Ever conscious of political fashion, Rick Santorum wanted to demonstrate that he, too, was a “compassionate conservative” in 2000, when the Bush campaign popularized the phrase. Santorum helped sponsor the Good Neighbor Initiative, a fund-raising drive that netted $700,000, mostly from big corporations, to do good works in Philadelphia. “When I found out the Republican […]
Will Bunch
Will Bunch is senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News and author of its blog, Attytood.com.
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Sour Charity
Ever conscious of political fashion, Rick Santorum wanted to demonstrate that he, too, was a “compassionate conservative” in 2000, when the Bush campaign popularized the phrase. Santorum helped sponsor the Good Neighbor Initiative, a fund-raising drive that netted $700,000, mostly from big corporations, to do good works in Philadelphia. “When I found out the Republican […]
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With A Little Help From His Friends
“In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look at the budget, they might find they don’t both need to.” — U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, in his 2005 book, It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good * * * The estates at […]