people are amazed that he can be considered a serious presidential candidate. so you never got from him on the telephone when you would call about an appropriations project, you never got we ve got to watch out for the deficit? no. and i picked my spots, mike. i made sure the projects were good ones. he went to work and he got them done. in defense of rick, that s the system. and he did his job. and he did his job well for pennsylvanians. people used to yell at me. i endorse mccain at the same time i raised $42 million. and, you know, i m sorry. i played by the rules. and so did rick san tr up. i ve got to say let s give it to rick santorum in that same poll 44% trust him to take care of the nation. 30% trust romney. this is a guy who is being
those states. any republican will carry those states. romney s strength is in areas like the suburbs of philadelphia, the suburbs of detroit, the suburbs of chicago where elections are won and lost. what s the reaction among pennsylvania among people who know him best to rick santorum s success? totally stunned. you know, rick over the course of time, some things he did very well. he was a great i hate to say this, he was a great pork senator. i would call him and say we need this, we got it. he was a great pork senator. above and beyond that, people are amazed that he could be considered a serious presidential candidate. so you never got from him when you d call him with an appropriations project, you never got we ve got to watch out for the deficit. no, and i picked my shots. i made sure the projects were good ones. but when they were, he went to work and got them done. but in defense of rick, that s