Santorum: If The GOP Endorses Gay Marriage, They Will Be Committing Suicide

Yesterday the Des Moines Register asked Rick Santorum about the recent endorsements of same-sex marriage made by some top GOP figures.

There’s obviously “an increasing mood” on supporting gay marriage, but “it is not a well thought-out position by the American public,” Santorum said. Asked what he thinks about the two Midwest senators who have recently backed gay marriage, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio and Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, Santorum said some Republicans splintered off in the late 1960s and early 1970s to support abortion rights when the courts “started mucking around with pro-life statutes at the state level.” "I’m sure you could go back and read stories, oh, you know, 'The Republican party’s going to change. This is the future.' Obviously that didn’t happen. “I think you’re going to see the same stories written now and it’s not going to happen. The Republican party’s not going to change on this issue. In my opinion it would be suicidal if it did."

And a napkin is not a paper towel. Or something.