April 9, 2010 2:19PM 

# Glenn Beck Likes Santorum 

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

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Jim Geraghty of *National Review* [reports](http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzYzMTU0ZTQwMGEzYTI5N2E3ZGM0ZTlmMGU2Mzk3N2M):

> A few moments ago in the car, I heard Glenn Beck, talking about the 2012 prospects, declare, “I really like Rick Santorum … This guy gets it 110 percent.”

That would be Rick Santorum, the former senator who explicitly rejects “[this whole idea of personal autonomy](https://www.cato.org/blog/rick-santorum-left-right-wrong), … this idea that people should be left alone” and “[the pursuit of happiness](https://www.cato.org/blog/santorum-v-pursuit-happiness).” 

A few more statements like this, and people will begin to wonder if Glenn Beck is really a libertarian.

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