Washington Post misleading again

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Monday February 27, 2006 · 4:28 PM PST

2006/02/27 · 16:28

This is my first post, so please be gentle. I just saw a story at http://www.washingtonpost.com/... which uses their "Democrats do it too" technique, popularized in the indian gaming/Abramoff scandal. This time, they are comparing the mortgages of Rick Santorum, who has a mortgage that violates senate rules (and I think, the law as well) since it is not available to non-customers of the bank, which requires a large investment portfolio. Mr. Casey seems to be guilty only of having a mortgage. The Post states that the bank's officers have donated to his campaign, but I don't think that is a problem, as long as the loan is available to anyone who meets the bank's criteria. I have excerpted some of the article below the fold. Read More

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