Did Santorum Surge or Crap Out?

Remember "Santorum Salad?"

Today's headlines were screaming about Santorum surging all over Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado, leaving Romney's inevitable nominee status in limbo.   But  there's more to the story.  Thanks to some insightful political analysis from LC Reader Ray (OK, he sent me an article from NPR), things might look a bit flaccid for Santorum after all.  It turns out that no delegates were chosen or committed or bound in any of the three states.  Further, the turnout was tiny - 6% in Missouri, less in Minnesota, and only 2% in Colorado.  Actually, this makes sense when you consider that the votes were largely meaningless.  Republicans in St. Louis, KC, the Twin Cities and Denver stayed home because they had better things to do.  It was Colorado Springs and the MO/MN redneck belts that put out for Santorum.   The folks who showed up for at the polls were the pissed-at-Komen's-cave crowd. 

Part of me wanted to rejoice at Santorum's Heartland spurt because surely Obama could win in a landslide against that looser.  However, this was tempered by the fact that we are one economic downturn away from a White House shuffle.  One sneeze in Greece and the GOP nominee will win.  If you can imagine President Santorum, then President Romney doesn't seem so bad.  Hell, President Gingrich doesn't seem so bad compared to that dumb fanatic Santorum.  Face it, Obama is vulnerable and Romney is the only Republican who might not be an absolute disaster for the United States and the World.  I believe Obama will win, but we cannot risk a Santorum nomination.  That would be too close.  I hope Romney is the GOP nominee.  Then I hope he looses.