Santorum's Children Defend Dad in New Ad
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060908/D8K0UVVG1.htmlSep 8, 6:34 PM (ET)
By PETER JACKSON
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(AP) New Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, left, greets U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., as he arrives at...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Sen. Rick Santorum's newest ad features unconventional surrogates - his six children - defending his parental judgment amid criticism of his use of Pennsylvania taxpayers' money to pay for their education.
"My dad's opponents have criticized him for moving us to Washington so we can be with him more," 13-year-old Johnny Santorum says in the opening of the 30-second spot, which was filmed last spring in the house that Santorum and his wife own in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills.
Fifteen-year-old Elizabeth says her father, the Senate's third-ranking Republican, "votes in Washington almost 40 weeks some years," while Peter, who is about to turn 7, says his dad spends much of his other time traveling "all across Pennsylvania." Summing up, 8-year-old Sarah Marie says, "Being our dad is the most important job he'll ever have."