Is Rick Santorum the essence of Compassionate Conservatism?

Sometimes I feel bad calling conservatives names and pointing out their rank hypocrisy, greed and utter self-absorption. Then I see something like this. Here’ GOP presidential wannabe Rick Santorum lecturing a mother who expressed concern to him about the cost of her son’s medication.

“People have no problem paying $900 for an iPad,” Santorum said, “but paying $900 for a drug they have a