More of this, please!
Santorumentum!
At the moment Rick Santorum appears to be overtaking Newt Gingrich as the principal challenger to Mitt Romney. Santorum has won more contests than Gingrich (who has won only one), has more delegates, and leads him in the polls. In at least one poll, he also leads Romney. It isn’t yet a Romney–Santorum contest, but it could be headed that way.
We hope so.
Yeah, and we hope so too. Can you imagine the hilarity of a Santorum vs. Romney clown show showdown? I'm already drooling! And it could happen. Newt could easily quit the race on the morning of the final debate before Super Tuesday, simultaneously endorsing Santorum. It would be a face-saving and attention-getting way for him to quit the race, and if there's one thing that Newt Gingrich seems to really care about, it's saving face and getting attention.
The best thing about the editorial is that it even though it endorses a Romney vs. Santorum contest, it mostly focuses on why Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney all suck. (A sampling: Gingrich has "poor judgment and persistent unpopularity," Santorum's "proposed [economic] solutions are poorly designed," and Romney "is trying to win the nomination by pulverizing his rivals.")
Republicans and conservatives seem to be surprised that their presidential field has turned out to be such a disaster, but nobody should be surprised. This is, after all, the party that invaded Iraq after 9/11, presided over the financial deregulation that led to the the Bush Depression, thought that Sarah Palin was a smart choice to be John McCain's backup, and created the debt limit hostage crisis. With that kind of a track record, the only thing that would have been shocking is if Republicans had been able to find a decent, credible presidential candidate.