By Michael O'Brien and Geneva Sands-Sadowitz - 08/05/11 10:38 AM ET
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) slammed his competitors for the GOP presidential nomination Thursday evening, accusing them of mishandling the debt-ceiling debate.
Santorum singled out Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), three House members also running for president.
"They didn't do what needed to be done; we needed to balance the budget. We need to limit the size and scale of government. They kicked the can down the road," he said on Fox News.
"We've got three members of Congress who want to run for president, who are out there talking about how they're going to be the ones that should lead the country, and they can't even lead the Republicans to do what they said they wanted to do. And they voted against the bill. I don't know how if you want to be president and lead the country, and if you can't lead Congress — it doesn't speak well for your ability to lead the country."
He said the GOP should have had a stronger focus on the balanced-budget amendment.
When asked about swipes at Republicans, he said debt-ceiling legislation was a bad deal and should have focused on the balanced-budget amendment. He also blasted presidential candidates in Congress, saying they lacked leadership on the issue.
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