Think We've Got Santorum Beat? Think Again.

Rick Santorum is, arguably, the most dangerous and deranged member of the Senate, and that takes some doing in a Senate that contains Sam Brownback and Tom Coburn. He is an appalling, fanatical authoritarian who thinks that the government has the right to regulate our private sex lives and that women who work outside of the home are under the spell of "radical feminists". We're happy when we see that Santorum is endangered, and brag that he's through. Don't be so sure.

Santorum's commercials, according to a very recent story, are "proliferating" on Pennsylvania's airwaves. Santorum has taken the offensive, deliberately trying to belittle Democrat Bob Casey. Santorum has more than nine million dollars in cash on hand--more than $4 million more than Bob Casey, and he'll use every dime of it if he has to. And Santorum, the #3 Republican leader in the Senate, can tap into a lot more money where that came from. His corporate friends and lobbyist buddies will help him generously.

A recent survey gives Casey only a six point lead, hardly insurmountable three months out. Santorum will tap into the entire right wing blogosphere and the whole right wing noise machine to smear and destroy Bob Casey. He also has the Robertson-Falwell-Dobson axis that will support him ferociously. Our job is a daunting one and we're in a tough fight. We don't have him out yet, not by a longshot.

It would be tragic if a dangerous, far right lunatic like Santorum were to win another term. He is a passionate enemy of personal privacy, women's rights, and the right of people to live their own lives. He is a Bush-Cheney-Rove robot, as bad as any politician in America. He is also a pathological liar who will say anything to win. And yet he is, in my opinion, even money to get reelected. For the sake of America's future, we can't have that.

Please don't be complacent in this race. It ain't over yet, and it's gonna be tough as hell. I urge you to set aside any differences you have with Bob Casey and send him any support you can, financial or otherwise. Santorum has to go, and with our help, we'll have the joy of watching the son of a bitch give a concession speech on November 7.

Let's get the job done.