Um...”W” supported Specter during the same election. I didn’t like his endorsement at the time, but I understood then it was party politics.
Another take here;
Santorum voted to raise the debt ceiling EIGHT TIMES!! HE IS a great social conservative but he is not a fiscal conservative. Tell me about the Teapot Dome? and the bridge to nowhere?
Perry Demands Santorum Explain Earmarks for Teapot Museum, Indoor Rainforest
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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.