Sen. Santorum will be pivotal in '06 elections

[Judi Lynn]

August 14, 2005

Sen. Santorum will be pivotal in '06 elections
In battle for control of Senate, Democrats need him gone; GOP determined to hold on.

By Dick Polman
Knight Ridder Newspapers

PHILADELPHIA -- While the power-challenged Democrats try to figure out how to seize control of the Senate next year, and while Republicans try to figure out how to expand their majority, one fact is indisputably clear:

Both parties must first deal with Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa.

A vulnerable conservative facing re-election in a swing state, Santorum is the most pivotal figure on the '06 national map.

The Democrats, to win the chamber, need six Senate seats now held by Republicans, and Santorum's seat is priority one. And while the Republicans would love to add five new members, enough to give them a filibuster-proof Senate, that won't happen unless they save Santorum.

No wonder the vibes in Pennsylvania are already so intense, 16 months shy of Election Day -- fueled in part by Santorum's recent pronouncements about working women (he thinks they should stay home) and the fury of critics who are calling him "whacked out," "weird" and "stupid" (he's keeping track by logging the insults on his BlackBerry).
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[kweerwolf]

1. "he's keeping track by logging the insults on his BlackBerry"

Don't forget to add these, Ricky ...

1. totally immoral pig-fucker

2. a example of why abortion should be legal

3. a fun-Duh-MENTAL-ist who gets a stiffie reading the "begats"

4. a cautionary example of what can happen when blood relatives marry