That's obvious.
"In this context I thought that meant Rick Santorum was running for political office but I guess it really means soliciting funds and paying off debts."
Raising funds is part of a campaign. The FEC is very explicit about that, and the rules for doing so. That's the game in which Santorum is in at present, and consequently those are the rules and therefore the language by which he must abide. A "Suspended" campaign is placed in a certain legal status, which is different than an undeclared campaign or a campaign that has been concluded. It's no different than a person's dirver's license status which may be: 1) unlicensed, 2) learner's permit 3) fully licensed 4) restricted 5) suspended 6) revoked 7) expired.
If one has a revoked license but tells somebody their license is expired, they are being dishonest. You are the one that self-righteously demanded Rick be honest and forthright, and all Rick did was state the exact legal status into which he was placing his campaign. If he had stated he was going to wrap up and conclude his campaign he would have been lying.
"Is George Bush still campainging?"
I believe his campaign operations have been officially closed, but it's not uncommon for campaigns to solicit funds long after a race has been decided. IIRC, Hillary's campaign in 2008 remained active well into 2009 simply to raise funds to retire her campaign's debts. In order to do so, she would have been required to have kept her campaign in a "suspended" status during that timeframe with the FEC.
"Is World War Two over or is it just suspended? I'm just curious...."
Being that the axis powers formally (and legally) tendered their unconditional surrenders, it's over.
He says its a political "distinction" and is NOT legal. It gives wiggle room to get back in. In other words NOT ENTIRELY TRUTHFUL! It's clear continuing to solicit funds would be a technical status with the FEC but has nothing to do with whether they publicly say the are out of the race or not.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/10/11123553-with-santorum-out-what-suspending-a-campaign-means?lite