Rick Santorum (R-Penn) was elected to congress in 1990 at the age of 32. He is the father of six, a devout Catholic who offers catechism classes to GOP colleagues in his Capitol office, and his wife writes books on etiquette. In spite of his picture-perfect facade, let’s hope Pennsylvania wakes up in 2006 and tosses this jerk to the curb. Here are some facts about this person you should know:

• In his new book, he wants women to stay home with their children instead of working

• He fought hard to keep the tube in Shaivo and raved that she had bee “executed” when she died last March
• He equated same sex marriage to bestiality in a 2003 newspaper interview
• He criticized the Democrats that opposed changing senate rules on the filibuster to Adolf Hitler
• He made comments in which he compared the New York Times to Communists, Baathists and Nazis
• He blamed Boston “liberalism” for the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal. That prompted a roar from Massachusetts Democrats, one of whom called Pennsylvania’s junior senator “a jerk.”
• In 2001, Santorum tried unsuccessfully to insert language into the No Child Left Behind bill that would require evolution be taught in classes.
• He is openly against birth control for married couples
• He is an active supporter of the Social Security privatization movement
• He recently lied about his home address in Virginia to obtain in state tuition benefits in Pennsylvania for his children. While he is a senator in the state, he spends most of his time in Virginia. Because of this, Penn Hills School District announced that it did not believe Santorum met the qualifications for residency status since he and his family spend most of the year in Virginia. They demanded repayment of tuition costs totaling $100,000. The case may go to court because Santorum does not want to pay.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, author of “It Takes a Village,” passed Santorum, author of “It Takes a Family,” and had this to say, according to Associated Press:

” ‘It takes a village, Rick, don’t forget that,’ Clinton called out.

” ‘It takes a family,’ Santorum countered.

” ‘Of course, a family is part of a village,’ Clinton replied. The two continued on in opposite directions.”

And from the LA Times we have:

The storms of attention Santorum regularly stirs could be affecting his bid for a third term in his home state, where a recent poll showed him trailing his likely opponent by 11 percentage points.

On his own merits, Robert P. Casey Jr., a Democrat who favors restrictions on abortion rights, is a formidable foe. The son of a popular two-term governor, Casey has won statewide election three times and currently is state treasurer.

But he has garnered a lead mostly by letting Santorum do the talking.