Santorum for Dog-Shit Cleaner Upper

OK, I've had it with the canonization of Rick Santorum. Personally, I haven't given a rat's ass about him. I know he was a specific target to defeat, and that's all I cared about. But, after listening to all the stomach-churning praise of him on CNN by partisan commentators (J.C. Watts, Bill Bennett) and not such a little much from supposedly news people (John King), I decided to look up this "saintly" man's voting record.

My, my, my. This is a saint to Republicans, eh? This is the man they think should run for President.

Rick Santorum is anti-choice, anti-civil rights, anti-gay, anti-women, anti-minority, anti-poor people, anti-working man, pro-business, pro-military, anti-education, anti-environment, pro-Christian Coalition, anti-fair trade, anti-national security, pro-corruption, pro-lobbyists, anti-voter, pro-gun, pro-crime, anti-social security, anti-seniors, anti-public health, pro-pharmaceutical companies, anti-union, anti-livable wage, and, unquestionably and extremely PRO-IRAQ WAR while still wanting to do business with pro-terrorism business entities.

DAMN!!

Here you go. The first salvo against Rick Santorum for Republican President:

Plan B morning-after pill is abortion, and dangerous. (Sep 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Rated 25% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 25% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's AMWR. (Nov 2005)
Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
Voted NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
Rated 100% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)
Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
Little or no benefit from negotiating Medicare Rx prices. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
Voted NO on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
Rated 0% by APHA, indicating an anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
War against Islamic fascism will be won or lost in America. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003) Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
Voted NO on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)I agree with Bush 98% of the time, but I say when I don't. (Sep 2006)
Accused of taking home-school money while residing out of PA. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
Supports privatization of Social Security if voluntary. (Sep 2006)
Rated 10% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
Iraq: We have a great game plan, and Rumsfeld does fine job. (Sep 2006)
War in Iraq is one front in war on Islamic fascism. (Sep 2006)
Iran is at the heart of the Iraq war. (Sep 2006)
Saddam had no new WMDs, but did have old WMDs. (Sep 2006)
Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, but still a necessary war. (Sep 2006)
My Iraq plan, and my opponent's plan, is same as Bush's. (Sep 2006)
Needed exit strategy & objective in Kosovo, but not in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
Sanctions against Iran, despite Administration disagreement. (Sep 2006) Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)