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Subscribe to RSSRepublican Sen. Rick Santorum took the next step in his likely campaign for president by today announcing the formation of an exploratory committee. The former Republican senator had previously only formed a "testing the waters committee."
Santorum's announcement comes just two days before the first Republican presidential debate hosted by FOX News and the South Carolina Republican Party -- which requires its participants to have formed exploratory committees before the debate.
"I filed today for an exploratory committee. I'm not announced for president, but basically I'm in the position now where I can participate in the FOX debate," Santorum told Sean Hannity on his radio program.
The May 5 debate in Greenville, SC will include other potential candidates in addition to Santorum -- like former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and businessman Herman Cain.
Santorum's radio interview later turned to the death of Osama bin Laden. While Santorum gave the president credit for making the call, he also was critical saying that President Obama "should give credit to the person he got the information from -- and that's George W. Bush."
But as NBC's Michael Isikoff reported, while some current and former U.S. officials "credited those interrogations [during the Bush administration] with producing the big break in the case, others countered that they failed to produce what turned out to be the most crucial piece of intelligence of all: the identity and whereabouts of the most important figure in bin Laden courier's network."
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Here's a man who annoyed me thoroughly when I lived in Pittsburgh - and one who couldn't hope to win my vote even if the integrity of the space-time continuum depended upon it.
Wouldn't vote for anyone with that name anyway. Not a good visual for me but do you have some credible sources of what his accomplishment or mishaps were in Pennsylvania? Just curious.
How about a 20 point loss in the election? Seems the voters had the right idea and got rid of him... even for PA he was a nutcase... but then all the GOP has to be to appeal to the Conservative southern fringe created by the Nixon plan... the south shall rise again... right now they are trying to get it so nobody can vote (helped by the Koch owned Supreme Court) without zillions of proofs of ID (trying to stamp out illegal voting.. which really doesn't seem to exist).... go GOP... you're toast in 2012
He won`t get my vote either, can`t even give a compliment without turning it around. Of course I will never vote repugnant ever again. They have showed their true colors to me especially this past year and they are truly ugly colors.
Don't worry, By the time he sets up his Formal Exploratory Committee, his OK, I Think I'm Running Now Committee, and his How Do I Do These Debate Thingers Committee, he'll be too busy to round up enough voters to avoid forming a Committee to Spend More Time With My Family.
If he becomes POTUS, though, do expect a Cabinet Making Committee, a Committee on the Cabinet, a Committee on the Committee on the Cabinet, and a Committee on the Popcorn I Ate With Taxpayer Dollars While Watching That One Romantic Comedy With That Girl From Friends.
No fear, he cannot beat President Obama on his best day. I do not see anybody so far from the GOP that can beat President Obama as it stands today. We still have a long way to go until 2012 and that is a long time in politics.
It's more Santorum's astronomical arrogance that annoys.
List of the audience members since no one has definitely said they were running: JON HUNTSMAN, NEWT GINGRICH, DONALD TRUMP, RUDY GIULIANI, MITT ROMNEY, SARAH PALIN, TIM PAWLENTY, MIKE HUCKABEE, Ron Paul, Gary Johnson, Herman Cain and RICK SANTORUM. Actually this "Bin Ladin" affair has sent shock waves through these possibles and the "GameChanger" will make them think hard and long since none of them stands any chance of winning against President Obama!
I kinda like the idea of him throwing his hat in the ring. Just to show the world what a little weasel he is. It might be fun to watch another one bite the dust.
OKOK--Rick is annoyingly and amazingly stupid, shallow, intellectually ?) rigid, and has the fundamentalist religious thing downpat. Sound like he will fit right in don't it?
Jennifer-- i am reporting you to the committee to save the good name of weasels.
LOL
lol .. ok ... and ..
Say it isn't so
...and if the little weasel runs, Obama will eat his lunch. Weak little Santorum will pee his pants. As far as Santorum giving the credit to GW Bush, I think everyone should go back and listen to what GW said in 2002 about his ex business associate bin Laden.
Just watch...this guy could be the one to lose to Obama in 2012! The GOP won't put up a serious candidate this round...they'll wait till 2016 when they actually have a chance.
GOOGLE Santorum!!!
Ben...
[GOOGLE Santorum!!!]
...that's just...wrong...LOL...and just when I was eating breakfast...
If Santorum says Bush gave the information about Bin Laden to Obama, why hadn't Bush taken care of the matter before he left office. What was he waiting for?
OMG i did goggle Santourm !
I think Obama will win 2012 because once again the republicans have no one. Not one of them are willing to go balls out. The only thing I can hope for is the republicans/ tea party, independents take both the house and senate. At lease than we can reduce the damage that Obama can do.
He will go full force after the election, nothing to stop him. Cant blame him for that, its like California all over again.
You know what they say, As California goes, so goes the nation. Big trouble, big!
The GOP has big problems...problems that have HAIR on them...if this is what they trot out as a presidential candidate.
Santorum is fruitcake who brought his dead baby home to "introduce" to his family, and pose for pictures with the dead infant...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61804-2005Apr17.html
Now c'mon...you gotta admit that this is creepy, even by Teabagger standards.
I really think the Republicans know that they are going to have a hard time winning and that is why these crazies are all coming to the surface. They will put a serious candidate in the following election. Right now they don't want to show their hand.