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To: Lauren BaRecall

Enjoy Rick’s socialist tendencies: From his own 06 campaign:
My stars — that Santorum pitch piece is meant to be in SUPPORT of Santorum!
Some of its greatest hits (and the bold is NOT mine): “Rick was successful in his efforts to prevent Congress from making cuts to the food stamp program!

Rick has been one of the Senate’s most active leaders in fighting for funding to battle world AIDS and to help eliminate world poverty, working closely with Bono, the lead singer of U2!

Rick has voted for record levels of funding for Pennsylvania’s public schools!

Rick has sponsored legislation called “Fair Care” which would help laid-off workers to continue to receive their healthcare benefits!

Rick teamed up with Senator Joe Lieberman to write the “Savings for Working Familieis Act” of 2005, which would expand a matching savings account program for low income families which can be used to help their children afford college!

Rick wrote legislation that would increase the national minimum wage!

Rick helped pass an increase in funding for early childhood development programs such as Headstart!


134 posted on 02/01/2012 8:40:03 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright
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To: C. Edmund Wright
In the spirit of "fair and balanced" debate, you should read this from Michelle Malkin's endorsement of Rick Santorum yesterday:
Rick Santorum opposed TARP. He didn’t cave when Chicken Littles in Washington invoked a manufactured crisis in 2008. He didn’t follow the pro-bailout GOP crowd — including Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich — and he didn’t have to obfuscate or rationalize his position then or now, like Rick Perry and Herman Cain did. He also opposed the auto bailout, Freddie and Fannie bailout, and porkulus bills.

Santorum opposed individual health care mandates — clearly and forcefully — as far back as his 1994 U.S. Senate run. He has launched the most cogent, forceful fusillade against both Romney and Gingrich for their muddied, pro-individual health care mandate waters.

He voted against cap and trade in 2003, voted yes to drilling in ANWR, and unlike Romney and Gingrich, Santorum has never dabbled with eco-radicals like John Holdren, Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi. He hasn’t written any “Contracts with the Earth.”

Santorum is strong on border security, national security, and defense. Mitt the Flip-Flopper and Open Borders-Pandering Newt have been far less trustworthy on immigration enforcement.

Santorum is an eloquent spokesperson for the culture of life. He has been savaged and ridiculed by leftist elites for upholding traditional family values — not just in word, but in deed.

In my view, those points quite nicely trump yours. ;-)

They also rather richly illustrate the capricious nature of Newt Gingrich.

You can read the rest here.

135 posted on 02/01/2012 8:48:33 PM PST by PreciousLiberty (Real Hope - Santorum '12!!!)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
yeah, that came from the liberally slanted election brochure that was fully parsed the other night. Fifty Things you Didn't Know....

That's old news. Shame on you for doing a double jeopardy. Next time, try to keep it fresh. :-D

136 posted on 02/01/2012 9:55:02 PM PST by Lauren BaRecall (I declare for Santorum)
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