Hey, plaintalk, Santorum has been angling to get whatever he can out of this from the establishment system all along, not only from this presidential run, but from the time he became a career politician in high school.
That's exactly right...and those who know Santorum can say this without any reservations whatsoever.
He ran because he wanted to obtain as much face time with the public and others as possible. If that could be reached then he'd be set for offers in various positions of "stability" which is what he's seeking. It sure as heck wasn't about what he could do for the nation as he hasn't accomplished anything substantial to wear that.