Santorum is the strongest conservative

On Tuesday, Iowa voters have the privilege of setting the stage for the 2012 Republican National Convention. Fellow caucusgoers: Let's not blindly follow the media's favored candidates. Instead, let's do our homework. Research the candidates' records, watch interviews, search credible websites (e.g., dailycaller.com and nationalreview.com), go see the candidates, and vote for the candidate we think is most qualified!

It is critical that we nominate a confident conservative to run against Barack Obama. I've done my homework and I will be proudly voting for former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa. He is a man of character and a leading conservative who served 12 years in the U.S. Senate and four years in the U.S. House. In 2000, he was elected by his peers to the position of Senate Republican Conference chairman.

He has consistently led on issues of importance to faith, family and freedom. For example, he sponsored the successful partial-birth abortion ban and led the fight to win enactment of the historic 1996 welfare reform act. Santorum served eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he led on national security and foreign policy. He authored the successful Syria Accountability Act and the Iran Freedom and Support Act.

Santorum says what he means and means what he says. He does not back down from our founders' principles. He is a proven winner and the only candidate who has defeated Democrat incumbents. To learn more about Rick Santorum, go to RickSant

orum.com.

Denise Mitchell

Robins