[Mark in the Old South]

Re: "Not supporting Santorum is no better than supporting Spectre. You'll be equally wrong."

I disagree with the supposition. One can make a "political calculation" not to support and fight again another day. I like Santorum and if I lived in PA I would most likely vote for him, but that does not change reality. PA is a democratic leaning state. Casey is prolife. Not all prolifers are Republican many are Democrats, stupid prolifers but go figure. Jews vote democrat and so do blacks but the DNC is poison to them but they just keep drinking the Kool-Aide. Some prolifers are the same and will vote Democrat first chance their conscious allows.

Do I like it, no but there are a lot of people in PA right now that are mad and Rick made them so. Some will remember. Now the question for the near future is will the GOP wake up in time for 06.

So far it doesn't look hopeful.

[ken5050]

It'll be a hard race, but if Santorummanages to pull it out against a pro-life Dem..the hard left lunatic fringe of the dem party will go apes**t..it could split the party..

[Soul Seeker]

If we are to speak about political calculations, Santorum made a calculation he felt was right. To support Spectre.

He is raked over the coals for it. Yet you suggest another calculation that would result in his loss from the Senate is acceptable. How is that any different? Seems we're right back where we started with my contention there is absolutely no difference. Equally wrong.

BTW, conservatives made a calculation in '92. 8 years of Clinton and his wife still in the background resulted. I refuse to stand aside while the same mistake is repeated.

From three Presidential elections I have followed I have learned three things.

1) You don't toss someone overboard because they failed once or twice to be replaced by a suspect unknown in the misguided assumption it will teach Republicans a lesson.

2) You don't nominate someone to run because they have paid their dues and it's their turn to run.

3) You don't assume your vote doesn't matter.

I've also learned from the Democrats that decades of unquestioned obeisance to a Party results in that party taking you for granted.

I am not in favor of supporting Reps no matter what. But neither will I embrace the mistake of '92. In Santorum's case I see conservatives intending to make the same mistake of '92, and it is not to be congratulated.