FACT CHECK: Santorum on Earmarks

Club For Growth ^ | 1/6/2012 | Club for Growth

[Mangia E Statti Zitto]

In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, reporters found that Santorum sent “hundreds of millions of dollars to Pennsylvania,” by looking at press releases from Santorum’s office and at news accounts at the time. Thus, we can conclude that Santorum did request earmarks as a member of Congress. Furthermore, Santorum voted for the notorious 2005 Highway Bill, which contained literally thousands of earmarks including the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere,” (Senate Roll Call Vote #220, 2005).

Not only did Santorum vote for the bill that contained the Bridge to Nowhere, but when Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma offered an amendment to shift the money being spent on the bridge to nowhere to disaster relief to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Santorum voted to keep the Alaskan pork project.

[jacknhoo]

All very good points and I agree....I've been around the block a few times now :)

I have pretty much kept my mouth shut about Gingrich, because I will take him any day over Romney. Slamming him does more harm than good. Gingrich is not the most ethical man in the world and has a ton of record to prove that.

IF only he could take all his excellent knowledge and speaking talents and apply them in a more moral manner, I would truly love the man.

My Mother probably says the same thing about me...lol.

Rick Santorum is my pick.

But I saw this post for what is was...dubious, hateful and anti-Christian...anti-true Christian, that is - it flew all over me, for some reason.

Gingrich is pretty much out of the race and people who are attacking Santorum now, calling themselves conservatives, are not conservatives. They know any attacks on Santorum helps Romney and does nothing for Gingrich.

[dt57]

Good luck with Rick. I will vote for him if I have to. Meanwhile I am preparing the vasoline. It can be cold you know.