Senator Sanctimonious: Rick Santorum, Family Man - Page 3

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• 1 - Matt

  Jun 27, 2005 at 11:18 pm

  I wish I had something to add, but you pretty much said it all. Santorum is a cancer in Pennsylvania. As a resident of PA, I cannot wait to see this prick go down on Election Day.

• 2 - Silas Kain

  Jun 27, 2005 at 11:58 pm

  Thanks, Matt. I'm hoping that the voters of Pennsylvania give serious consideration before casting their ballots next November.

• 3 - gonzo marx

  Jun 28, 2005 at 1:36 am

  very glad you put this up here Silas...thanks
  
  Santorum sez...
  *therefore I have worked hard to pass meaningful welfare reform and tax relief to help struggling middle class families become more self-sufficient.*
  
  ok..struggling middle class families...glad he admits the middle class is struggling, few other GOPs will
  
  but note "welfare reform" and "tax relief" tucked in there with "middle class"
  
  a triple oxymoron with no net, folks
  
  now that's some serious doublespeak audacity
  
  nice catch on the "Hitler in 1942" bit...that one should be plastered everytime someone mentions durbin's fuck up with unneeded and divisive over the top rhetoric
  
  howabout gay marriage leading to beasiality and polygamy?..that one was televised live
  
  as for "K" street...such a dirty little DC "secret" that they hope you never see
  
  but it is public that the number of registered lobbyists had doubled since 2000...now around the 375,000 mark
  
  nah, no Influence peddling under the GOP regime...and blue monkeys coudl fly out of my butt!!
  
  Excelsior!

• 4 - Nancy

  Jun 28, 2005 at 7:40 am

  I would be willing to bet Santorum is (or was, before the tide turned against them) one of those who defended the catholic church in its vigorous persecution of the victims of pedophile priests, when they were struggling for recognition & redress, and still thinks the church was itself targeted.
  
  ...And this is good old New England,
  The home of the bean & the cod,
  Where the priests have been molesting children
  'Cause the liberals incite them, by God!

• 5 - PseudoErsatz

  Jun 28, 2005 at 8:10 am

  Thanks for the post Matt. As a resident of Pennsylvania, I cannot wait to be able to vote for Rick Santorum again.

• 6 - wahoo

  Jun 28, 2005 at 12:39 pm

  gonzo marx says “but it is public that the number of registered lobbyists had doubled since 2000...now around the 375,000 mark”
  
  BUT
  
  The number of registered lobbyists in Washington is only 34,750.
  
  See Washington Post Wednesday, June 22, 2005; Page A01
  
  So gonzo wins the daily prize for fuckup of the day.
  
  

• 7 - gonzo marx

  Jun 28, 2005 at 12:45 pm

  thanks wahoo
  
  mea culpa, i blew a decimal place
  
  i will look it up myself later, but i do stand chastened and corrected for adding a zero that didn't belong there
  
  so, i was mistaken in the actual number...but what i have found so far shows that the "doubling" is still accurate
  
  now yas know why i always say don't trust me, but look it up yourselves
  
  Bog knows i am a freak who needs to be checked up on
  
  Excelsior!

• 8 - Silas Kain

  Jun 28, 2005 at 5:24 pm

  Poor gonzo. Off by a decimal point and they are ready to nail you to a tree.
  
  That's a very telling article that wahoo cited and I would urge everyone who even remotely cares about the corruption in Washington to read it carefully. Jeffrey H. Birnbaum wrote the article and it's called The Road To Riches Is Called K Street:

  For retiring members of Congress and senior administration aides, the bidding from lobbying firms and trade associations can get even more fevered. Well-regarded top officials are in high demand and lately have commanded employment packages worth upward of $2 million a year. Marc F. Racicot, a former Montana governor who chaired the Republican National Committee, will soon collect an annual salary of $1 million-plus as president of the American Insurance Association.

  I don't care what side of the aisle you're on. I think the majority of us have to agree that this lobbying has gotten completely out of hand. The cash that flows through Washington via lobbies comes from the high prices we pay from a gallon of milk to the designer jeans you buy your kids. So the next time you bitch about what you're paying for a loaf of bread, remember where part of your buck is going.

• 9 - Jesus Christ

  Jun 28, 2005 at 6:53 pm

  I live in PA and I will defenitely not be voting for this bastard.

• 10 - Silas Kain

  Jun 28, 2005 at 9:10 pm

  Can we infer that there will be Divine Intervention come next November?

• 11 - Nick Jones

  Jun 28, 2005 at 9:51 pm

  This is totally off topic, Silas, but anybody good playing at the Rat or the Channel these days? (How I miss living in the capitol of the People's Republic of Massachusetts!)

• 12 - Silas Kain

  Jun 28, 2005 at 10:03 pm

  The Mormon Commonwealth of Massachusetts is more like it, Nick. Under the rule of Brigham Young Romney, the People's Republic is no more. Lol, Nick. I believe The Rat and The Channel are no more. Punk rock is dead in Massachusetts .

• 13 - Silas Kain

  Jun 28, 2005 at 10:11 pm

  The Cook Political Report lists Senator Santorum's race as a toss up in 2006 as of June 17. Any Pennsylvanians out there who would like to tell us about his alternatives?

• 14 - Brenna Lorenz

  Jul 05, 2005 at 3:34 pm

  So far two Democrats are running against Santorum: Bob Casey, the State Treasurer, who is a social conservative. He has received the blessing of the powers that be in the Democratic Party and has been endorsed by the Teacher's Union already. The theory is that he can undercut Santorum's base because he is also a social conservative, but is a liberal otherwise. The other candidate is a professor named Chuck Pennachio. Whereas the latter is more in line with the kind of person I feel more comfortable supporting, it doesn't look like he is much of a contender.

• 15 - Silas Kain

  Jul 05, 2005 at 4:41 pm

  Thanks for the update, Brenna. What stops Pennachio from being a serious contender?