[thomaswest]

Santorum has recently very publicly retreated from the 'intelligent design' movement he once championed. After the federal judge in Harrisburg struck down the Dover School District's attempt to add 'intelligent design' into the science curriculum, Santorum said he disagreed with the school board for mandating intelligent design in science classes.

In 2002 he wrote that 'intelligent design' "is a legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in science classes." Santorum was sitting on the advisory board of the conservative Thomas More Law Center, which defended the Dover school board and turned the case into a national referendum on creationism in the classroom. Two weeks ago he changed his tune and criticized the law center, saying it "made a huge mistake in taking this case." And he announced he would resign from the Thomas More board.

[gondramB]

"Santorum has recently very publicly retreated from the 'intelligent design' movement he once championed. After the federal judge in Harrisburg struck down the Dover School District's attempt to add 'intelligent design' into the science curriculum, Santorum said he disagreed with the school board for mandating intelligent design in science classes."

That one actually bothered me more than anything else about Santorum. I believe in intelligent design And I believe it should not be taught in science class since it isn't science. Santorum's flip-flop told me that his stand was not principled but based on which way he thought the wind was blowing.