Does Rick Santorum have a Satan problem?

On Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, Santorum said that in fact he’s on the campaign trail in the upper Midwest talking about energy, talking about manufacturing jobs, talking about the budget deficit and cutting corporate taxes. Yet all the media harp on are his comments about abortion, contraception, and other hot-button social issues, Santorum complained.

“Of course they want to talk about the issues that fit their narrative and their narrative is, oh, Rick Santorum all he cares about are these issues,” Santorum said on Fox.

Santorum went on to say that the “phony theology” line referred to Mr. Obama’s embrace of what the ex-Pennsylvania senator called “radical environmentalism” that raises the Earth to a position above man, instead of the other way around.

In a keynote speech Tuesday in Arizona to the Maricopa County Lincoln Day Lunch and Presidential Straw Poll, Santorum offered up his hard-hitting view of the Obama administration that has drawn supporters who've been wary of Mitt Romney’s commitment to conservatism.

“Ladies and gentlemen this election is about foundational things. It is about whether ... we are going to be a free people economically,” said Santorum.

More and more, the government is prescribing what kinds of loans you can get, what kinds of light bulbs you can use, what kind of car you can drive, according to Santorum.

“President Obama says, 'I am going to give you the right to health care, give me your money, give me your freedom, and we will provide for you.' When the government gives you rights, they can take those rights away,” said the GOP presidential hopeful.

White House spokesman Jay Carney declined on Tuesday to be drawn into a discussion about whether Santorum is questioning Obama’s religious faith.

“This president is focused on doing the things that he believes the American people elected him to do, which is work with Congress or independently to take every measure and every action he can to grow the economy and create jobs,” said Mr. Carney.

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