PITTSBURGH - With the latest polls showing incumbent Senator Rick Santorum trailing challenger Bob Casey Jr. by anywhere from ten to seventeen points in his bid to retain his seat in the United States Senate, Santorum conceded it is time to winterize his sprawling two-bedroom Penn Hills estate. Santorum, who currently resides in Virginia, said he was "merely taking precautions in the unlikely event the voters of this Commonwealth are stupid enough to vote me out of office next Tuesday."
Santorum campaign chief media strategist John Brabender said Santorum’s willingness to confront tough issues like insulation and gap-caulking shows he’s not out of touch with ordinary Pennsylvanians. "I wonder when the last time Bobby Casey checked the flashing around his chimney to make sure it was water-tight?" asked Brabender.
The Senator spoke to reporters this morning during a trip to Home Depot in East Liberty. "It’s foolish to fight a war on two fronts," said Santorum. "There are storm clouds gathering on the horizon, and a cold wind is blowing across the land. But before we can defeat Islamo-fascism, we must defeat winter."
Santorum said his immediate concern was to do a thorough check of all weather-stripping on the doors and windows in his home. "That’s going to be a tough job," he said. Following that, the Senator planned to replace several loose shingles on his roof. "I’m not sure if I’m going to have time to get the gutters cleaned this weekend," he said. "But it’s starting to look like I’ll have some free time starting next Wednesday."
