Posted on 04/10/2005 11:07:44 AM PDT by AntiGuv
That's a real shame, Senator Santorum once had political future.
Wow, we're going to trash a good conservative because he wants DeLay to answer the charges and come clean?
Santorum is a decent, moral man. If he believes DeLay, I appreciate that. But something smells here. We have to get over the knee-jerk reaction that all of our guys do the right thing all the time and all their guys are evil.
He is going to wind up in the unfortunate position of having the deathrats and the immoral media hate him for things he has said in the past, and the conservatives hate him for the pandering he is doing in the present. Of course, the will accept the pandering to get at us, Delay in this case, but they will laughingly slip in the shiv when he wants something from them.
Santorum is so worried about beating Casey in the senatorial election he's forgotten who he is. What a pity!
For both the Senate and the White House leadership to publicly contradict DeLay, then the chance of them standing by him if the going gets rougher doesn't look good.
Sen. Santorum has taken every opportunity of late to portray himself as anything but a conservative. I am disappointed by this change and doubt he will find long term support with his new constituency.
Spin that, Big Stupid Republican Government Republicans.
How soon they begin to eat their own. Democrats are rotten to the core but at least they know how to be loyal.
Too bad Santorum didn't have the huevos to call for the same for Pelosi.
I think its time to hang DeLay out to dry. Otherwise The Hammer's just going to stay in the news, stinking to heaven and hurting Republicans. Loyalty is well and good, but winning elections is more important. He's becoming an embarassment and a liability.
"Looks like DeLay's wife and daughter were on the take to the tune of half a million dollars.
Spin that, Big Stupid Republican Government Republicans."
Since they have (R) next to their names, it's OK, dontcha know?
STFU dodd. Stick to making waitress sandwiches with ted the drunken murderer. What a a-hole.
FMCDH(BITS)
They weren't "on the take." They were on the payroll and there is nothing illegal about it. The money came from campaign donations, not tax money.
Why should Santorum let DeLay drag him down? DeLay is the one that plays at the edge of legality and house ethics (what an oxymoron). He should explain his behavior and if voters in his district approve, they will continue to vote him in. Why should Santorum accept DeLays morality? What if DeLay had come out in favor of euthanasia or abortion, would you have wanted Santorum keep his mouth shut just because the guy is a Republican leader? I dont think so. DeLay built his bed through his take no prisoners style of politics. Let him live in it.
Santorum is running afoul. Come clean? Delay openly filed this with the FEC, did you know that?
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