Sen. Santorum (R) of Pennsylvania tells the right to give his crew room for maneuver while senate Republicans try to lure across a few members of the Fainthearted Faction.

Says the Santorum Memo: "While we have been very careful not to alienate Democrats from coming forward with ideas, we also need to be frank with conservatives that we are in a negotiating phase. In order to broker a deal with Democrats, we must be willing to keep these ideas on the table that may be unpopular with the base. If we take these ideas off the table before we start negotiating, there will be no negotiations."