“And the election is kaput if Santorum is the nominee.”
I am afraid you’re right. Santorum has a voting record in the Senate that’s going to kill him if he makes it to the general. So he’s religious, BFD, we are not electing a Bishop. Supposedly Romney is religious also. Who cares, when it comes to running the country they both will suck!
In fact Mitt Romney is a Bishop, he was actually over Bishops, more of a Cardinal, it is a little amazing that it doesn't come up more, I'm sure it will if he wins the nomination.