[detective]

“For a candidate seeking to be the conservative standard-bearer in the election, it is perhaps not the worst thing to be caught on tape cursing out a reporter from a mainstream newspaper.”

Calling out a lying NYT punk reporter was the best thing Santorum could have done. It was great to see Santorum call that lying punk a liar straight to his face. Even Sarah Palin applauded Santorum for it.

I was getting tired of Santorum’s inability to confront the constant lies he faced from the MSM.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

That outburst played well with certain hard core conservatives, but on a professional level, it had a disastrous effect.

Don't forget that about 70% if the population are apolitical. And the press will use it against him to present him as over emotional and unstable.

Newt has called the press out also, but he has done so in a way that still retains his cool, reserved and dignified position. Newt is a master at making such controversial incidents work out in his favor.

Santorum simply came across as whiny, petty and seriously lacking in self control. He simply does not have what it takes to be Presidential.