Pennsylvania Politics -- Santorum and puppy love

Rick Santorum is running well behind Bob Casey in the polls, mostly because his base has not forgiven him for supporting Arlen Specter against Pat Toomey last year. Somehow I don't think this endorsement will help heal the rift.

AP reports:

WASHINGTON - Puppies and kittens likely are not the first things that come to mind when many think of Sen. Rick Santorum — the conservative No. 3 Senate Republican known for his tough stance against abortion and gay marriage.

But Santorum, R-Pa., has won high praise from the Humane Society of the United States for pushing legislation aimed at ending breeding facilities known as puppy mills.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals also finds him a friend. "He's a man with a heart, and he doesn't think it's any more acceptable to treat animals cruelly than humans," said Mary Beth Sweetland, director of research and investigations for the Norfolk, Va.-based PETA.

Read it here.

A few weeks ago Santorum inserted into an interview a bizarre reference to man on dog sex [here]. Now puppy love..., hmmmm. This is not going to help him with his base.