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Monday, October 1, 2007

Santorum Leaks Possible Run

posted by on October 1 at 15:00 PM

Eww.

The former Pennsylvania GOP senator, trounced in his re-election bid last year by seldom-seen Democrat Bob Casey Jr., apparently has grown weary of beating the drums about the ongoing terrorist threat as a senior fellow with the Washington-based Ethics and Public Policy Center.

The American Spectator reported last week that Santorum is seriously mulling a run for governor in 2010, when the race will be wide open. Term limits will force current Gov. Ed Rendell from seeking a third term.

Rick Santorum isn’t going to let a little thing like losing a state-wide vote by nearly 20 percentage points stop him from running for governor. But the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review points out that Santorum’s residency would be an issue:

…a Santorum gubernatorial bid is dependent on the Virginia resident being agreeable to actually living in Pennsylvania again. When he was a senator, you may recall, he found that idea abhorrent.

Please run, Rick, please, please, please!

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After moving up to Delaware from Texas and spending quite a bit of time in Philadelphia, I have to say the idea of Gov. Santorum is absolutely horrid. I have to say that there's something about hanging out in a gay bar and having Gov. Rendell stroll through for a little meet-and-greet.

Get more Santorum...here...

http://www.spreadingsantorum.com

Posted by cunei4m | October 1, 2007 3:09 PM
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May I just say that the headline on this post is pure genius. Yuck.

Posted by dot | October 1, 2007 3:27 PM
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I wish he'd run for prez.

Posted by misty Brown | October 1, 2007 3:32 PM
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It'd be funny, because he'd get slaughtered again.

Posted by Gitai | October 1, 2007 4:00 PM
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I can just see the Democratic convention-goers in Pennsylvania all wearing spreadingsantorum.com t-shirts. Extraugly.com won't better start another run (har!) on those shirts.

Posted by Paul | October 1, 2007 4:18 PM
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Think of all those unsold t-shirts yearning to be free, Rick!

Posted by Will in Seattle | October 1, 2007 4:24 PM
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Maybe he doesn't like having to pay for the perks to which he's become accustomed. He gets them gratis as a government official.

But wait, don't senators who serve a couple of terms get a fabulous yearly stipend after leaving? So, it must be power he wants .


Posted by Bauhaus | October 1, 2007 5:00 PM
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Shag carpet, mood jewelry, padded shoulders, Grunge and Rick Santorum. All things that should never come back, even for laffs.

Posted by Boomer in NYC | October 1, 2007 5:08 PM
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I still like Grunge. And shag carpet is nice for ... um ... recreational things.

Posted by Will in Seattle | October 1, 2007 5:26 PM
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I for one am looking forward to running Santorum. I'd happily buy that T-shirt.

Posted by ooo dah lah li | October 1, 2007 5:30 PM
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Why should he wait so long to run for office? He might be missing a golden (brown) opportunity here.

Isn't James Dobson looking for a third party conservative Christian candidate for President?

Posted by Jim | October 1, 2007 11:01 PM
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