Santorum reportedly told an event held by the anti-abortion Family Research Council (FRC): "I don't understand why anyone for any reason would oppose a bill that says we can't kill these little children".
The FRC indicated it might support primary challenges against them.
An FRC that looks at evidence-based psychological interventions in areas such as child development and education is also up-and-running.
Indeed, another obstacle to the deal was that Softbank shrank from subjecting itself to the scrutiny of financial inspections, a condition the FRC seemed likely to insist on.The FRC was right that the consortium's strategy for NCB was confused.
It receives a bit of cash from grants (plus the tax advantages of charitable status); but Liam Black, its chief executive, bemoans the "deforming influence" of hand-outs, and says the FRC is approaching its aim of being entirely self-funded.
The FRC launched spectacular acts of terrorism whose sole purpose appeared to be to discredit Mr Arafat's attempted rapprochement with Jordan and other acts of diplomacy whose direction was clearly towards creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
But almost the only thing that went according to plan was the closure of the FRC itself at the beginning of this year.
The FRC was due to complete its task by 2001.
Ken Connor, the head of the FRC, says that three-dimensional ultrasounds are "windows on the womb" that undo the logic of Roe v Wade.
They gave him protection in return for services rendered, after which he and what was left of the FRC were moved on.
In a purge of the FRC 156 of its members were murdered.
