A Battle of Ideas in Pennsylvania
The title of this blog posting is misleading. The senatorial race in Pennsylvania between incumbent Rick Santorum and Bob Casey, Jr. isn't really a battle of ideas. It would take two parties with ideas to actually engage in a battle but only one of the two men in this race have ideas and it isn't Bob Casey, Jr.
I suffered through another laborious episode of Meet the Press with the usually insufferable Tim Russert while he grilled both of the candidates. Surprisingly he was tough on both whereas usually "Big Tim" only finds the time to grill the Republican while tossing softies to the Democrats on his program. This time, though, he was fair and balanced.
Russert grilled both men on a variety of topics, including Social Security reform, the war on terrorism, Iraq (a central front on the war on terrorism), abortion and taxes. Santorum, trailing in the polls for most of the spring and summer, was strong and clear on all of the points, making sure to link the war on terrorism with the battle raging in Iraq. He disagreed with President Bush on a few points as many of us do, but overall he demonstrated his understanding that Iraq and the overall war against radical Islam are one on the same. Further, he spoke eloquently on the need for the partial privatization of Social Security, which will ensure that my generation and ones to follow will actually have the money they're paying into the "trust fund". He spoke clearly about his belief that life begins at conception. He also spoke of the need to continue to cut taxes across the board and to eliminate the death tax once and for all. Simply put, Santorum gets it on every point that Russert threw at him.
Conversely and sadly, Bob Casey just doesn't get it. He didn't have any ideas except to roll back the "tax cuts on the rich", withdraw the troops from Iraq and allow a nation nurturing the seeds of self-government to descend into chaos and anarchy. He is anti-abortion like his father. That's about the only good thing I can say about Bob Casey, Jr.
The reality of this senatorial race is that the good people of Pennsylvania have a very distinct choice to make in November. They can choose between a man with clear principles who has demostrated a strong understanding of what is at stake in both Iraq and the larger war against radical Islam and a man who would choose to cut and run. They can choose between a man who sees the big picture regarding tax cuts and a man who believes in rolling back tax cuts that have helped the American economy continue to grow. They can choose between a man with ideas and a man running on his father's good name. Having grown up in Pennsylvania I know that the people of the Keystone State have the ability to see the big picture. They've sent Santorum to the United States Senate before and I believe they will do the right thing and send him back for another six years. The future direction of our nation depends on such clear and rational decision-making.
I suffered through another laborious episode of Meet the Press with the usually insufferable Tim Russert while he grilled both of the candidates. Surprisingly he was tough on both whereas usually "Big Tim" only finds the time to grill the Republican while tossing softies to the Democrats on his program. This time, though, he was fair and balanced.
Russert grilled both men on a variety of topics, including Social Security reform, the war on terrorism, Iraq (a central front on the war on terrorism), abortion and taxes. Santorum, trailing in the polls for most of the spring and summer, was strong and clear on all of the points, making sure to link the war on terrorism with the battle raging in Iraq. He disagreed with President Bush on a few points as many of us do, but overall he demonstrated his understanding that Iraq and the overall war against radical Islam are one on the same. Further, he spoke eloquently on the need for the partial privatization of Social Security, which will ensure that my generation and ones to follow will actually have the money they're paying into the "trust fund". He spoke clearly about his belief that life begins at conception. He also spoke of the need to continue to cut taxes across the board and to eliminate the death tax once and for all. Simply put, Santorum gets it on every point that Russert threw at him.
Conversely and sadly, Bob Casey just doesn't get it. He didn't have any ideas except to roll back the "tax cuts on the rich", withdraw the troops from Iraq and allow a nation nurturing the seeds of self-government to descend into chaos and anarchy. He is anti-abortion like his father. That's about the only good thing I can say about Bob Casey, Jr.
The reality of this senatorial race is that the good people of Pennsylvania have a very distinct choice to make in November. They can choose between a man with clear principles who has demostrated a strong understanding of what is at stake in both Iraq and the larger war against radical Islam and a man who would choose to cut and run. They can choose between a man who sees the big picture regarding tax cuts and a man who believes in rolling back tax cuts that have helped the American economy continue to grow. They can choose between a man with ideas and a man running on his father's good name. Having grown up in Pennsylvania I know that the people of the Keystone State have the ability to see the big picture. They've sent Santorum to the United States Senate before and I believe they will do the right thing and send him back for another six years. The future direction of our nation depends on such clear and rational decision-making.
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