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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWHY I CHOSE NEWT OVER SANTORUM - Chuck Norris - LOL
Santorum was a serial earmarker, requesting billions of dollars during his time in the Senate, and not reversing his position on earmarks until he was out of Congress in 2010. As recently as 2009, Rick said, Im not saying necessarily earmarks are bad. I have had a lot of earmarks. In fact, Im very proud of all the earmarks Ive put in bills. Ill defend earmarks.
Santorum voted for the 2005 highway bill that included thousands and thousands of wasteful earmarks, including the Bridge to Nowhere. In fact, according to Club for Growth, in a separate vote, Santorum had the audacity to vote to continue funding the Bridge to Nowhere rather than send the money to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Santorum voted for CAFTA, which removes duties on textile and apparel goods traded among participating nations, resulting in nearly ALL textile companies leaving the South.
Santorum voted for taxes in the Internet Access Tax Bill
Santorum voted for Medicare prescription drug benefit known as Medicare Part D, though critical of it now. It is the largest expansion of entitlement spending since President Lyndon Johnson, which now costs taxpayers more than $60 billion a year and has almost $16 trillion in unfunded liabilities, according to Club for Growth.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/why-i-chose-newt-over-santorum/print/
A long list of Santorum's bad deeds, sure to be used against him by others.
catbyte
(34,341 posts)Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)Ew....I can't believe I just typed that.
julian09
(1,435 posts)appleannie1
(5,062 posts)librechik
(30,674 posts)a non Newt???
Bucky
(53,947 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Bucky
(53,947 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)If Chuck Norris was that well informed he couldn't possibly be such an Idiocrat.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)Report1212
(661 posts)Is there a texas walker episode about that?
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)Lawlbringer
(550 posts)Just before he endorsed Gingrich, there were some peeps on my FB who were touting his love for Ron Paul. Now he's endorsing Gingrich and the Paulites are disparaging Chuck.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)he knows how to make money, is all... oh, and he was good at karate.