re: #228 lawhawk

Because the clown bus needs another passenger, Rick Santorum is going all in.

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And next week we’re supposed to get George Pataki too? Seriously? George Pataki? Who the hell was advising him to run? Can anyone actually identify a single achievement from his terms in office? Yes, he defeated Mario Cuomo, but that’s going on 20+ years ago. But that’s it. Debt boomed under Pataki’s term, and the WTC rebuilding became a total mess because of his meddling.

Yeah, that’ll go over swell. And yet, with this field, Santorum and Pataki (and Joe the Plumber?) could think that they have a chance at winning the nomination. This is the weakest field of prospective candidates we’ve seen in a long time. The big field isn’t a sign that the GOP has a deep bench; it’s a sign that they’ve got a bunch of people who simply can’t break out of the signal to noise ratio and who are incapable of putting together a coherent vision for anything beyond taxes=evil; federal government=evil; abortion=evil; and Obama=evil.

To me, the crowded field demonstrates just how low the expectations are for a GOP presidential nominee. As long a candidate can rail against Obama, taxes and big government while professing a love for Jesus and family values they’re in. No knowledge of government or governing required. Drove your state’s economy into the dumper? No problem as long as you did it to lower taxes. No plan? No vision? The Lord will provide.

There are so many hopefuls because their party requires so little of them.