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August 12, 2009
SANTORUM 2012? REALLY?.... There was a fair amount of talk in, say, 2005, that Sen. Rick Santorum (R) was eyeing the 2008 presidential race. It was hard to take the scuttlebutt seriously, but Santorum was quietly making some behind-the-scenes moves in that direction. The talk came to an abrupt halt when Santorum, whose most notable Senate achievement was an interview in which he compared gay couples to "man-on-dog" relations, lost his re-election bid by a humiliating 18 points. The idea of Santorum having national ambitions was obviously silly. And yet, here we are.
Now, a politician -- current or former -- showing up for some face-time in Iowa isn't necessarily evidence of presidential ambitions. That said, Santorum acknowledged his interest in taking on a leadership role in Republican politics. "I'm very concerned about the state of affairs in this country and how Republicans are dealing with [issues], so this is an opportunity for me to go out and talk about things I think we need to be doing to turn this country in the right direction," Santorum said of his Iowa plans. He's also apparently spent some time considering how he'd fare in the Hawkeye State's 2012 contest. "One of the things we've seen from the Iowa caucuses is candidates that appeal to the base do very well," Santorum said when asked how his conservative profile would fit the state. "I think historically that's always been sort of a key in Iowa. Whether I do or not, I don't know -- I mean, we'll see." I don't doubt he would appeal to a certain segment of the Republican base. After all, Santorum has said publicly he wants White House efforts to improve the country to fail, and Glenn Beck has compared the far-right former senator to Winston Churchill. Whether Santorum can appeal to a mainstream national audience seems a lot less plausible. —Steve Benen 1:10 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (31)Comments
ROFLMAO!!! Santorum-Sanford 2012! That's a winning ticket!! Posted by: bdop4 on August 12, 2009 at 1:16 PM | PERMALINKThe greatest mind the 13th century has to offer! Posted by: JoyZeeBoy on August 12, 2009 at 1:16 PM | PERMALINKRick Santorum, Haley Barbour, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin.... 2012 promises to be quite the show What the GOP really needs to do is put forward someone calm, analytical, and re-assuring. basically out-Obama Obama. Instead they offer a clown car of crazies Posted by: andy on August 12, 2009 at 1:17 PM | PERMALINKOh please let this be so, we need to add more nuts to the GOP 2012 freakshow. I saw Santorum in a Leesburg Virginia Target store a few weeks after he left office. He was utterly anonymous and completely ignore by the hordes of suburbanites. Hopefully he'll stay that way, as he is a dangerously unhinged wannabe theocrat. Posted by: Steve on August 12, 2009 at 1:27 PM | PERMALINKThe 2012 GOP primary season promises to showcase more mixed nuts than a can of Planters. Posted by: Screamin' Demon on August 12, 2009 at 1:31 PM | PERMALINKTHe GOP is a Big Tent....and a 3 Ring Circus. Posted by: jeff In Ohio on August 12, 2009 at 1:35 PM | PERMALINKThe problem is that the GOP has gotten so conservative and is acting so crazily that they don't really have too many credible candidates left in the party. Since there is no clear front-runner, everybody and anybody thinks they've got a shot (and they probably do). Santorum needs to show his long form birth certificate. Otherwise how will we know that both his parents are human? I don't think half dogs are eligible to be President. Posted by: Danp on August 12, 2009 at 1:37 PM | PERMALINKAfter suffering from six long Santorum Years here in Pennsylvania, I'm surprised that he has forgotten how badly he was defeated for re-election. Short Memory Syndrome, coupled with the quadrennial Iowa Virus? I wonder if he secretly won the Powerball- during his brief tenure as PA's resident crazy his mommy and daddy supplimented his senatorial salary. Ricky said:" "One of the things we've seen from the Iowa caucuses is candidates that appeal to the base do very well," Yeah, uh-huh. He's got some serious work ahead of him, trying to out-crazy Sister Sarah. . . Posted by: DAY on August 12, 2009 at 1:38 