santorum going down

Like the rest of the ruling party, Santorum is being forced to more and more dire and extreme public statements in order not just to gain traction in a race that's slipping away from him but just to get attention from the press. The NEW YORK TIMES ran a front-page story Tuesday on the Pennsylvania race, centering on the tough road Santorum's got in this last week--he's down 16 points in the latest poll out of Temple U.

I'm feeling confident about this race, finally. Man, it'll be nice to see Santorum slink home--or, more accurately, slink over to downtown Washington where he'll cash in big working consulting or lobbying.