Blaming schedule, Santorum will miss Bush's visit to Pa.

[malachi]

How bad is the monkey being perceived right now. Even a feckin' creep like Ol' Man-on-Dog is trying to avoid him.

The senator's aides say he is not distancing himself from the struggling President.(Yeah, right).

When President Bush touches down in Wilkes-Barre to talk about the war on terrorism Friday, the Senate's No. 3 Republican - the vulnerable Rick Santorum - will be 116 miles away in Philadelphia addressing the American Legion.

Unavoidable scheduling conflict, Santorum's office says.

As the GOP loss in the Virginia governor's race Tuesday showed, however, it might also be a blessing to be in a different media market when Bush and his rock-bottom approval ratings come to your state.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/13130466.htm

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. What's the matter, Rick? Is the smell of defeat in the air?

George is your friend, remember?

[Gman]

2. Rick saw what happened in PA on Tuesday

and he's running from Bush like the devil from holy water.

[yellowcanine]

7. Maybe Ricky should come out for teaching Evilution in schools. Couldn't

hurt.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Well, this one's really a question of who brings down who more.

It's hard to tell which one is more insane.

[warrens]

4. I love it

Face it, Ricky boy, you're married to that pustule and running away will not help. You're going to have to get a real job come January of 07.

[bluestateguy]

5. The old scheduling conflict

The politicians greatest excuse.

These people are so loyal.

I still remember the lousy sonofbitch Democrats who ran from Bill Clinton like chikens with their heads cut off in 1994. Then in 1996 they clung to him for dear life, begging for him to come to their districts and campaign.

[yellowcanine]

6. Aren't Ricky's poll numbers just as low as Bushies? Don't two negatives

make a positive? (in algebra, anyway) If so, what's he got to lose? This way he just looks like the schmuck he is.

[hopein08]

10. I don't have a link, but last I saw was Ricky behind Casey by 18 pts. nt

[redqueen]

8. hahahahaha... yeah, scheduling conflicts, riiiiiiiiiiiiiight!

:rofl:

[cliss]

9. This is so funny!

Bush will show up in Wilkes-Barre, and Sanitarium is in Philadelphia. How much distance is there between the two cities? Maybe Bush could do a "quickie" and drive to Phila and show his support for Sandelirium?

Bush could show up anyway! To show his loyalty, his support and all that. I mean, the Repubs are l-o-y-a-l to each other.

[gauguin57]

11. Well, since Santorum doesn't even LIVE in Pennsylvania ... it's hard to

get him to come here under any circumstances.

Ewww ... just got my Penn State alumni magazine, and there's a big story about ole Ricky (a 1980 PSU grad) and how a political science class project turned into a political career. He didn't even come in a Republican -- when he decided to run for something, he looked around for which party would give him more opportunity for advancement, and he picked the Rethuglicans.

True believer. Yeah, right Ricky Boy.

And there is the most hideous college photo of him -- with a huge head of unruly hair and a thick beard. Ewww. I almost lost my dinner last night!

Na-na-na-na ... hey, hey, hey ... GOODBYE RICKY (in 2006). After all the Demo victories across Pennsylvania (from big-city mayorships to the Dover Intell Design pinheads being voted out) ... we were all vowing to take one day to rest up and then start working to get Ricky OUT OF OUR HAIR FOR GOOD next year! Wooo hooo!

[llmart]

12. You're going to be hard pressed to find anyone......

who wants to be anywhere near ole' Georgie boy now that his numbers are tanking. Anyone even remotely connected to him isn't going to get elected in 2006. The distancing begins.

[damntexdem]

13. Oh, what a shame that he can't be there!

'Santorie, you're doing a heck of a job.'

[wallwriter]

14. Let's all ask Ricky about that Social Security plan

that he was so excited about a few months ago...