WP: "For Santorum, Bigger Is Definitely Not Better"

[Rose Siding]

For Santorum, Bigger Is Definitely Not Better
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The echo of "It Takes a Village" -- the first book by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), published in 1996 when she was first lady -- is no coincidence. Santorum writes about what he calls the "Bigs" -- "big news media, big entertainment, big universities and public schools, some big businesses and some big national labor unions, and of course, the biggest Big of all, the federal government."

"Liberals like Senator Clinton see 'the village' as society as a whole -- influenced by, directed by, supported by, the supposed goodness of the Bigs in general and big government in particular," Santorum writes.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/09/AR2005070901286.html

*Nothing in the article about how much larger the govt has grown under repub control

[Ian David]

1. GOP believes in a government just small enough to fit in your bedroom n/t

[ZombieNixon]

2. That's because his is small

[napi21]

3. How does any Pub have the ba**s to complain about big gov't?

The size of the Fed Gov't has grown enormousely since they took control! That's one of the biggest complaints from moderate Pubs! They say the Pub Party has always been for smaller Gov't, less spending, tax cuts, and Gov't staying out of your personal life.

ShrubCo seems to have missed on all points but one!

[countingbluecars]

4. He doesn't seem to mind "big" houses.

I read recently that he lives in here in Loudoun County, Virginia and owns a house assessed at over $700,000.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. In Lowdown County, that's no big deal

This could be $700K in Loudoun County

[WCGreen]

6. In this day and age, that is what you could afford

if only one spouse worked outside the home.

[countingbluecars]

7. Probably true if it was sitting on a couple of acres!

[globalvillage]

8. Well, the one he 'claims' to live in

In PA to squeeze us out of our tax dollars for his kids' homeschooling is worth no where near that. No big if you don't actually live in it. Enough to establish residency, though.


ALLEGHENY COUNTY
REAL ESTATE WEB SITE
7/10/2005 8:26:05 AM1B Search Page Help Home

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE INFORMATION
Last Update was Friday, July 08, 2005
Municipal Code: 934 PENN HILLS

Parcel ID: 0367-G-00075-0000-00

Owner Name: SANTORUM RICHARD J & KAREN GARVER SANTORUM (W)
Property Location: 111 STEPHENS LN
VERONA, PA 15147

Mortgage Agent: 111 STEPHENS LN
VERONA, PA 15147-0000


Current Tax Information
Gross Tax: $426.79
Net Tax: $418.25
Taxable Market Value: $91,000 *
Code and Line: 934 14945
* Homestead exclusion applied

Year Tax Penalty Interest Total Date Paid Pay Indicator
2005 Paid: $418.25 $0.00 $0.00 $418.25 03/23/2005 Paid
2004 Paid: $418.25 $0.00 $0.00 $418.25 03/24/2004 Paid
2003 Paid: $441.24 $0.00 $0.00 $441.24 03/26/2003 Paid
2002 Paid: $487.20 $0.00 $0.00 $487.20 05/17/2002 Paid

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http://www2.county.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/Tax.asp?CurrBloLot=0367G00075000000&Name=santorum&SingleResult=True



More on Santorum's Penn Hills, PA 'home'at
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04329/416647.stm