He did it to himself. He ran for the House on the theme that the Congressman for the district had "abandoned" it and moved to DC. Then he turned around and did the very same thing as senator, stiffed Pennsylvania taxpayers for his so-called "cyber homeschooling" of five kids while living in VA.
Legal? It was; he's a lawyer, you expect such technical compliance. Is it a moral or ethical way to treat the home folk he supposedly represented? NO.
It's even more galling when he uses homeschooling as a campaign prop for how moral and righteous he is.
You're comparing a mess of Santorum's own making to the trials and tribulations Palin went through just for breathing? That's pathetic.
Rick just has a little problem with the truth, that’s all, and it’s been chronic for quite some time.
* Will I have a home in the Washington area? Probably not. I’ll probably have some sort of apartment or something that I’ll stay in down there. We’re going to keep our home in Mount Lebanon. We’re going to raise our family here. We’re going to live here in this community.” -
* Tricky Ricky, 1990
* “..my primary residence will be in suburban Pittsburgh —unlike my opponent, who lives full-time in Virginia..” -
* Tricky Ricky, 1990