Rick Santorum: An Economic Lightweight “What the nation wants is someone who understands the economy, not, if you will, an economic lightweight. I mean, Senator Santorum is a nice guy, but he does not understand how the economy works.
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“What the nation wants is someone who understands the economy, not, if you will, an economic lightweight. I mean, Senator Santorum is a nice guy, but he does not understand how the economy works. He has never had a job in the real economy. You have to understand this economy to be able to fix it.” – Mitt Romney (Fox News’ “America Live,” 3/14/12)
Rick Santorum Is An Economic Lightweight – A Life-Long Politician With No Experience In The Economy:
Senator Santorum Is A Professional Politician, Having Been Elected To Congress In 1990 And Staying For Sixteen Years Until His 2006 Defeat. “In 1990, Mr. Santorum, then 32, was first elected to the House of Representatives, and four years later rode an anti-incumbent wave into the Senate. He won re-election in 2000, but after a bitter and expensive campaign lost his bid for a third term in 2006 against his Democratic challenger, Bob Casey, the Pennsylvania state treasurer.” (The New York Times’ “Election 2012” Website, 2/19/12)
The Wall Street Journal: “Mr. Santorum Often Gives The Impression That He Views The Economy As A Secondary Issue…” (Editorial, “Where's The Rest Of Them?” The Wall Street Journal, 2/9/12)
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin: “Santorum’s Strong Suit Is Not The Economy.” “As often as Santorum says he is going to migrate back to economic themes, he never seems to make it. That may be because his own economic views aren’t very conservative, and his tax plan has more in common with the president’s tax philosophy than with libertarians’ and Republicans’ views.” (Jennifer Rubin, “Santorum’s Strong Suit Is Not The Economy,” The Washington Post, 3/14/12)
Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner: “The Tea Party And 2010 Elections Were Largely About Economic Issues And The Desire To Limit The Size, Cost, And Intrusiveness Of Government. And Those Issues Are Not Santorum’s Strong Suit.” (Michael Tanner, “Santorum’s Big-Government Conservatism,” National Review, 1/4/12)
Rick Santorum Was Fiscally Irresponsible In Washington And Contributed To The Massive Fiscal Problems America Faces Today:
Santorum Brought Over $1 Billion In Pork-Barrel Spending Back To Pennsylvania. “In all, Taxpayers for Common Sense estimated, Mr. Santorum helped secure more than $1 billion in earmarks during his Senate career, which stretched from 1995 through 2006.” (Michael Luo and Mike McIntire, “Donors Gave As Santorum Won Earmarks,” The New York Times, 1/15/12)
•Club For Growth: “Santorum Was A Prolific Supporter Of Earmarks, Having Requested Billions Of Dollars For Pork Projects In Pennsylvania While He Was In Congress.” (“2012 Presidential White Paper #4: Former Senator Rick Santorum,” Club For Growth, 6/6/11)
•Santorum, In 2009: “I’m Very Proud Of All The Earmarks I Put In Bills. I’ll Defend Earmarks.” SANTORUM: “I'm not saying necessarily earmarks are bad. I have had a lot of earmarks. In fact, I'm very proud of all the earmarks I put in bills. I’ll defend earmarks.” (Fox News’ “Hannity,” 2/26/09)
“Santorum Acknowledged Voting To Raise The Federal Debt Ceiling At Least Five Times While In Congress.” (Charles Babington, “Gingrich
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