Anyone-But-Romney Sweepstakes Survivors
Parsing Iowa results is like trying to solve the old riddle of why French intellectuals loved screwball comic Jerry Lewis, critics gave “The Nutty Professor” their Oscar and the government showered him with honors.
In the world of slapstick, you never know which way the croissant will crumble and, post-Iowa, Michele Bachmann is gone, Rick Perry has his foot on a banana peel and Newt is revving up to pummel Mitt in a round of revenge debates.
In the Anyone-But-Romney Sweepstakes, the umpteenth frontrunner is now Rick Santorum, whose default facial expression is that of the kid in the big family who always got the smallest slice of pie, and he will do without help from previous nominee John McCain, who is endorsing Romney, at least in part as a result of Senate brawls over torture with Santorum accusing the former POW of “not understanding how advanced interrogation works.”
The next day on his Facebook page, a McCain aide wrote, “Ron Paul may be the wackiest candidate in the G.O.P. field. But for pure, blind stupidity, nobody beats Santorum.
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3 Responses to “Anyone-But-Romney Sweepstakes Survivors”
Santorum won’t lose a Republican nomination on social issues. Romney might though.
Expect more crazy wild defense rantings from McCain on behalf of Romney.
I believe Mark Salter was correct in his assessment of Santorum’s intelligence level . The appeal of conservatives like him (and the other extremists vying for the limelight) is a sad commentary on the caliber of much of today’s right-leaning electorate. Here’s the deal: Do we want to fix this country or continue holding back? This is the question Americans need to be asking themselves.
“Ron Paul may be the wackiest candidate in the G.O.P. field. But for pure, blind stupidity, nobody beats Santorum.”
I’m not sure about that – Perry could give him a run for that prize.