I guess because he's a U.S. senator he can get away with anything

Republican Sen. Rick "man on dog" Santorum gets to continue to screw the Penn Hills school district. Although he, his wife, and all their little ones (there are six of them) live in Leesburg, Virginia, they have five of their children enrolled in a cyber home school program. This program is sponsored by and paid for by Penn Hills school district, which is located not in Virginia, but in Pennsylvania, where Santorum owns a home, but does not reside in (it's rented out).

Gotta love these quotes:

Yesterday, Santorum said he and his wife, Karen, were pleased the state dismissed "the baseless and politically motivated charges of the Penn Hills School District."

"Coincidentally, not until it was time for my re-election campaign did these questions about our children's education arise, and it was even less of a coincidence that these allegations originated from the Democratic chair of Penn Hills who is also a member of the Penn Hills school board," Santorum said at a news conference yesterday outside the State Office Building, Downtown.

Santorum did not respond to questions after his remarks. He and his wife have been home-schooling their children in Leesburg, Va. -- where he has said they spend "the vast majority" of their time -- since questions were raised about their residency last fall.

Santorum said last fall that he and his family typically return to Penn Hills during holidays and usually stay at the home of his wife's parents, who live next door to the house he and his wife own on Stephens Lane.

Erin Vecchio, the Democratic chairwoman and Penn Hills school board member who pressed the district to challenge Santorum's residency, said her criticisms were motivated not by politics but by comments such as those.

"It's 'When we come to town, a couple of kids go to my mother-in-law, a couple of kids go to my aunt's -- how is that residency?" Vecchio asked. "I guess because he's a U.S. senator he can get away with anything."