Stick with Rick

Gaining ground

2006-08-08T11:56:00.000-07:00

Some polls have Rick down 11, while others have him down 7. Compare that to the beginning of the summer where some had him down 15 and some had him down 10. In all polls Rick is trending upwards. Some key factors are going to help Rick carry this home. For the sake of the argument lets say Rick is now down nine points. As people know more about the both candidates Rick starts doing better. He can easily gave and other 4 points before election day. This put Rick 5 points down, which he can easily make up in the debates. In 2004 W was ahead by 10 and Kerry was able to come within striking distance after the first Debates, I am not saying Rick will get a 10 point bounce, but it should draw them both neck and neck. Santorum's superior advertisement team will give Rick another couple of points and the superior GOP grassroots effort will give Santorum at least one more point. Also Rick will get a bounce quarter point from all the new voters coming out to vote for Swann, Lynn will still lose, but some diehards will make him there first vote ever and also vote for another western Pennsylvanian who shares party allegiance with Swann. This should give Rick around 51-52 percent of the vote and this is without the spoiler Green Party candidate.

The Dems are not feeling Green

2006-08-06T22:52:00.000-07:00

Dr Rick explains

Casey supporters have been protesting the new Green Party Candidate Carl Romanelli. I wrote to one of the protest sponsors (Liz Conroy) and received a response. Tell me if it sounds like shes crying while writing this one:Liz,As a Santorum supporter I understand your frustration with another impediment to the election of your candidate Mr Casey. What I am wondering is: what is your objection the right of a Green Party candidate to run in the race?Rick Tennesen, conserned voter of PA.Hi Rick-We'd have no objection if it truly was the Green Party gathering petitions, and funding the initiative...however, it is Santorum and the Republicans. We aren't challenging the right of the Green Party candidate to run, we are challenging fraud.LizFraud!? Fraud is when the Tour de France champ takes drugs to enhance his performance. Fraud is not offering an alternative choice for the people of PA to vote for.This is an interesting point that the liberals are so adament in their seeking to remove Santorum from office more so than getting Casey elected. So what's wrong with maybe getting this guy elected?The hard to swallow liberal truth is that they are DESPERATE. Despite poll numbers I cannot wait to hear the vernacular describing their thoughts the morning after the election when Santorum has once again won. Liberal astonishment will once again be at an all time high and the thesaurus will be exhausted for synonyms for "shocked."My feeling is that this Green Party thing is a preliminary distraction/excuse for when they lose. They'll blame Romanelli and the Greens because in liberalism there must be an excuse for all things that don't go your way!

Sometimes Everyone votes with Bush

2006-07-27T11:21:00.000-07:00

Today at the White-House Rick Santorum was standing near President Bush as he signed a bill into law. I can only imagine little Bobby’s campaign staff, we all know Bobby does not talk, taking the picture and saying look here is Rick Santorum standing with George Bush. He votes Bushes way over 90% of the time. Well this time Rick was proudly standing with Bush as the W signed into law a bill cracking down on child molesters and abductors. Also standing with the President were Joe Biden and Pat Leahy, I am sure there were other Dem’s there I just did not see any other ones and can’t really recognize more then half the house members of either party. So when Rick votes with the President over 90 percent of the time how many times was it something Joe Biden voted for as well, and Bob Casey would vote for. I am sure when you count every vote on a bill in Congress everyone votes with the president a substantial amount of the time. I mean how many safe bills pass both houses like this one today where everyone is in favor of it, such as Disaster Relief. So the three big votes in the Senate recently were Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Condemning Hezbollah, and protecting Children. Rick vote with the President for 3/3 and Joe Biden was 2/3. My guess is Bob Casey would be at least 2/3 for the President on those votes; at this point I am not sure where he stands on Embryonic Stem Cell Research. So Yes the Senator votes with the President a very high percentage of the time, but that does not mean that all these votes are liberal or conservative some are just common sense.

