Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Targeting "Man on Dog" Santorum
Sen. Rick Santorum could face a serious challenge next year from outgoing Pennsylvania Auditor General and incoming Treasurer Bob Casey Junior. In November, Casey received more votes than any candidate in PA history. His father was popular conservative Democratic governor Robert Casey, and the younger Casey's conservative leanings (anti-abortion, pro-gun) could play well in "Pennsyltucky" (pretty much everything between Pittsburgh and Philly).
Casey's mulling it over, and it's believed that the party would clear the primary path for him and that the national party would open the fundraising tap -- which they did not do for Congressman Ron Klink in 2002. But then, that was before Santorum's scary-ass "man on dog" interview, in which -- among other things -- he made it clear that in RickWorld, the government's welcome in our bedrooms:
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Casey's mulling it over, and it's believed that the party would clear the primary path for him and that the national party would open the fundraising tap -- which they did not do for Congressman Ron Klink in 2002. But then, that was before Santorum's scary-ass "man on dog" interview, in which -- among other things -- he made it clear that in RickWorld, the government's welcome in our bedrooms:
SANTORUM: "...And that's sort of where we are in today's world, unfortunately. The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we absolutely have rights because there are consequences to letting people live out whatever wants or passions they desire. And we're seeing it in our society."
AP: "....Would a President Santorum eliminate a right to privacy — you don't agree with it?"
SANTORUM: "I've been very clear about that. The right to privacy is a right that was created in a law that set forth a (ban on) rights to limit individual passions. And I don't agree with that."
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