ok pass the kleenex-Santorum not, i repeat not running for president

[AlCzervik]

Posted on Fri, Nov. 17, 2006
Santorum: No oval office run
Some backers sought an '08 campaign, but he said: "Absolutely, positively not."
By Carrie Budoff
Inquirer Staff Writer
Don't expect to see Sen. Rick Santorum's name on the 2008 presidential ballot.

"Absolutely, positively not. Absolutely not," Santorum said yesterday on The Michael Smerconish Show on WPHT-AM (1210). "My wife would throw me out of the house if I do anything in '08."

Even though he lost his Senate seat last week by 18 points to Democrat Bob Casey Jr., some supporters hoped he would still fill the social conservative niche on the Republican ticket.

William J. Bennett, the former U.S. secretary of education and national drug czar, had predicted a "draft Rick Santorum" movement, citing a lack of conservatism on the part of the current GOP front-runners, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Bloggers hashed out the possibility over the last week, too, posting commentary under headlines like "Rick Santorum for President!"

One online betting Web site listed his odds at 18-to-1, better than former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, but longer than Giuliani, McCain, or Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

"I've told you that like 10 times," Santorum said yesterday in a brief phone call.

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[LynneSin]

1. When your own state rejects you by 20pts over the challenger

It's best to perhaps find a new career choice

[AlCzervik]

3. i read the funniest article about him about a month before he lost

the headloine was basically "People don't like Santorum personally." i thought that was hilarious.

[beachmom]

2. Now I'm just waiting for the same message from Allen, and

the success of the midterm elections will be complete.

[Richard Steele]

4. That headline starts out SCARY: "ok pass the kleenex-Santorum..."

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

6. it's right next to his big bottle of hand cream.

:o "Some people say"

[gauguin57]

5. But Glenn Beck said the other night that the public will eventually realize Ricky was right ...

... about all the terrorists -- ones we don't even know about now -- coming to GET US. Glenn says we're all gonna come begging Rick to run for president, because he was right and we were wrong. (I only listened to the Glenn-ster's radio show because it was a night when sad freepers were calling in to cry about the election, which I enjoyed!)

Ricky ain't gonna run for prexy -- not when there's billions to be made on K Street.

As a Pennsylvanian, I'm just glad this guy is almost GONE GONE GONE!

[Red Zelda]

7. "My wife would throw me out of the house"

Would that be the house in Penn Hills or the one in Virginia?

[sinkingfeeling]

8. It's so very sad, isn't it?