Rick Santorum “Proud” to Support Pro-Choice Arlen Specter
When it comes down to the wire, Rick Santorum has always been more pro-Santorum than pro-life, endorsing pro-choice Republican candidates whenever doing so seemed good for his political career. Reports NewsMax:
Rick Santorum’s endorsement of Arlen Specter, a strong supporter of abortion… is becoming a key issue as the Iowa caucuses near.
Polls show that Santorum is seeing a last-minute surge in Iowa, but pro-lifers and pro-Christian groups are seeing red.
According to press reports, critics of Santorum have been handing out fliers and putting them on cars outside of Santorum events claiming that the former Pennsylvania senator is a “Pro-Life Fraud.” The organization publishing the fliers identifies itself as “Iowans for Life.”
A devout Catholic, Santorum has been a consistent advocate for pro-life issues, but he backed pro-abortion candidates in key political moves that could have benefited his own career.
The pro-life flier notes that Santorum has “a long and storied history of campaigning for radical pro-abortion candidates,” mentioning Santorum’s strong endorsement for former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and former fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter.
Santorum was “proud” to support Specter:
Santorum seems most haunted by his 2004 decision to back the pro-abortion Specter in a Republican primary…