Who is Big Bob Routing For?

2006-03-24T07:35:00.001-08:00

Must see Picture on PoliticsPA

Boehner Victory helpful to Santorum

2006-02-02T13:20:00.000-08:00

In the beginning I was thinking that the whole Delay mess would hurt Republicans including our great Senator. But I was wrong,; first the winner was not Blunt; secondly the Boehner victory helps Santorum's cause. This is because it will highlight Santorum and Boehner as members of the legendary "Gang of Seven."No no the 7 Republicans who were against the filibuster, but this "Gang of Seven."

The Gang of Seven gained notoriety by working to expose what they believed to be ethical shortcomings in Congress. Some issues were major ones, like the House banking scandal. Others, such as "dining and dashing" at the House cafeteria, were not. However, the Gang of Seven saw them all as indications of corruption in a chamber that had been controlled by the Democratic Party for decades.

As Democrats try to attack Rick's Ethics, Boehner's election to majority leader will shed light on his true record. A record as a reformer.

Democrat Candidate Supports Alito

2006-01-24T14:04:00.000-08:00

A Pennsylvania Democrat running for office in PA has just said Alito should be confirmed. Was it Bob Casey?
No Fast Eddie beat bob to the Punch. I just heard on Fox News, Rendell said that Alito is a good judge and should be confirmed.
This is an embarrassment to Bob Casey. Rendell, a liberal, just said Alito should be confirmed and the so called moderate Bob Casey still said "No Comment." Perhaps the Political savvy Ed Rendell was throwing Casey a Line saying if Alito is good enough for me it is ok for you to support him. The most likely thing was Fast Eddie asked his wife, who is on the 3rd circuit with Alito, told Eddie Sam was a good guy.

Pounding the Rock With Conservative Values opens RJS up to new Voters.

2006-01-21T11:34:00.000-08:00

RJS pulls a Fast Eddie, but in a good way. Right now go to Santorum's Official Campaign Site. I don't think even Eagles Fan expert Ed Rendell has done that before. (The only Four things I agree with Fast Eddie on is the Eagles, Flyers, Sixers, and Phillies.)
The Steelers are a great team much like how Rick is a great Senator. No one expected the Steelers to still be in the playoffs a couple of Months ago just like how many are counting out Santorum. But like the Steelers he will prevail. Just as the Steelers are known to win with defense and a conservative offensive philosophy of running the ball, Rick Santorum can be counted on support a strong national Defense and conservative policies like cutting taxes and promoting Family Values. But like how the Steelers caught the Colts of guard with a passing game, Santorum has some good, plays of his own. He will throw the Democrats off guard by winning a higher then expected amount of votes from the Black, Hispanic and Jewish Communities.
Santorum’s surprises however are not based on new liberal ideas. Just as the best passing attack is set up by a great running game, Santorum’s inroads into these traditionally Democratic constituencies is based on a good conservative philosophy. More Blacks and Hispanics will vote for Santorum because like the Senator they know the failings of liberal social Policy. They will embrace the Senator’s support of faith-based charities and family values. Jewish voters strongly support Rick’s work on behalf of Israel.
Rick will win this election just like the Stealers won last week. By sticking to his Conservative Guns Rick will be able to win this race. The game plan is in place and all that needs to happen is for the little people like me and thousands of other Pennsylvanians need to dig in, do some blocking, do some tackling, and help Rick, as Chris Lilik would say, “Pound the Rock” into the end zone on Election Day.

Silent Bob

2005-12-14T17:31:00.000-08:00

This is the last time I will ever call Bob Casey, Silent Bob
Why?
Because it demeans Silent Bob. When Silent Bob actually does Speak, he is funny or is giving directions. When bob Casey speaks People go to sleep.

