Rick Santorum Criticizes Joe Biden Over Foreign Policy, But Voted With Him

WASHINGTON -- “I always say if you want to know what foreign policy position to take, find out what Joe Biden’s position is and take the opposite opinion and you’ll be right 100 percent of the time,” Rick Santorum said during CNN’s Republican debate in Mesa, Ariz., on Wednesday night.

That’s not quite true. In fact, two of the most consequential laws passed during the Bush administration in the wake of 9/11 featured yes votes from both Biden and Santorum.

Both voted on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force, passed unanimoiusly, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. A month later, in October 2001, both voted for the Patriot Act, passed by a 98-1 vote.

Of course, those votes came during the days when a bipartisan atmosphere prevailed in Congress as lawmakers rallied around President George W. Bush’s launch of the so-called war on terror in reaction to Al Qaeda’s attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

But their unity was not limited to the early days of the post-9/11 era. In early 1995, for example, both men supported the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, passed 93-5, resolving to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. That bill was left unsigned by then-President Bill Clinton, and despite becoming law, never led to the embassy’s move.

On the 2012 campaign trail, both Santorum and Newt Gingrich have stated that they will move the embassy to Jerusalem as a first move as president.

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Comments

[lvdragonlady]

08:53 AM on 02/23/2012

Trying to ding Biden, on foreign policy just goes to show that RS, is not qualified to be anything but what he is right now.

[StarGazr5992]

08:12 AM on 02/23/2012

He was before he wasn't..that's the republicans

[kamachanda]

07:53 AM on 02/23/2012

From a very conservative we site: http://www.nolanchart.com/article9242-the-real-dirt-on-slick-rick-santorum.html
Rick Santorum
"Senate liaison to the K Street Project"
"Santorum created a charitable foundation.... Operation Good Neighbor Foundation.... Only 36% of the money raised by the foundation actually made it to those it was designed to help."
"Santorum is on record many times explaining that what happens in an individual's bedroom is the business of the entire community and that private, consensual sex should be a matter of government regulation."
(Santorum) " said, “…this right to privacy doesn’t exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution.”
"In 2006, Santorum was named the "Most Corrupt Politician" by a political watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported that Santorum took the most cash from corporate lobbyists of any other politician in Washington"
"His own behaviors prove him to be a corrupt, big-government puppet whose strings are pulled by the highest bidder. He has demonstrated a pattern of dishonesty and oppressive aggression when granted power. The truth speaks for itself. "

Makes you want to hum Hail to the Chief....

[PatTheHat]

07:46 AM on 02/23/2012

*SNORT*
This guy is truly a trip, who woulda thought he was this freakishly entertaining, kinda like watchin' cars.
Well you know, you really don't want to see carnage, but ya ghoulishly just can't hardly look away just in case ya might, kinda thing.
Well yeah okay sure, he's maybe a might more horrific in the big picture, but ya get my point.

[janmB]

06:46 AM on 02/23/2012

Wasn't our foreign policy about the Bush WAR ON TERROR ? Well....under Obama now Bin Ladin is dead and one big-so-called al Quida leader was killed just this week. CIA admits al-qaeda was invented to promote fear. ... BBC documentary: Al Qeada essentially fabricated and doesn't exist..........
AT THE VERY LEAST ---after the world considered GW BUSH so stupid, Ignorant and dangerous ....today at least we have President Obama who is intelligent and the USA has regained some credibility in the world.

[trusgold]

12:07 AM on 02/23/2012

The Biden comment is very typical of Santorum. Take an opponent and make him a scarecrow and SAY you are opposite. In reality when it came to critical votes, they both voted the same. Rick for some reason doesn't believe anyone will ever verify what he says. When questions about living $644,000 home in Virginia, but on paper his primary residency was in Penn Hills, PA. The $89,000 3 bedroom house with no utilities. He even accused his opponent of having campaign workers scaring Karen and the kids at the house. Since there were no curtains it was easy to see no one ever goes in that house. His family was in Leesburg, VA in the mansion. He just flat out lied. He said his family spends the holidays and spends abouy 30 days a year at the house in PA. So back the reporters and it's still completely vacant, no utilities and no curtains. So he was caught in an outright lie! There is no other word for what he did when he said stayed at that house, even if he said for 3 days not 30 days. No Furniture, no utilities, no curtains and unkept on the outside paint peeling, grass needs cut desperaely! Ron Paul was 100% right. Expect more..and Media VERIFY WHAT HE TELLS YOU!!!

[RCnDC]

12:36 AM on 02/23/2012

644,000 home???? I live a neighborhood over from him in Leesburg VA and its a 1.6 million dollar house on 5 acres that was once part of radio legend Aurther Godfrey's estate. I just live on the hood side of that neighborhood.

[Alfern Webb]

04:01 AM on 02/23/2012

Don't forget he collected almost $70K from a school district in PA for cyber schooling his kids from home. When they found out he didn't meet the residency requirement because he was actually living in VA, they tried to sue him to get the money back. He refused to pay saying he owned a home in PA and paid taxes on it. The school district raised the issue against the State since they were trying to throw it out under the grounds it was filed late. The State finally paid the district $55K to shut them up. Santorum didn't pay a dime back.

[MANOFCOMMONSENSE]

12:00 AM on 02/23/2012

Republicans and Truth? lol

[JulieKay]

11:55 PM on 02/22/2012

Obama did not take Biden's recommendations on things in one of the two major wars, but I do not remember the details, except I remember thinking Biden was correct

[Alan626]

03:07 AM on 02/23/2012

Well, one of things (by Biden's own admission) that the President didn't take his advice about was when Biden said the President shouldn't green-light SEAL Team Six to go into Pakistan and get Bin Laden.
We'll just ignore that one...

[Gregor53]

08:04 AM on 02/23/2012

Of course. That would not support their facts. Everyone does make a mistake, but some just refuse to acknowledge it. JulieKay made a mistake to start that particular post because in your statement, you remembered the details and they were pretty good and ACCURATE. Faved and Fanned.

[JulieKay]

04:16 PM on 02/25/2012

I had not heard that one. It was a very risky move by the President that would have harmed him greatly if things had not gone well.

Pres. Obama has a mixed record for accepting political risk for advancing things he believes in. Obama was advised to not do health care reform.

[cobry4949]

11:54 PM on 02/22/2012

santorim newt romney elite ignorism

[Cratewasher]

11:41 PM on 02/22/2012

Ron Paul is the only Republican with an iota of perspective on how to deal with foreign policy issues.

[RCnDC]

12:37 AM on 02/23/2012

Right, to not deal with them and instead turn away. Please.

[Cratewasher]

10:44 AM on 02/23/2012

He proposes dialogue and diplomacy - the missing link of our failed foreign policies of bullying, preemption and destruction over the last decade.

[TheZenOne]

05:29 AM on 02/23/2012

Yes. Let's deploy his devastating Ostrich Strategy.

[Cratewasher]

10:42 AM on 02/23/2012

"Devastating" are the recent and current policies.

[Nick Tarlton]

11:36 PM on 02/22/2012

Santorum is a dark cancer on this country.

[angelbravo]

11:24 PM on 02/22/2012

Oh Yes I'm The Great Deceiver

[lw1]

10:50 PM on 02/22/2012

Santon is getting the front runner run around. Yippee!