Today’s “Far-Right Friend” should be familiar. It’s Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, otherwise known as “Liar McTheocon.” This blog has previously mentioned Santorum’s sleaze, but Rick is really an endless source of wignuttery. First of all, there’s Santorum’s shameful record on the environment. Then there’s this little gem: 

The Beaver County Times tells us about Lloyd “Skip” Haswell, a Marine Corps veteran who was recently listed as a member of a group of “Veterans for Santorum.” It seems that Rick’s recent vote against an amendment to provide “an assured stream of funding for veterans health care,” and his failure to respond to Mr. Haswell’s inquiries about that vote, have caused Mr. Haswell to reconsider his support for Rick…Haswell said he’s been trying to get an answer from Santorum’s people on why the senator rejected the amendment, but his calls have been ignored. Consequently, he pulled out of the Veterans for Santorum, saying he can’t campaign for someone who “votes against veterans” then can’t take the time to explain himself. “The veterans deserve answers,” Haswell said,” and that’s all I’m asking for.”

By the way, if you want more on how ridiculously out of touch Santorum is, just stop by Santorum Exposed.

So, just to recap, McCain is endorsing and campaigning for a man who:

• Uses a “charity” as an illegal campaign slush fund
• Votes against the environment 95% of the time
• Votes against veterans benefits
• Has repeatedly resorted to bigoted hate speech

Meanwhile, McCain claims to be:

• A reformer
• An environmentalist
• An advocate for veterans
• Opposed to homophobic GOP activism

So, forgive me if I’m not exactly clear where McCain stands on…well…..anything.