Rick Santorum is a world-class asshole, but this is not news; at least it shouldn’t be. But in this day and age (in the United States of Jesus) all one has to be is a politician AND a religious zealot, and the likelihood of getting massive support is all but guaranteed. If the day ever comes when a televangelist decides to dabble in politics he would probably make some noise in the presidential race. The saving grace (pun intended) is that since the money isn’t as good in politics as it is in religion, the likelihood of that happening is improbable. TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Yahoo
By Mark Whittington | Yahoo! Contributor Network
COMMENTARY | Whether he knows it or not, Rick Santorum disqualified himself for the Republican nomination when he suggested that a second term of Barack Obama would be preferable to electing Mitt Romney, according to the Associated Press.
To be sure, he recanted that remarkable statement through a spokesperson, according to the National Journal, but the damage has been done. Santorum has proven to one and all that his presidential bid is not so much about removing Obama from office, but rather his own self-aggrandizement.
Even Newt Gingrich, who is well known to personally detest Romney, has said that he would support Romney over the current president, according to NBC. Gingrich may have an outsized ego, but he is also a patriot who will put country first. Mind, he is still convinced that he would be the better alternative to Obama’s misrule, but that is another matter.
Romney, with his tendency to mushy moderation and finger-in-the-wind positions, has more than his share of faults. He is certainly not the first choice of a lot of the Republican base. But he would be infinitely preferable in the Oval Office than the current occupant. Obama has conjured far too many disasters, starting with health care reform and including trillion-dollar deficits as far as the eye can see, crony capitalism scandals like Solyndra, and the Middle East descending into chaos. Romney’s claim to competency in financial matter is not a frivolous one. If he is elected along with a conservative House and Senate to discipline him, he might do well. He can hardly do worse.
Santorum believes that he is the best person to replace Obama. Otherwise he would not subject himself to the rigors of the presidential campaign. But he also must realize that in the end, the presidential campaign is not about him, but rather about the country. Sometimes the electorate disagrees with someone’s self assessment of one’s fitness for high office.
Santorum, being a religious man, must know the value of humility. If, as seems likely, the cup of the nomination will pass from his lips, he should accept that judgment and support the candidate who has been chosen.
If he plays his cards right, he might get a cabinet appointment. Attorney General is not such a bad office and he would certainly be better suited for it than the current one by far.
