by Patrick Appel
That's how Larison describes Santorum:
Santorum is the perfect example of what Romney has worked so hard not to be for the last seven years. No one doubts that Santorum really believes what he says. No one doubts that he would keep saying the same things no matter how many voters he alienates in the process. Almost everyone understands that this is why he lost by one of the biggest margins of defeat of any incumbent Senator ever. Romney may be overly sensitive to what other people want to hear, but for a politician that is less of a flaw than Santorum’s complete obliviousness on certain issues.