Senator Kennedy calls for an apology. Why? Because of this:

Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, refused yesterday to back off on his earlier statements connecting Boston's ''liberalism" with the Roman Catholic Church pedophile scandal, saying that the city's ''sexual license" and ''sexual freedom" nurtured an environment where sexual abuse would occur.

''The basic liberal attitude in that area . . . has an impact on people's behavior," Santorum said in an interview yesterday at the Capitol.

''If you have a world view that I'm describing [about Boston] . . . that affirms alternative views of sexuality, that can lead to a lot of people taking it the wrong way," Santorum said.

(emphasis mine)

Santorum is a Senate leader for the Republicans. He speaks for his party.

When are the rank-and-file Republicans that I KNOW would disagree with this, going to speak up and say "No More!" Santorum is standing by his remarks, but he's a politician and will change his tune if enough of his constituents pipe up about it. How about it my Republican friends? Does Rick Santorum speak for you?