One of my favorite emails last week:

From: Rick Santorum, info@theCatholicAssociation.org

Subject: A Catholic Voice in Politics and Culture

Dear Friend,

As you know I have long fought for our shared values that are under attack everyday in the media and in our nation's capital. I have come across a group that I believe will do an excellent job in helping us carry the fight. The name of the organization is The Catholic Association.

Now I know many of you receiving this email are not Catholic, but I am sure you know people that are and might be interested in what this group can offer. I would appreciate it if you would simply forward it on so they can take a look at it.

Would you support a faithful Catholic voice to represent you, your family, and your values in the public arena? Isn't it about time that a Catholic voice was heard on the issues that matter most? Well, I agree! That is why some good friends have established a new organization to be a Catholic voice in politics and the culture. I wish they were around when I was in the Senate.

The Catholic Association (TCA) is dedicated to being a faithful Catholic voice in the public square and the public arena while also providing membership benefits for members and their families. TCA will keep America's Catholics and their values in a position of influence in politics and the culture.

The Catholic Association defends our Catholic values wherever needed - above all the culture of life, marriage and the family. TCA champions the Catholic identity of individuals and institutions under attack because of their faith. TCA also fosters cultural renewal by defending the best in our culture while helping parents to protect their children from the vicious and violent influences they worry about today.

TCA is building a winning coalition of Catholics to promote and defend our values in the public arena while renewing our culture. But they can't do it without you. There is strength in numbers. If Catholics stand together and speak with one voice, we can renew our culture and change our world.

Will you strengthen our Catholic voice by becoming a TCA member today?

For only $20 you receive member discounts at Catholic stores for art, books & magazines, as well as discounts for pilgrimages, rental cars, prescription drugs and more. If you become a member today you will start receiving your benefits right away!

Will you take a few minutes and invest $20 today to strengthen our Catholic voice in the public square and the public arena?

Thank you for supporting TCA and strengthening our Catholics voice in the cultural renewal of our country.

Sincerely,

Rick Santorum

Brady sent me a link to this Carrie Budoff piece about Martina McBride's country song inspired by Santorum's crying daughter. Check out the lyrics:

In these times in which we live
Where the worst of what we live
Is laid out for all the world on the front page
And the sound of someone’s heartbreak
Is a sound bite at the news break
With a close shot of the tears rollin’ down their face
Blessed be the child who turns a loving eye
And stops to pray
For these times in which we live