"I think we'll win or lose this war right here in America" ...Rick Santorum

Last Sunday, Meet the Press was the venue for one of the most one-sided political debates in history. On his radio show, Peter Heck said that Bob Casey's performance was so bad that it actually made him uncomfortable to watch.

Closing in on his front-runner opponent in the polls, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., came out swinging in the first and probably the only public debate with Pennsylvania State Treasurer Bob Casey.
He may have delivered a knockout blow to Casey, who appeared confused and inarticulate during his encounter with the fast-talking Santorum during their weekend debate on NBC's "Meet the Press" with host Tim Russert.

Asked how he would balance the federal budget, Casey replied that he would repeal the recent tax cuts for people making more than $200,000 a year, the very tax cut that gave the U.S. the world’s fastest growing and strongest economy, and retain a tax on very large estates. He refused however, to cite any federal programs he would be willing to cut.
His responses provoked Santorum to observe: "What you heard from Mr. Casey is what you hear all the time. No specifics, no answer."

Santorum continued:
"Do you support more intelligence gathering because your party has been out there trying to undermine our surveillance programs? You’re the one who’s gone out and said that you have serious questions about our intelligence surveillance programs. What do you think has kept our people safe? What do you think stopped the British, the British attack?
I think you just fundamentally misunderstand the problem. You’re saying that somehow or another the language and terminology doesn’t matter. You believe that we’re going to win or lose this war on the battlefield in Iraq and the battlefield in Afghanistan. I don’t. I think we’ll win or lose this war right here in America.”
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/9/4/142301.shtml

I hope the debate was viewed by the people of Pennsylvania, because the liberal spin machine was out immediately with damage control, with no mention of the carnage inflicted by Santorum.

Carrie Budoff of the Philadelphia Enquirer demonstrated her lack of journalistic integrity when she wrote:
Both candidates scored points, but neither seemed to emerge with a clear victory.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/15434619.htm

Casey will need Ms. Budoff and the liberal press if his political skills were accurately represented on Sunday.

And... I just hope that the rest of the Republicans up for re-election watched this debate... and were taking notes.