PM | PERMALINKI'm sure Dan Savage of Savage Love fame ...and now, who else? Frist, Allen, Jeb Bush? Posted by: MattF on August 12, 2009 at 1:51 PM | PERMALINKBeing a former presidential candidate is better than being a former senator. Posted by: inkadu on August 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM | PERMALINKI wouldn't scoff at Jeb Bush running. The Right is so dysfunctional now that at some point in the next couple years another Bush -- and arguably one that doesn't score as high on the stupid sounding meter as Dubya -- could very well energize the...whatever they are. In fact, that may be the only card they can play. Posted by: e henry thripshaw on August 12, 2009 at 2:01 PM | PERMALINKIs Santorum a good hater? The GOP, ceteris paribus, will nominate the best hater. Posted by: Davis X. Machina on August 12, 2009 at 2:05 PM | PERMALINKDanp that was a clearcut insult to dogs!! Posted by: Gandalf on August 12, 2009 at 2:10 PM | PERMALINKSantorum came real close to getting Intelligent Design put in the No Child Left Behind Act. Please, please, please, let it be Santorum/Palin in '12. Or, better yet, Santorum/Bachman. In either case, is there a building which could contain the crazy? -Z Posted by: Zorro on August 12, 2009 at 2:33 PM | PERMALINKThat was also an insult to clowns that ride in cars and the circuses that they ride in. Pure entertainment doesn't try to lead by example. It's entertaining not inspiring; it might be eye catching and loud but it's merely ephemeral and certainly not thought provoking. Posted by: anonymous on August 12, 2009 at 2:44 PM | PERMALINKOne more favorite Santorum moment: On June 14, 2005, Dick Durbin said, Rick Santorum threw a giant hissy fit over Durbin's statement. He was Outraged! Outraged! Outraged and demanded an apology from Mr. Durbin. Odd thing is that Santorum publicly apologized for his remarks comparing the Democrats use of the filibuster to oppose judicial nominees to "the equivalent of Adolf Hitler in 1942."... this happened one month before Santorum jumped allover Durbin. Yep, that Santorum is a real clown. Posted by: Escape Goat on August 12, 2009 at 3:00 PM | PERMALINKLong-shot candidates can't be counted out. Reagan was a long shot until inflation and Iran knocked out Carter. But hopefully Santorum's negatives are too well known and it's hard to find any real positives with appeal outside the party base (no other politician has had anything approaching Reagan's TV personality). But will another Reagan come along? Posted by: skeptonomist on August 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM | PERMALINKSantorum is no Reagan. Please, let it be true. I'd love for Santorum to get in the mix, it would make good theater for the next election. Santorum, Palin, Gingrich, and the other contemporary GOP nutbars are the answer to Voltaire's famous (and only) prayer: "O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." Posted by: Catsy on August 12, 2009 at 3:37 PM | PERMALINKRecall that Iowa now has marriage equality thanks to a remarkably enlightened state constitution and a courageous state supreme court. Recall also that the most recent caucus winner was Huckabee. If Saint Rick has any chance at all he must think that Iowa is a pretty good place to start. Posted by: JohnMcC on August 12, 2009 at 3:54 PM | PERMALINKHey, don't forget Gov Goodhair when you're listing crazies. A GOP ticket of the two Ricks would be a festival of madness. Posted by: sagacity on August 12, 2009 at 4:32 PM | PERMALINKIs he in "The Family"? If so, you know that no matter what happens in the "real" world, he's anointed by God and will win. (snark) Posted by: Always Hopeful on August 12, 2009 at 6:33 PM | PERMALINKThey said he couldn't get elected dogcatcher. Prove 'em wrong, Rick! Prove 'em wrong! Posted by: Kevin Carson on August 12, 2009 at 11:52 PM | PERMALINKAlso Thames Water is currently digging up pipes that should have been replaced years ago when it was a publicly owned utility. But as they under invested in them, we now have lots of them being replaced at once. Let me have Santorum and Palin, please, please, please. Posted by: evil is evil on August 13, 2009 at 10:08 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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