When I think back to Santorum in the Senate, I remember this angry, sleazy, smarmy creature. He never smiled. He was always angry. Much of his anger, like now, was made up garbage. When I think back to that time, he blends together with George Allen, who was cut from the same cloth. If you can't remember back that far, think of Jon Kyl. Jon Kyl, while just as sleazy, is more sophisticated than those two. Santorum and Allen were more like frat boys minus the practical jokes. Condescending. And always lying.
When Santorum began his presidential bid, he seemed to have changed. The only times we actually saw him were during debates. He appeared so normal. Smiles came easily. He appeared friendly and even warm. He didn't shy away from comparing his views to his opponents, but the smarmy was gone.
Well, it's baaaaaack! When he realized that his views were winning the hearts and minds of the evangelicals, he doubled down. And each day it gets worse. First he was against contraception. Then he was against contraception even within marriage. Then he was against sex except for procreation. Is masturbation next? Can we no longer masturbate?
And he no longer smiles. His lips are taut and white. His posture is erect. He's really angry. He's angry because our president has the wrong theology. Our president wants women to make independent decisions about their bodies. Oh, noes!
The man has lost it. He's freakin' nuts. And if I hear one more pundit say that it's okay because it's authentic, I'm going to puke. Nuts and authentic are not the same thing. Just because a certifiably insane person spouts what we may think is crazy talk, doesn't mean that he/she doesn't believe what he/she is saying. But that doesn't negate the fact that he/she is insane.
Santorum may believe everything he says to the core of his being. But the man is running for president of the United States. We just came through eight years with a drug addict. Will the pundits convince people that what we really need in this country is a really sincere, authentic nutcase?
Please, somebody make this stop.