Well, I totally disagree with you about Rick and Pat. The Hillman crowd in no way supported either man. Nor did they co-opt them. Toomey’s only disgrace: Voting for the fudge packers agenda. (It’s disgusting, I know.) Santorum went along with the numbskull Bush on occasion, and supported Specter, but no one is perfect. If Rick had Reagan as his President, these odious measures would have been strangled in the cradle. But the “New (Progressive) Tone” Bush made life pretty miserable for conservatives who wanted to do the right thing. Bob
In addition to supporting the repeal of DADT, Toomey also expressed support for Sotomayor. Hardly a conservative:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdzd30ELXbQ