Posted on 02/22/2012 2:35:26 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Leading in the national polls and within striking distance of scoring big victories in Michigan and Arizona next Tuesday, Rick Santorum is portraying himself as the little 'guy from a steel town' who will stop Barack Obama from accumulating regal powers.
'Back in 2008, the American public at a time of crisis went for a rock star that they believed could solve their problems, someone that they believed in to make a difference in their lives,' he said at the Maricopa County Lincoln Day lunch in Phoenix, Arizona.
'This election, Americans are going to go back to what we've done in the past. We're looking for leaders, not who we believe in, we're looking for a leader who believes in you.'
Seeking to contrast himself with both Mitt Romney, his main Republican rival, and President Barack Obama, Santorum said: 'I'm not a manager. I'm not a visionary.
'I'm a guy from a steel town who grew up understanding what made this country great and for the years that I've been involved in public life, put my heart and my effort on the line to make this country the kind of country that we all want to hand on to our children and grandchildren.'......
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That's correct. Rick Santorum is a legislator (4 yrs - U.S. House of Representatives; 12 years - U.S. Senate) .....and a lawyer.
... And a lobbyist. He was a registered lobbyist for the World Wrestling Federation back in the days before he was in congress.
Newt Gingrich. I cannot believe Ricky is missing a vetting
on his record and ties to lobbyists as he claims to be
so saintly. Very troubling, like Obama, no vetting.
The husband of one wife, a committed Christian and the right man for the job.
What Santorum said really isn’t fair — to rock stars. Many of them are quite talented and manage their businesses with skill.
Here we go again; blah blah blah judging others.
Reagan was married before Nancy. Rush Limbaugh had 4 wives or was it 5..
Ricky says he is not a visionary. Sorry Rick, without a vision the people perish.
Has he released his Tax Returns that he went home to prepare some weeks ago?
Just asking.
He became a millionaire shortly after he lost that US Senate election.
Yes indeed, that's Rick, Governor Rick Perry that is, of the Great State of Texas!
Amen. What is it going to take for people to understand without the right person in the presidency, they will not have a country left to worship any religion or faith!? We don't need a safe candidate; we need a person of determination and vision in which Ricky admitted he wasn't offering.
“Has he released his Tax Returns that he went home to prepare some weeks ago?”
Yes, he did.
In 2006, his last year as senator, his income was $200,000.
http://news.yahoo.com/santorums-tax-returns-show-rise-wealth-030829446.html
“The former Pennsylvania senator’s tax returns show that his annual income surged from nearly $660,000 in 2007 to $1.1 million in 2009 before slipping to $923,000 in 2010.”
“You need to speak loudly on Tuesday that you want someone who’s going to stand up and fight the insiders,” Santorum said.
WHOM is Santorum trying kidding there? He’s been for 16 years a Washington DC man. He only become an “outsider” in 2006, when he badly lost his Senate reelection, 41% to 59% for Casey Jr.
As an “outsider” he largely profits from his Washington lobbyist ties.
In 2006, his last year as Senator, Santorum earned a $165,200 Senate salary and $32,245 in book royalties.
One year later, his income soared to over $600,000, and rose to $1.1 million in 2010. Santorum received $395,414 in director fees and stock options from Universal Health Services Inc., a hospital management company, for which he pushed two spending bills for a total of $400 million, when he was Senator in 2003 and 2004. Santorum listed between $100,001 and $250,000 in Universal Health stock.
Santorum has also largely profited from his contacts with lobbyists in Washington. Consol Energy, based in Pennsylvania, paid Santorum $142,500 for his consulting services. American Continental Group, a Washington lobbying group, paid him $65,000 in consulting fees. The firm’s lengthy client list includes Microsoft Corp., Comcast Corp. and the American Gaming Association.
When he left the Senate in 2006, he reported retirement accounts with investments valued between $21,000 and $140,000.
Five years later, his records shows new investment accounts, including college savings funds for five of his seven children with investments valued between $25,000 and $375,000; individual retirement accounts with investments ranging between $173,000 and $720,000; and a brokerage account with investments valued in the range of $10,000 to $150,000 and a $2 million, 5,000 acres mansion in Virginia.
Must be nice to have friends in the right places or friends
in high places.
Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?
Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?
Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?
Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?
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