If Santorum gets the nomination, he would be signing his death warrant as a winning presidential candidate if he chooses Romney as his VP. He or Newt better be really careful who they pick for their running mate.
I think she was saying that Rick might have made a deal to be Romney’s V.P. I wouldn’t put it past him at all. Rick does seem more willing to set principle aside when it’s convenient. But I believe that Rick has been more clearly kinder to Newt than Romney and there is a suspicion that they may have made a deal (just as Romney and Paul seem to have made a deal). I still see it as more likely Newt and Rick team up at the convention to combine their delegates and if Rick did become the winner in the primary, I think it’s likely he would pick Newt as his V.P. (as the Cheney-like wise conservative elder figure).
I don’t really agree with the attacks on Rick. I think he’s Newt-lite, which is better than most of our other alternatives, but clearly not as good as Newt. Unfortunately, even though Rick’s likable, has more values I agree with, and seems tough enough to defend those values, his proposals pale in comparison to Newt’s and it would be a stretch to even call them “reform.”