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Just remember, the lesser of two evils is still evil.

Google (or go to his site, it's probably there) "50 reasons to vote for Rick Santorum".

It is HIS list of reasons to vote for him. If you are looking for big government, profligate spending, liberal feel good nonsense, and nanny state control over your life, you'll find it on that list.

His 50 reasons should be enough to wake up conservatives to the fact that his brand of conservative is anything but conservative. His 'compassion' does not extend to those who will be picking up the bill for his plans.

He was just ranked at #35 out of 55 of the GOP senators on fiscal conservatism. That's pretty bad when you consider just how bad the senate is in general and that he claims to be a fiscal conservative. By voting for such fiscal nonsense as an increase in the minimum wage and higher taxes on Social Security, he gives political cover to those on the left who believe in that leftist crap.

GOA has scored him at 64% on pro gun issues. That's pretty bad for a guy who claims to be pro gun. 64% is a failing grade on any test that I've ever seen.

Did you know that he has never actively campaigned for a pro life candidate in a senate race, but has actively done so for pro abortion candidates? That's pretty bad when you consider that he calls himself pro life. By electing pro abortion senators, he effectively negates his own pro life votes.

Ricky puts his career and party politics above principle and can not be relied upon to do what's right.

Even on immigration, he's not to be trusted yet alone applauded.

He berates his challenger (Casey) for supporting the senate bill, but it was Santorum's (and Bush's) support for Specter -- who introduced the bill -- that kept Specter in office. He directs all of his so called angst at his opponent while sparing the bill's author and the president who also supports it.

Did you know that the sleazy Dem PA governor -- Ed Rendell -- has said that while he 'will campaign for Casey, he will not be attacking Santorum. He works well with Santorum in getting things done for PA.' That may sound good, but look what he's getting done and see how much it costs.

On his website, he set up a 'petition' against illegal immigration. It was merely a tool to harvest names to help in his desperate campaign to win office again.

He claims to be for increased border security, yet not once, but SEVEN times, he's voted against funding increased border security. When called on it, his first answer was a lie and he then revised it to something closer to the truth. Personally, and I'm not alone in this, I believe that he was given permission to vote against the bill.

Over the last 2 years, I realized that his support for a big government, tax and spend, liberal pro abortion Arlen Specter over a pro life, small government, fiscal conservative was really not out of character for him. His record is really that bad.

I, and almost everyone else, was fooled both by the attacks that he 'suffered' in the MSM and by his own PR machine that painted him as a staunch conservative. When you clear that fog away, he is nothing but another self serving, pandering, two bit, but high ranking hack who cannot be trusted to do the right thing. You never know when someone will make him a better offer to do the wrong thing.

The level and depth of conservative anger at Santorum has not subsided much over the last 2 years. Some of these conservatives will vote for him only because he really is the lesser evil. Some will vote for him because they are unaware of his true nature. In the end, however, I believe that he will lose and that he will have brought that on entirely by his own actions.

The good news is that the Dems have realized that to win that seat, you must be (at least thought to be) pro life and pro gun. Casey claims to be both and he beat out 2 pro abortion anti gun candidates. I doubt that he will be able to resist the pressure to vote against both, but the voters do want those beliefs in their candidates.