Santorum turns on Bush!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Funny how being down nearly 20 points as an incumbent will change someone's outlook.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051112/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_campaign_nostalgia

With his approval ratings plunging, even some Republican leaders are showing signs of abandoning Bush's listing ship.

"Mistakes were made," Republican Sen. Rick Santorum (news, bio, voting record) of Pennsylvania said Friday of the war effort.

When the president visited Pennsylvania to defend his Iraq policies on Friday, Santorum kept his distance, literally and rhetorically. He was 120 miles away, telling reporters the war in Iraq has been "less than optimal" and that "maybe some blame could be laid" at the White House.

...

Republicans like Santorum who are in tough re-election battles are starting to treat Bush like a toxic substance.

In a speech to veterans at the Union League in Philadelphia, Santorum criticized how the war has been presented to Americans, by the White House as well as by the media.

He said Bush made a mistake by calling it a "war on terror," which Santorum equated with calling World War II a "war on Blitzkrieg."

[acmavm]

1. So how does he explain all his other bush** butt sniffin' behavior?

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[janedoe]

3. That's easy; it's more important to win re-election than to be loyal.

Doesn't that also explain why he has stuck by Bush when that goes against the people he is supposed to represent? It's all about what's best for Santorum.

[Bob3]

13. never underestimate the effect political cowardice has on elected officials

It's the voice that says, as in blazing saddles "we have to protect our phony baloney jobs" and while it is not pleasant to watch it sometimes has benefits. Part of the reluctance of congress to vote on the ape's plan to gut social security came from fear of getting voted out of office by an enraged population. Think of how much worse it would be if the GOP congressmen felt strongly enough about this to lose an election.

[radfringe]

7. easily

he was misled into sniffin' bush*'s butt, somebody told his to stop and smell the turd blossoms

[hatrack]

2. "Mistakes were made" - Ah, the Sphictorum passive voice

Too little, too late, Righteous Ricky - you're going down the tube with the rest of the turds.

[Faygo Kid]

4. One of the finest minds of the 13th century.

May Pennsylvania rectify its mistake and never make another that big.

[patricia92243]

15. I love that! Frame it to Bush every chance we get - Bush has one of the

finest minds of the 13th century - priceless. Our DUers come up with some really good framings. Let's use them.

[Eugene]

5. Poor Rick Santorum!

He turns on Bush and changes his tune on Intelligent Design.

Liberals and moderates are not going to believe
his deathbed conversion while the convervatives
are going to eat him alive.
:nopity:

Talk about a rat deserting a sinking ship...

[seabeyond]

6. blamed white house and media, not the dems..... we dont even

do that on this board. we attack the dems first, lo l ol.

well regardless, as surprised as i am the man went after whitehouse and media, i continue to hope his ass gets beaten

[I Have A Dream]

16. Oh, we're going to do our best to beat his *ss. It's war! n/t

[seabeyond]

17. coool. cause he pisses me off. wink n/t

[Straight Shooter]

8. wishy-washy squishy-squashy Santorum. n/t

[radfringe]

9. he's jumped from one side of the fence to other soooo many times

I'm surprised he hasn't suffered a groin injury

[Einstein99]

11. Haven't you noticed

...how his voice has gone up a new notches lately?:pals:

[Crunchy Frog]

10. Rat leaving a sinking ship. n/t

[Einstein99]

12. Who's dragging down whom?

:evilgrin:

[I Have A Dream]

14. All I can say is...

:puke:

Oh, and I'm not sure if people are aware of this, but it's my understanding that he was pro-choice UNTIL he ran for the Senate. He has no inner compass -- it's all about what will get him elected, which is what is happening right now. Once he's elected, he'll go right back to be the obnoxious, belligerent bastard that he's always been.

F*ck you, Rick Santorum! (Sorry, but he's one of my Senators, and I'm absolutely appalled by that fact.)

[Independent_Liberal]

18. They're eating their young!

It's hilarious, I tell ya!

:D

[ladjf]

19. The harbinger of "ill winds" for the Republican Party.