics but I think it pointed out something.

Those who those two guys and and they're friends of mine and I like them both.

But the reason they're back and forth on those issues is because on the big issues of the day they don't disagree that much in the problem is they don't disagree that much with President Obama.

And that's what I'd like to have more -- conversation about I did later in the debate with the with governor Romney on health care.

We needed -- talk about cap and trade more we need to talk about the Wall Street bail -- All huge issues were both of those guys actually side with Obama as opposed to most Republican voters -- that's actually true it would.

But it -- a couple of days it to save the union -- to debate the president's state of the union.

But here is -- president yesterday he sat down with Diane Sawyer he talked about you guys.

Whoever wins the Republican primary.

Is going to be a standard bearer for a vision the country.

That I don't think.

Reflects who we are the proposal you're reducing for the Republican lose there would actually.

Cut taxes for those of the very top even further but.

If we are not raising any additional revenue -- we start coming into the bone of things like basic research or education.

Or caring for our veterans that are critical to who we are.

So the president is the president actually describing the Republican field.

It's it's the president nine states has an obligation to tell the truth and that was simply factually wrong.

We have grown the size of government.

To the largest -- the history of our country since World War II.

To 25%.

Of the overall economy is government and when president says we have anything we cut is cutting to the bone.

We we can't we can't even see the bone I mean there is so much fat there is so much government.

And that the president -- says states is the problem is we need more revenues no we don't Mr.

President.

We need to get spending down we need to get government limited we need to let people be free in this country.

And that means taking less of their money not more -- within the cut freely is defense meanwhile another grand -- last night that I think was very noteworthy for the viewer was you're debate with Mitt Romney and Obama care Romney care.

The difference let's listen.

First of all it's not worth getting angry about.

Secondly.

They the end.

And secondly.

98% of the people have insurance.

And and so the idea that more people are free riding the system is simply impossible.

-- half of those people got insurance on their own others got helped -- by the insurance.

So that was strong time GPU major point.

Boy did I ever and -- governor -- there is something to get mad about.

People you and -- and and Barack Obama and others and Newt Gingrich.

Who want to tell Americans that as a condition of -- in America you have to go out and buy private sector insurance of the government will find you.

Is something that people get angry about and I was reflecting that anger with not anger but passion to make sure that we have a nominee who is contrast it with Barack Obama.

On the most important issue of freedom in this country and that is obamacare.

And what would governor Romney did last night -- stand up and forcefully defend.

Government controlling the health care system at the state level.

And he's trying to save well that will differentiate myself from pres Obama that I'm just for government controlled the state level not the federal level.

That's who.

The bottom line is he's for government control of health care which is not a conservative principle which is not differentiate himself.

Between the President Obama and and and that is a big big liability.

For us going into this general election center -- thanks so much street Tammany giving heading home -- but you're not giving up on Florida you made that clear.

Good luck also but.

Yeah look I got -- -- straighten this out we're not what I'm heading home because everybody in the press is asking me to get my taxes I gotta go home to get them and so.

I'm gonna go home again -- I'm coming back within 24 hours and I'm here through Ellis got through up to Election Day.

I've where I've spent every minute here in Florida and I'm gonna work in Florida thanks so much senate -- him.

The look at you chip thank you.

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