Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa) has never been known as a particularly nice guy, it still pisses me off when I hear his ignorant shit.
If you didn't catch his remarks at the RNC on welfare reform, here are some gems:
When I was in the House, I helped author the landmark welfare reform bill. And when I was elected to the Senate, I didn't just want to make it possible for poor women to work; I wanted to give them a job...So I hired eight welfare recipients to work in my office...
(Wow, what a nice guy, letting poor people be around him! Puh-leeze.)
The key to a richer culture is a strong family, and the key to a strong family are strong marriages.
Yet, in many poor communities, the torch of marriage is dying out...
President Bush is changing that. We now ask: Would you like some help in building that relationship? And the mother and father says, yes, we pay for marriage counseling with a family therapist or a pastor, rabbi, imam or priest.
John Kerry's response, he joined Senate Democrats in blocking the President's welfare reform bill and faith-based initiatives.
He says he is concerned about the separation of church and state. Senator Kerry should worry more about the separation of children from their fathers.
Huh. Yeah, our biggest problem is that folks aren't getting married enough. Straight folks that is...
What Santorum doesn't mention about welfare reform and Bush's push for marriage promotion is that it is dangerous for women.
Not only do these programs essentially tell women that they’re better off married than employed, it also provides coercive financial incentives to women to stay in marriages that may be abusive--up to 60% of women on welfare have been in abusive relationships.
For some other, much dirtier, takes on Santorum, click here.
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