At Gettysburg, PA (of all places!) Rick Santorum announced today that he’s throwing in the towel on his bid to become the Theocrat in Chief of the United States.
No surprise really, considering that in all probability he would otherwise have lost the primary later this month in his home state. Not only would that have been a crushing blow, but also a bitter personal reminder of the defeat that saw him ousted from the Senate in 2006. Better to end his improbable yet relatively successful campaign on a positive note rather than waging an ugly and futile campaign against Mitt Romney’s vastly better-financed attack machine.
Viewing his emotionally touching concession speech it’s not hard to see why so many people were attracted to Santorum – he comes across as warm, genuinely compassionate and, as pols say, “relatable”… What a tragic shame for Republicans that Willard Romney has absolutely none of those qualities to his credit.
damn! i was so looking forward to his sound defeat in pa. he’d have had to drag that baggage with him into ’16.
KEvron
If only we could get Romney to drop out.
better to encourage rp to run as an independent. hell, even i would donate to that campaign!
KEvron
rp.. jeeshh.. he looks like some creepy old uncle that gives your sister uncomfortably long hugs.
Sort of a different war on women.
That said.. give me one of those campaign buttons.