Posted on 07/19/2005 1:30:41 AM PDT by goldstategop
Now, Santorum has compiled his views into a newly released book that his opponents are embracing as 449 pages of ammunition for the battle over his Senate seat in 2006.
In "It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good," Santorum finds fault with two-income families, cohabitation before marriage and working women, who have chosen not to stay home with their children, he contends, "because of the influence of radical feminism, one of the core philosophies of the village elders." He also compares abortion to slavery. ...
Santorum is a favorite among evangelical voters and conservatives who cheer his outspokenness, even while some confide that they wouldn't dare go as far.
"Conservative activists tell me they agree with him on pretty much everything, but would never say it themselves," said Stuart Rothenberg, a Washington political analyst. "He may have to take a position on a Supreme Court justice or Bush's Social Security plan, but he does not have to take a position on whether women should be working outside the home. He seems almost eager to evoke some outcry."
And tangling with some of the Senate's most prominent liberals could buttress his image as a conservative hero, providing Santorum, who has a reputation as an effective campaigner, with ammunition of his own.
"I am pretty sure that his strategists are gleefully collecting all the things that Ted Kennedy, John Kerry and Barney Frank are saying about him," said Duffy of the Cook Political Report. "I suspect they will use them in direct mail sooner or later."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
I like Santorum as a man, but he's not the most fiscally conservative guy out there.
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