In sanctum Santorum -Boston takes a run at him for calling culture sick

[Rose Siding]

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Specifically, here's what Santorum wrote about the church pedophile scandal on a religious website called Catholic Online. ''When the culture is sick, every element in it becomes infected. While it is no excuse for this scandal, it is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political, and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm."

So thank you, senator, for setting us straight about the problems with the clergy. Thank you for letting us know that all those pedophilic priests and the church leaders who covered up their crimes are the fault of every Bostonian.

Who knew that the president of Harvard, the people at the Museum of Science, and Mayor Thomas M. Menino were to blame for Cardinal Bernard F. Law's decision to move predatory priests from one parish to another? Here's who knew: Senator Rick Santorum.

Santorum's words about Boston, though written in 2002, weren't highlighted until the last couple of weeks, when a Philadelphia Daily News columnist, John Baer, raised them in print and prompted a running political discourse in the blogosphere. Perhaps so many imbecilic statements flow from Santorum's mouth and pen that this one was initially overlooked.

.......more.....(it's very good)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/07/12/in_sanctum_santorum/

[Inland]

1. Remember when repugs used to go on and on about personal responsibility?

Turns out their personal crimes are your responsibility. Shame on you for going to college or watching South Park and giving those priests pedophilia. If you had only voted republican......

[fencesitter]

2. That's my Senator for you.

How did we end up with this guy? I can't wait till his book comes out with the rest of his drivel.

[flamin lib]

3. I much prefer Sanrectum . . .

[Tommymac]

5. Ricky is a slang word!

Definition:
Santorum

Pronunciation: san-TOR-um
Function: noun
Etymology: Savage Love - 05/29/03
1. The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.

2.

[youspeakmylanguage]

4. Santorum is history come 2006...

...and his "book" is destined for the dollar store bargain bins.

He is so beneath the great city of Boston and New England in general that this doesn't even warrant an official response.

[wallwriter]

6. On behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

I sincerely apologize for Rick Santorum. I have voted against him at every possibility.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

7. Santorum continues to trail in the polls

I came across this excellent column in a Salon War Room entry that contained this encouraging news:

"He's up for re-election in 2006, and despite all the advantages of being an incumbent U.S. senator, his chances aren't looking so good. A new Quinnipiac University poll out today has Santorum trailing Democrat Robert Casey, Jr., by a margin of 50-39 percent. That's a bit better than the 49-35 percent hole Santorum was in back in April, but it's the kind of polling that has the National Journal declaring Santorum the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate."