Candidate Rick Santorum met with five woman, all mothers but not all Santorum supporters, last week during his visit to a nearby city in North Dakota. A fellow blogger, Roxane Solonen, a reporter for the Fargo Forum, was sent by her paper to cover the session. One of the questions raised was:
'(Susan) Noah said her biggest concern is the challenge of trying to raise children with integrity, a strong work ethic and other virtues. “What can you do to change the culture as president?” she asked. Santorum began by saying that because politics often reflects the culture, it can’t always shape the culture in profound ways, but that a president can make some impact, including personal example. Being a good husband and father is the first place to start, he said. “At the same time, it’s also what you say and what your policies are; what you choose to talk about.'
Read her entire Forum news report here . Roxanes' stories appear regularily in the She Says" section of the Fargo Forum. Her blogs can be found here and here.
His answer to Susan's question reveals a more realistic assessment of how a President can impact much of American life than the typical candidate is likely to reveal.
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