Santorum Might Be Subject to $5000 Fine Over Website

Rick Santorum might be subject to a $5,000 fine over his use of Social Security symbols on his Senate website. The American Prospect exposed Santorum's efforts to present his spin of Social Security being in crisis as an official product of the Social Security Adminsitration. The only problem is that the way Santorum presented his case could get him fined.

Here's what the law says: http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title11/1140.htm

Here are some choice quotes and a link to their story:

“This is not ours, and we did not provide it to them,” said Social Security Administration spokesman Mark Hinkle, adding that he had not seen the presentation before it was forwarded to him by a reporter last week.

“Some of the facts are from the Social Security Administration’s Web site, or the Social Security trustees’ report,” he said, but added that the document’s heavy dose of spin “reflects the view of Senator Santorum.”

“Obviously, we would rather not have our logo on it,” said Hinkle. “I think it is understood that using the logo gives it a different connotation than we would like. We wouldn’t want any outside group using our logo, whether it be a congressman, a think tank, or other group.”

http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=9133