Pounding Square Beliefs Into Round Lives

Even after the non-ending bashing in the media, these guys just still can’t truly wrap their heads around the concept of being poor. At least, in his obligatory clarification, he was able to turn it into a finger-pointing jab back at the local government. I honestly know children who have a better grasp of propriety… Jage

Santorum: Penalize Those Who Don't Evacuate

By SEAN D. HAMILL, Associated Press Writer

PITTSBURGH - Sen. Rick Santorum (news, bio, voting record) said in a weekend interview that people who don't heed future evacuation warnings may need to be penalized, but said Tuesday he did not mean people who lack cars or other resources.

In a weekend interview with WTAE-TV about the victims of Hurricane Katrina, Santorum said: "You have people who don't heed those warnings and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings. There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving."

On Tuesday night on WTAE, Santorum clarified his comments.

"Obviously most of the people here in this case, an overwhelming majority of people just literally couldn't have gotten out on their own," he said. "Many didn't have cars ... and that really was a failure on the part of local officials in not making transportation available to get people out."

"Huh? Whaddaya mean I said something wrong?"