Santorum challenges Casey to debate

When have you ever heard of an incumbent challenge an opponent to a debate? His numbers are bad and this is a sign of desperation. It's been a while since we booted a sitting Senator, I don't count Wofford as that was a unusual situation. The last sitting Senator to lose in PA was Joe Clark in the 60's.

There is a long way to go as neither are the official nominees of their parties. But Rick is running scared as shown by his recent attempts to distance himself from Mr. Bush. First he won't appear with him at Tobyhanna on Veterans day and in his own speech in Philadelphia he actually criticized him for the first time in my memory.

Sen. Rick Santorum took a rare swing Friday at President Bush, saying the war in Iraq has been less than optimal and that some blame for that lies with the White House.
Santorum, a conservative Republican and usually a strong Bush ally, said the unpopularity of the war should be shared between the White House and the media.

And he backtracks on Intelligent Design:

BEAVER FALLS - U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said Saturday that he doesn't believe that intelligent design belongs in the science classroom.Santorum's comments to The Times are a shift from his position of several years ago, when he wrote in a Washington Times editorial that intelligent design is a "legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in the classroom." But on Saturday, the Republican said that, "Science leads you where it leads you."

Maybe he should debate himself.