It Takes A Fatheaded Politician

(Once again, I know I shouldn’t call people names, but that rule doesn’t apply for one of our Pennsylvania senators as far as I’m concerned.)

So Sen. Scumwad writes this book last year (assuming he did it without assistance, and I’m sure he didn’t though I can’t prove it at the moment) and says, among other things, that either a mother or father could stop work and stay at home full time with their child if “they took an honest look at the budget” (moron…we take “an honest look” every day and realize that that’s utterly impossible), and now he’s trying to defend his record on the environment?

(By the way, not to change the subject again, but there is a whole body of information out there on the Internet concerning how Santorum and his wife both worked at one time, she as a well-heeled consultant, and managed to sock away enough dough until he was elected to the Senate over Harris Wofford, a man Santorum could exceed in hard work, intellect and moral fortitude only in his dreams, one of Santorum’s many hypocrisies which are as limitless as the grains of sand on a beach.)

Here is what little brownshirt Ricky said recently (as quoted in an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer):

"What I have tried to do is deliver, not just talk," Santorum said. "The real difference between the candidates is someone who has worked hard, focused on the issues important to the people of Pennsylvania and accomplished something, as opposed to someone who will talk about controversial issues and criticize me for having a zero scorecard from the League of Conservation Voters or the Sierra Club or some other liberal environmental group."

God, I absolutely detest that man.

The Inquirer printed a compilation of lowlights yesterday on Santorum’s environmental record versus Casey’s stated positions on environmental issues, which were assembled from the League of Conservation Voters, Republicans for Environmental Protection (I’ll bet that’s a lonely group), and the candidates’ own campaigns (good job by the paper to do this…I’ll let you, dear reader, decide whether or not “liberal bias” exists in this information). Here it is:

Artic National Wildlife II

Santorum has backed drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge, saying the benefits of tapping a domestic oil source (my note: which would only last for about six months) outweigh the environmental drawbacks. Bob Casey Jr. opposes efforts to drill in the region, which environment groups say should remain untouched.

Fuel economy standards

Santorum has opposed congressional mandates raising the average fuel efficiency standards, which is 27.5 miles per gallon for passenger cars. In April, however, he embraced a measure allowing the transportation secretary to write new rules for passenger cars (my note: gee, maybe because this is an election year?). Casey says he would have voted for a bill last year that called for raising the standard to 40 miles per gallon for passenger cars and light trucks by 2015.

Global warming

Santorum says more study is needed on global warming (my note: of course), and the government should therefore “be cautious in reacting to this issue.” Casey said he believes that global warming exists and the government should move to regulate greenhouse gases.

Land preservation

Santorum authored a farmland preservation program in 1996, helped pass a 2004 bill authorizing $110 million to preserve land in the Highlands region, which stretches from Pennsylvania to Connecticut, and pushed brownfields redevelopment and the cleanup of abandoned mines. Casey said that he would continue “robust funding and tax policies that encourage the preservation of open space.”

Mercury emissions

Santorum backed Bush’s 2005 rule requiring reductions in mercury from power plants. Casey says that measure doesn’t go far enough and supports an effort by Gov. Rendell to enact stricter rules on state coal plants.

Tell you what, Ricky: this compilation shows a little progress on brownfields, but I don’t see anything to crow about anywhere else. Why don’t you go watch “An Inconvenient Truth” and then go hug a tree or something (or better yet - speaking of the movie - sign this).