Potter's Field; Rites and Wrongs; Cashing in During a Tragedy

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If you're a sane, well-adjusted person - as opposed to, say, a conservative fundamentalist Christian - that's exactly what Sen. Rick Santorum is hoping you'll do. He's hoping that when he faces re-election 18 months from now, you've forgotten how he went on a grandstanding trip to Florida at the end of March, showing up to pray with [Terri Schiavo]'s parents as their daughter passed away.

That's right: When he wasn't ostentatiously grieving with the Schiavo family, Slick Rick Santorum was raking in campaign contributions at fund-raisers - which, unlike his prayers, were conducted away from the TV cameras. According to campaign-contribution trackers Political-MoneyLine, during his two-day visit, Santorum reaped a quarter of a million dollars in campaign funds. Terri Schiavo died a day after Santorum left, but his visit at least managed to resuscitate his campaign. No doubt contributors were impressed by Santorum's pious show of concern for Schiavo's life.

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Potter's Field; Rites and Wrongs; Cashing in During a Tragedy

IF YOU'RE A SANE, well-adjusted person, you've already started to forget the name Terri Schiavo.

And if you're a sane, well-adjusted person - as opposed to, say, a conservative fundamentalist Christian - that's exactly what Sen. ...

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