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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Santorum Hit for Base Closings
Last week we noted that Rick Santorum's already lagging reelection bid took a hit when he failed to protect 13 military installations in his state. Now, as The Hill reports, the Democrats are hitting him hard on the issue.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is wasting no time attacking Republicans — especially Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) — for the latest round of proposed military-base closures.Never underestimate the power of pork. Santorum's extremist views hurt him in Pennsylvania, especially now that he faces a conservative Dem. But without the cover of pork, he could be in for some real trouble in the next year and a half.
In a statement put out by the DSCC, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party chairman, state Rep. T.J. Rooney, said the responsibility for the Pentagon’s targeting of Willow Grove Naval Station as one of the bases to be shut down “lies squarely at the feet of Rick Santorum.”
Democrats cite critical comments Santorum has made about Willow Grove, saying it gave the military “political cover” to propose closing the base.
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