My wife is teaching SAT classes tonight. Because I'm a great guy, I met her for a little dinner date. Thus, I missed the Santorum-Casey debate.
On the way home, I heard that he freaked out!:
From ContraCosta Times
Bob Casey: ... You spend a lot of your time attacking me over and over and over again. If we're going to have a debate about who's working harder, I think you should talk to your colleague, Sen. (Arlen) Specter. He says, said it in Washington a couple of weeks ago, that you guys don't meet very often. In fact he wants to extend the work week because you don't work very hard in the U.S. Senate right now. And I agree with him. I think you guys should have a longer work week...
Santorum: All I'm going to say is that we spent 35 to 40 weeks out of the year and I show up to work.
Casey: So do I. So do I.
Santorum: Last month, how many days were you in the office 9 to 5 in the treasurer's office?
Casey: Why don't you answer the question, Sen.?
Santorum: How many days were you in the treasurer's office 9 to 5 last month?
Casey: As much as you were in the U.S. Senate.
Santorum: Not many. I spent, I've got 88 percent of the votes and ... the votes I missed because I was here for a funeral for Bob O'Connor. Answer the question. Look in the camera and tell the people how many 9 to 5 days you spent.
Casey: Sen., answer your question and I'll answer.
Santorum: I just did. I told you, I told exactly the ... Look in the camera, Mr. Casey. Look in the camera and tell the people how much time you spend in the office. ... This is a legitimate question. He's questioning my work ethic. I had ... a 95 percent voting record this year and the toughest Senate race in the country and this gentlemen doesn't show up for work. They chronicled last year, last year he only spent 50 percent of the time at work. Now I want you to look in the camera and tell people how many full days of work you spent at the treasurer's office last month.
Casey: Don't be a desperate campaigner.
I'm truly sorry for the drive-by diary, but I am "Desperate" to hear if anyone watched it.
If so, please write a diary about it (and post video if you have it) or comment here!
Thx!
Love,
Andrew