Santorum in the NYTimes Magazine

An interesting article on Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA; that guy who likes talking about men having sex with dogs), number 3 of the Republican Senate Leadership in The New York Times Magazine

• In 1999, the family received a malpractice award after [his wife] Karen Santorum sued a chiropractor in Virginia. She testified that she sought treatment for back pain after childbirth in 1996 and suffered a ruptured disk from an improperly administered spinal manipulation. Santorum has been a vocal critic of large malpractice awards and has backed measures to limit damages. Karen Santorum asked for $500,000 and was awarded $350,000 by a jury. A judge finally reduced the award to $175,000, of which Santorum said they received about $75,000 after their lawyer took his share. ''I'm not against all lawsuits,'' Santorum said. ''I think they're appropriate where the case warrants it, and this one did. It was not frivolous.''"
  
  
• He has six children between 2 and 14 years old, earns $162K/year as a Senator, and claims he has no savings for their college tuition. He and his wife own a home in Pennsylvania, and one in Virginia. It seems that he is among the less well heeled in the Senate.
  
  
• He uses the term "experts" derisively. It gives the appearance that he equates trained competence with arrogance. This is not uncommon among those who have been disappoitned by trained competence.