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tabatha

(18,795 posts)
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 03:55 PM Feb 2012

WHY 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, “I’m not saying necessarily earmarks are bad. I have had a lot of earmarks. In fact, I’m very proud of all the earmarks I’ve put in bills. I’ll 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.

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Bucky

(53,947 posts)
7. I gotta say, I'm impressed by the depth of research Norris has personally done for this one article
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 05:20 PM
Feb 2012

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
11. I think he was not only paid, but he didn't write that at all
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 05:28 PM
Feb 2012

If Chuck Norris was that well informed he couldn't possibly be such an Idiocrat.

Lawlbringer

(550 posts)
13. LOL
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 05:55 PM
Feb 2012

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.

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