Casey outraised Santorum... Kind of

2005-12-12T00:11:00.000-08:00

Bob Casey raised more money for his campaign the Rick Santorum raised for his campaign over the weekends, during all the PA Society events. Casey Raised $50,000 for his campaign and Santorum only raised $46,000. But I forgot to mention that Santorum also raised 130,000 for the PA Republican Election fund. So I guess Bob Casey can claim a moral victory because he technically raised more money and Rick’s total amount raised did not quadruple him.

The Swann Effect

2005-12-11T23:37:00.000-08:00

Now that Lynn Swann has finally announced he will announce his candidacy after the Rose Bowl. I am ready to back him for many reasons. First like our great Senator he is Pro Life. I also think he has the best chance of beating Rendell. But I believe the most important quality of the gubernatorial candidate for the GOP is simple. Who will do more to help Rick Santorum?

Since history is against the Republicans for the governor’s race and with the GOP 2010 the party should focus most of its resources into helping RJS. If Scranton was on the ticket, he would not help Santorum; he would actually hurt him. Scranton will cause a higher turnout in NEPA. Some people will come out just to vote for Bill Scranton. Some will have no idea there even was a Senate Race this election, but when the see Casey and Santorum, they would pull Casey because of its familiarity. This may only be one thousand voters, but this will be a close race. Lynn Swann would have the opposite effect in Western PA, but with much greater numbers. Lets be serious, Lynn Swann is much more likely to bring new voters out to the polls in Steeler Country.

More importantly Swann will help accentuate Santorum’s compassionate conservatism with minorities. It is a not well publicized fact that the Senator has done great things to help many poor minority families in the Urban Areas. He is a great friend of former Eagles Running back turned Preacher Heb Lusk. Lynn Swann running would only help publicize Santorum’s great efforts to protect all families of every race, creed, and economic backgrounds. Swann may also excite more conservative blacks to speak there mind and support Republican candidates.

527s for Santorum

2005-12-05T21:42:00.000-08:00

Right before the Monday night Football game I saw the new 527 Add from Americans for Job Security Supporting Rick Santorum on WNEP(ABC- NEPA). The add was geared toward an older NEPA audience. It even asked people to call his office and thank him using his Scranton Office's number.

Santorum was Right After All

2005-12-01T11:51:00.000-08:00

I am sure everyone familiar with the Senator Remembers this quote;

"If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual (gay) sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything...All of those things are antithetical to a healthy, stable, traditional family, and that's sort of where we are in today's world, unfortunately. It all comes from, I would argue, this right to privacy that doesn't exist, in my opinion, in the United States Constitution." -- Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) in an April 7 Associated Press interview.

Santorum took a hard hit for allegedly comparing Homosexuality to other deviant sexual acts. In fact he was only stating there was a slippery slope if the court grants a total right to privacy among consenting adults.  Most of the liberals in the Media and even moderates believed Santorum was completely wrong and often mocked him and his family.  Well Santorum should have added man on horse to the list of protected acts under the right to privacy.

An Enumclaw-area man who authorities say helped run a farm where people had sex with animals — and where a Seattle man died doing so with a horse — was charged with a misdemeanor yesterday.(full article)

A misdemeanor for trespassing!!!!! No charges for having sex with a horse.  Santorum was right all along.

On a lighter note here is the Daily Show's interpretation of Santorum's remarks from 2003. Notice the last line, hahaha

Santorum Sparks a New Conservative Movement

2005-11-20T22:26:00.000-08:00

RJS looks at the success and shortcomings of the Conservative movement and suggest some new bold ideas. (Full Article)

It has been a period marked by achievements, at home and abroad. Welfare has been reformed and millions of families have found the freedom of work and home ownership. Taxes have been reduced, and despite the recession, 9/11, intense global competition and nature's fury, the economy is growing. And democracy is spreading throughout the world as free peoples are turning once-outlaw regimes into new allies.

Yet after a decade of Republican control in Washington, we have not reduced the size of government, there is no balanced budget amendment, and pork-barrel and self-interest politics have grown. Special interest groups haven't been defeated or tamed, they are thriving.