The National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez has posted a letter from Rick Santorum in which he declares that he is "actively considering" making a run for President in 2012:
I’m convinced that conservatives need a candidate who will not only stand up for our views, but who can articulate a conservative vision for our country’s future.
And right now, I just don’t see anyone stepping up to the plate.
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Our country needs a President who will stand up for the family and for the traditional values Americans hold dear.
Not someone obsessed with forcing taxpayers to fund unthinkable “abortion mandates” and who claims America “is no longer a Christian nation.”
And that’s why I’m actively considering the 2012 race.
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Let me be very clear, just as I recently told a Washington Post columnist, I have no great burning desire to be president, but I have a burning desire to have a different president of the United States.
So you can count on me to make certain that whoever is the Republican nominee for President in 2012 is someone who shares our values and will fight for them as President – and who can ultimately defeat Obama.
