That, coupled with his lack of sense of proportion between societal ills and societal kills, leaves him a quart low in the common sense department. It's a huge red flag for me.
A freight train from hell is bearing down on us...and we're tied to the tracks. Rick is busy trying to untie the ropes...he doesn't think to use or carry a sharp knife.
He's not ready...and he doesn't have the instincts to take him to where he needs to be.
He's the opposite of say...Sarah. She has instincts and vision in spades. And she has a sharp knife and isn't afraid to use it.
You either "have it," or you don't.
So the media instead plays with Santorum like a cat with a mouse--flipping him up in the air at their pleasure.
Grrr. Bearing=baring. :-/