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Just remember that Santorum voted to raise the debt ceiling EIGHT TIMES!!!!!!!!! more from Rick Perry questioning Santorum on earmarks..Perry Demands Santorum Explain Earmarks for Teapot Museum, Indoor Rainforest Email1Smaller FontTextLarger Text|Print WATERLOO, Iowa – Texas Gov. Rick Perry demanded former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, whom he dubbed a “prolific earmarker” yesterday, explain his support of earmarks for pet projects, including a teapot museum and an indoor rainforest. “Senator Santorum, just to get a little more specific here, please tell me why you asked taxpayers to support the bridge to nowhere in Alaska. Why did you ask the taxpayers of Iowa to support a teapot museum in North Carolina, an indoor rainforest in Iowa, and the mountain sheep institute, Montana sheep institute? Why were those important enough for you to vote for?” Perry said to more than 100 people crowded into two rooms at Doughy Joey’s Peetza- Joint. Perry, who first launched his direct attacks on Santorum on Thursday, also slammed him for voting in favor of raising the debt ceiling eight times.

[Rational Thought]

Santorum is who he is, a former US Senator with thousands of votes on bills which you can find disagreement on. However, when comparing Santorum to Perry, it's no contest in my mind. Both have issues in their pasts. But, Perry has numerous recent issues which I strongly disagree with. Those, combined with his his ongoing misstatements (today's was the bridge to nowhere being in Arizona) leads me to believe he would not do well in a National election.

On the other hand, Santorum has been articulate, Conservative and intelligent during this campaign. Now, that could change and I'm sure the media will set their sites on him in the days to come, but also with his new surge will come much more camera time in the upcoming debates. In other words, if he is as good a campaigner as he claims to be, he has a chance.