Ricky Don’t Lose That Number
November 16th, 2005 by JoshThings just keep getting worse for our buddy, Radical Ricky “Santorum” Santorum. On Monday Hotline reported that the current Senator has challenged the presumptive Democratic nominee, Bobby Casey Jr. to a debate. Why this challenge has been made a year out, and by the incumbent nonetheless is a mystery.
Meanwhile this week’s Strategic Vision poll has Santorum trailing Casey by 15 points and facing a mere 38% approval rating. Perhaps it’s because his right wing fundamentalist supporters are angry at him for admitting that “intelligent design” is a load of crap? On Saturday he told the Beaver County Times that ID shouldn’t be taught in schools and that “Science leads you where it leads you.” Problem is he heartily endorsed it two years ago in the Washington Times.
Yeah, Ricky isn’t just a wacko right winger, he’s also plain stupid. To think just a few years ago he was a shining star in the Republican party. [UPDATE: All Spin Zones points out that Santorum was a fan of intelligent design only 10 months ago!]
Amidst all this conservative foundering it’s easy to forget that there is a Democratic primary, and while the party bosses (Rendell, Reid, Schumer) have picked out good ol’ Casey, there is a truly committed progressive running in the race. Chuck Pennacchio is against the war, for universal healthcare, and believes in both abortion rights and worker’s rights. The more I learn about him, the more I like. He’s got a fundraiser at the Warwick Hotel on December 8th if you’re interested in more than the status quo. Also check out Dragonballyee where Albert’s been doing a great job blogging about Chuck and pushing him as a candidate.
November 17th, 2005 at 3:56 pm
I’m glad to see you are giving Chuck Pennacchio a look. I know we really want to beat Santorum and a lot of people thing Bob Casey is our best bet. But Casey really doesn’t stand for what I believe in, whereas I think Chuck does. It bothers me that the Democratic machine in PA has lined up behind Casey and virtually ignored other candidates. At the very least, Democrats need to be having a dialogue about the issues that are important to us.