[sankofalist]Sorry if I'm not sympathetic to the Santorum plight

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 13:42:28 -0400

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/magazine/22SANTORUM.html?pagewanted=all

Rick and Karen Santorum, a former nurse and a nonpracticing attorney, have
six children between the ages of 2 and 14, and live in Leesburg, Va., about
an hour from Washington and as close to Washington as they could afford a
home big enough for their family. (Karen Santorum would not be interviewed
for this article.) Santorum drives himself to and from Capitol Hill in a
2001 Chevy TrailBlazer. He will not work Sundays, except in extraordinary
circumstances, and he rarely stays overnight when traveling because he does
not like to be away from his family. He tends a large vegetable garden and
several fruit trees, cuts his own grass and does home repairs. Santorum says
he does not want his home-state voters to think he feels impoverished on his
$162,100 Senate salary, but it is clear that money is a concern and that he
is almost certainly one of the least well-off among the 100 senators.

''We live paycheck to paycheck, absolutely,'' he says. Does he have money
set aside for college? ''No. None. I always tell my kids: 'Work hard. We'll
take out loans. Whatever.' '' He volunteers that his parents help out
financially. ''They're by no means wealthy -- they're two retired V. A.
employees -- but they'll send a check every now and then. They realize
things are a little tighter for us.'' 

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Rick and Karen Santorum, a former nurse and a nonpracticing attorney, have =
six children between the ages of 2 and 14, and live in Leesburg, Va., about =
an hour from Washington and as close to Washington as they could afford a ho=
me big enough for their family. (Karen Santorum would not be interviewed for=
 this article.) Santorum drives himself to and from Capitol Hill in a 2001 C=
hevy TrailBlazer. He will not work Sundays, except in extraordinary circumst=
ances, and he rarely stays overnight when traveling because he does not like=
 to be away from his family. He tends a large vegetable garden and several f=
ruit trees, cuts his own grass and does home repairs. Santorum says he does =
not want his home-state voters to think he feels impoverished on his $162=
,100 Senate salary, but it is clear that money is a concern and that he =
is almost certainly one of the least well-off among the 100 senators. 
 
''We live paycheck to paycheck, absolutely,'' he says. Does he have =
money set aside for college? ''No. None. I always tell my kids: 'Work hard. =
We'll take out loans. Whatever.' '' He volunteers that his parents help out =
financially. ''They're by no means wealthy -- they're two retired V. A. empl=
oyees -- but they'll send a check every now and then. They realize things ar=
e a little tighter for us.'' 

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