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Santorum for President?
The thought of Rick Santorum in the presidential race actually scares me at first, but it interests me the more I think about it. However, instead of focusing on what he’ll bring to the race or how he’ll pull his 1 percent of the vote nationally, I’d like to focus on how a Pennsylvanian could be in the White House in 2012.
Rick already seems to have a good Iowa team lined up in Nick Ryan and a good polling firm out of Texas with connections to former Congressman Jim Nussle, a great campaign chairman for the Hawkeye State. He’s also got a great team lined up nationally with talent like Vince Galko and the might of BrabenderCox on his side. Rick also doesn’t strike me as the type that will have trouble fundraising.
The real issue of course is name recognition. He is a former somewhat powerful Republican Senator, but he is by no means going to stand out ideologically or in terms of profile in a field that may include Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and possibly 10 other well-known conservatives. The good news is that Rick seems to be off to good start getting his name out there.
The real trials are to come, however, and it will certainly be an adventure watching Rick make a run at the White House.
August 25, 2010 at 7:30 am
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bill healy
Aug 25th, 2010
Palin-Santorum bring it on.
Susan L
Aug 26th, 2010
A story that needs to get out is the fact that Rick Santorum is on the board of directors for Universal Health Services, being investigated across the country and especially in the state where he lives, Virginia, for Medicaid fraud. There are nationwide investigations by various state attorney generals and agencies, and the US Department of Justice resulting in findings of fraud, abuse, neglect, child endangerment, molestation, rape, and deaths of disabled children forced to stay in residential facilities owned by Universal Health Services and Psychiatric Solutions Inc. Disabled children stay in these facilities because their families cannot receive funding (about $100 per day) for community based services which would allow these children to live at home with their families. The government will only fund placement (at a cost of up to $1,000 per day) in facilities run by for-profit corporations like Psychiatric Solutions Inc. and Universal Health Services.
Look at this FB page to see the facts.
“Keep An Eye On PSI!” (and UHS!)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=326364429203&ref=ts