Lovely, lovely Ricky Santorum is publishing a book.
Here are some of the things he has to say.
"In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look at the budget, they might confess that both of them really don’t need to, or at least may not need to work as much as they do… And for some parents, the purported need to provide things for their children simply provides a convenient rationalization for pursuing a gratifying career outside the home." (It Takes a Family, 94)
"Many women have told me, and surveys have shown, that they find it easier, more “professionally” gratifying, and certainly more socially affirming, to work outside the home than to give up their careers to take care of their children. Think about that for a moment…Here, we can thank the influence of radical feminism, one of the core philosophies of the village elders." (It Takes a Family, 95)
"The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move up the economic ladder is just wrong." (It Takes a Family, 138)
Ricky, meet Elizabeth Warren!
Here's some of the things she has to say (from an interview with Bill Moyers a while back:)
MOYERS: You say in here that every 15 seconds some American is filing for bankruptcy?
WARREN: That's exactly right. That's 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. In fact, this year, more children will live through their parent's bankruptcy than will live through their parents' divorce.
MOYERS: Well, what are we to make of that?
WARREN: I think what we're to make of it is the middle class has been pushed right to the edge. They are on a cliff. And increasing numbers are falling off every single day. Families live in a much more dangerous economic world than they did a generation ago.
They tried to deal with it by sending both mom and dad to work. You know, a generation ago, early 1970s, the median earning family had one person at work.
And today, just 30 years later, the median earning family has two people at work, and now here comes the zinger. Even though they're making 75 percent more money in inflation-adjusted dollars, because now they've got those two incomes, by the time they pay the mortgage payment, health insurance, a second car, because they're further out in the suburbs and mom needs to get to work, and pay for their pre-school and daycare, they actually have less money to spend than their one income parents had a generation ago.
And what we found was that well over 90 percent of the families who file for bankruptcy, when you look at the enduring criteria, are middle class families.
They're moms and dads who worked hard, played by the rules. They went to college. They bought a house. They had kids. And then they ended up in financial collapse.
Also, I need to make clear here bankruptcy's just a little piece of that iceberg. Not only will 1.6 million families file for bankruptcy this year, but in addition to that, we've got 9 million families who are in credit counseling already.
Of course, Santorum voted for that recent bankrupcy bill. So did Hillary Clinton, who pursuaded her husband to veto a similar bill when she was First Lady, but had to jettison her principles as Senator.
We're really teetering on the edge of a financial meltdown in this country. But hey, at least the important stuff will be taken care of, like preventing gays from getting married and women from having abortions!
Updated to add: check out the Amazon.com page on the book. The reviews are hysterical!
"Thanks Mr. Santorum! Thank you so much! After reading "It Takes a Family" I made my wife quit her job. We're now working on having our third child. Hopefully things will get better though, because we can't afford to eat too much these days. A meal usually consists of what we call "ketchup sandwiches". But, I must say I'm truly enlightened and this outweighs the hunger in my stomach and the fear of not being able to pay the mortgage. Mr. Santorum, you're a true American hero."
"Wonderful book. I'm hoping this book turns my life around -- I now realize that being gay is a choice -- I only thought that I was gay, (I guess I thought that because even my very first memories include being attracted to other males), I can now choose to marry a woman, have children and UNTIL THE DAM BREAKS AND I GO BACK TO HAVING SEX WITH MEN BEHIND MY WIFE'S BACK, contriubte something to America -- unlike now (where I only have a 17 year-old stable, moderately successful business, pay taxes, hire people, and create other jobs -- but all that shouldn't count because I'm not currently married). When I get over hating myself maybe I'll be good for society. Thanks again Rick Santorum."
"As a now formerly gay man, thanks to this truly enlightening book, I now realize the great error of my ways. As someone who was looking to truly cement the values of amerika, I now, with the help of the great rick "man on dog" santorum, that I need to get married, have tons of kids, and live my life in absolute torture. This will help amerika find it's true calling! Really, the only way for people to be truly and happily amerikan, is for the men to go to thier poverty wage job for 60 hours a week, be married by the age of 17, and be constantly beating the wife, as long as she's not pregnant. Thanks Rick! Go buy this book and you'll realize why Man on Dog is truly an inspiration to all conservatives and christians alike!"
