Lobbyists Running Santorum's Charity: "Parsons: 'Why are you paying a lobbyist, Rob Bickhart, to run that charity of yours?'
Santorum: 'Well, first of all, he's not a lobbyist, No. 1.'
Parsons: 'Well, he's a principal in a lobbying firm.'
Santorum: 'No, he's a principal in a public affairs firm, a government relations firm. And he does a whole bunch of other things.'
But Capitol Resource Group's Web site clearly lists lobbying as a service it provides to clients. And just last month, when Sen. Arlen Specter was facing questions about his ties to lobbyists, published reports in the Post-Gazette and New York Times said Bickhart and his Capitol Resources Group lobbied Specter.
Parsons: 'Sen. Specter said last month that he was lobbied by Rob.'
Santorum: 'That's fine. Look, the bottom line is, I have a charity - My name is associated as the founder. Beyond that, the operation of the board is the board's decision. It's not my decision,' Santorum said.
But Santorum is chairman of the board for Operation Good Neighbor, according to the charity's most recent IRS tax filings."
Tell the waiter that Mr. Santorum only wants a light cream sauce on that goose.
Friday, March 24, 2006
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