tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post115953071834703876..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: The P-G doesn't like Rick Santorum MuchMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1159591703652705602006-09-30T00:48:00.000-04:002006-09-30T00:48:00.000-04:00I cannot wait to quote Dayvoe by saying:"Democracy...I cannot wait to quote Dayvoe by saying:<BR/><BR/>"Democracy in action" this come November when the Dimorats lose yet another election. Remind me to purchase him a gallon container of Ben and Jerry's ice cream so he can wallow in it after election day. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1159547611410254312006-09-29T12:33:00.000-04:002006-09-29T12:33:00.000-04:00I interned for Doug Walgren in ’82, I think, and I...I interned for Doug Walgren in ’82, I think, and I liked him as much as you can like a politician you barely know. That said, I can’t help thinking that Santorum is on the right side of this one issue, residency, at least in a larger sense. If Santorum was wrong about Walgren in ’90, then democrats shouldn’t push the residency thing now. Even more, I agree with the notion (advanced by Fred Honesberger and Santorum’s website, if not others) that there is a difference a Representative and a Senator, and that a Senator may not be able to spend much time in his/her house in the state he “lives” in. Pennsylvania is in close proximity to DC, though Pittsburgh is pretty far, and Santorum boasts about how much he travels the state. Well, he really would be remiss if didn’t, given the proximity. And certainly Santorum has been a putz about school and tax issues. No much a statesman when dealing with (democrat controlled) local government, is he?<BR/><BR/>Maybe the residency issues will resonate with voters, maybe not, but my sense is that Santorum’s real problems are that he is a victim of the republican parties attempt to be a populist party when they feel (at least partly) that the people should help themselves, instead of the government helping them. The 1994 revolution promised a tide of reform by citizen politicians who would leave after a term or two, to allow other reformers to come in. Even if you blame Clinton and Al Qaeda, 12 years later it’s clear the republicans have no reforms left to make (if they ever did). But they must be amazed that the democratic party establishment doesn’t seem to care. If the democrats do take congress, it will be in spite of their party.<BR/>Grumble.<BR/>EdEdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1159537530468014702006-09-29T09:45:00.000-04:002006-09-29T09:45:00.000-04:00Bob Casey, Jr. says Santorum lives in Pittsburgh.H...Bob Casey, Jr. says Santorum lives in Pittsburgh.<BR/><BR/>His latest attack ad calls the P-G Santorum's "hometown newspaper."<BR/><BR/>http://www.bobcasey.com/multimedia/video/13.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com