PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saturday, July 23, 2005
By James O'Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum yesterday defended the observations on women and work in his new book, and stood by his controversial remarks linking Boston's supposedly liberal climate to the scandal of priests and sexual abuse.
Santorum, R-Pa., who faces a likely challenge next year from Democratic state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr., revisited those topics, lightning rods for criticism in recent weeks, as he embarked on a series of appearances to promote "It Takes a Family," his newly published work, which combines a critique of liberal orthodoxy with a call for conservative solutions to the challenges of poverty.
On Monday, the senator is scheduled to appear on the "Today" show, Fox News and, perhaps most improbably, "The Daily Show," with Jon Stewart, on Comedy Central.