Senator Rick Santorum has publicly announced his opposition to teaching so-called “Intelligent Design” in science classrooms.
BEAVER FALLS - U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said Saturday that he doesn’t believe that intelligent design belongs in the science classroom.
Santorum’s comments to The Times are a shift from his position of several years ago, when he wrote in a Washington Times editorial that intelligent design is a “legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in the classroom.”
But on Saturday, the Republican said that, “Science leads you where it leads you.”
While it is good to see the good Senator talking sense for once, I can’t help but be a cynic. After all, Santorum is running for re-election next year and is far behind his Democratic opponent, Bob Casey Jr., in the polls. Of course, Santorum is denying any political motivation here:
With Santorum running for re-election next year, and with Bush and the Republican Party taking some significant hits in public confidence in recent months, Santorum insisted he is not trying to distance himself from Bush.
Sure Senator.
