Senator Arlen Specter was the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee when Rick Santorum was in the senate. Being the sneaky opportunistic little devil that Specter was he pretty much blackmailed Santorum, saying if you support my reelection bid I will support whichever Supreme Court nominees that Pres. Bush picks. The fact that Specter was the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee meant that he had a lot of power over who was going to make it out of the committee. So, yes, Santorum supported Specter over Toomey. Santorum knew that his decision to do so would be a greater benefit in the long run to both conservatism and the pro-life movement. Now, we have Justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts, two conservative strict constructionists that will be on the Supreme Court for a very long time which will benefit us for years to come. What if Santorum had said no to Specter and there were two moderate wishy-washy types sitting on the bench today where would that leave us with Obamacare and other important controversial issues brought before the Supreme Court? So, I send a big thank you to Rick Santorum for supporting the greater good. Pennsylvania conservatives should be thanking Santorum for this, not chastising him and railing against him because of what you perceive as a mistake, a blemish on his conservative, pro-life credentials. His conservative, pro-life credentials are very much in tact. He supported Specter in exchange for two pro-life justices who are now sitting on the Supreme Court. He made a good deal. Santorum made the best decision he could have at that time. He turned a lemon into lemonade IMO because now we have two lifetime appointed, pro-life, strict constructionist justices on the Supreme Court.
Instead of doing my Eagle Freedom Links today I have decided to do something a little different. This is partially due to my not having enough time to do my links and due to my health situation.
John from Sentry Journal has posted an important message that Judge Napolitano had for the Occupy Wall Street Protesters. The only thing I disagree about is Judge's implication that if people are for the defense of our nation when there is an imminent threat or even a perceived imminent threat to our freedom and people are for defending those threats by having wars in those countries which threaten our freedom that that makes a person anti-liberty or anti-freedom. What would have happened if we had ignored Hitler? I would equate the threat of Muslim extremists with that of Hitler.
Atlas Shrugs informs us that Con Ed is will evict the Mosqueteer. This is great news! The Ground Zero Mosqueteer is a deadbeat who has failed to pay back loans, back taxes and pay his rent. He tried to get taxpayers to foot the bill but thank goodness didn't get what he requested. The man obviously needs to find a new line of work, one where he can pay his own bills.
Leaders of 20 Catholic organizations have signed a letter which was sent to both Congress and the Obama administration which declares that Obamacare needs to be reformed in order to protect conscience rights. Thanks for standing up for everyone's conscience rights Catholic organizations. This HHS mandate needs to be changed because it is against our religious liberty and civil rights.
Matt of Conservative Hideout shows a video showing a great moment in civil discourse. The Tea Party meets Occupy Wall Street. The way Occupy Wall Street protesters react shows just how much they truly believe in "diversity" and "tolerance".
If you are pro-life and wish that you could attend the National March for Life in D.C. but aren't able to, now you can make history also, by joining the Virtual March for Life. This is really a neato idea! You can sign up here.
