Whew...I was sweating whether the 2016 GOP presidential wannabes would
include a full bowl of nutcases, instead of just Cruz, Paul, et cetera...

My "prayers" have been answered:

Rick Santorum is running for president again — and says this time will
be different

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is running for president again,
but with a retooled message and hopes of appealing beyond his socially
conservative base. (Eric Gay/AP)
By Karen Tumulty December 9

Rick Santorum won primaries and caucuses in 11 states in 2012, coming in
a respectable second in the GOP presidential primary season. And
Republicans have a history of bestowing their nomination on the next guy
in line, usually an also-ran from the last contest.

Yet the former senator from Pennsylvania is rarely mentioned in the
already feverish pre-game 2016 chatter among the political commentariat
and the donor class.

That’s just the way he likes it. Or so he says.

“America loves an underdog. We’re definitely the underdog in this race,�
he said in an interview Tuesday. Santorum added that being
underestimated — again — “has given me a lot of latitude.�

His iconic sweater vests will likely make a return appearance. But
Santorum 2.0 will be a very different presidential campaign than the one
that came from almost nowhere to win the Iowa caucuses in an overtime
decision, he vows.

“I get the game,� Santorum said.

Snipped from today's Wash Post online.

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Let’s elect a gay black woman with a latino lover president,
if only for the possibility of provoking a right-wing mass suicide.