Allow us to translate Rick Santorum's underlying message from a Monday night "conference call":
"Waaaaa!" "WAAAAAAAAAA!" And "Send money now! Operators are standing by!"
Mr. Santorum, his hubris no less obnoxious in the "suspension" phase of his presidential campaign as it was in phase active, refused to endorse presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
The sore loser hasn't even had the courtesy to call Mr. Romney. Ever in need of vanity-feeding, Santorum said he'll do nothing to dissuade voters in next week's Pennsylvania primary from casting their ballots for -- cue the timpani -- HIM!
Santorum even sees himself as a force to be reckoned with -- "Send money now!" -- as the GOP heads into the Tampa convention. No doubt Santorum will push for platform inclusion of his theocratic conservatism. Whatever. "Platforms" today mean about as much as the Constitution does to liberals.
And no, no, no, no, Santorum insisted, a lack of money (i.e., support) was only a "very, very small piece of the story" (i.e., his political failure). So what's the story⢠When Santorum couldn't convince Newt Gingrich to drop out, he lacked a "coalition" (i.e., support) of conservatives to win.
Thanks for clearing that up, Rick.
But, "Stay tuned," Santorum said. He's going to form an organization to advance his goals and work to elect the like-minded.
"Waaaaaaa! Send money now! Operators are standing by!"
