Britney Spear's Speculum: Newt should've dropped out to give santorum the momentum he needs. But he won't cuz he's selfish and Romney will win anyway.

Yeah, sociopaths aren't out for anyone but themselves by definition. After Gringrich's short run as "Not Romney" was over, he made it clear that his intention is now to inflict pain on Romney and the GOP for not recognizing his proper status as Definer of Civilization or whatever narcissistic, masturbatory nonsense he scribbles about himself in his free time.

logic523: Texas has a state law that prohibits alcohol sales before noon on Sundays. Cigarrettes? No problem. Nyquil? Here ya go. Beer? Get back in your pew you filthy heathen!

Massachusetts has the same law. You can't buy a bottle of champagne for your gay wedding or medicinal whiskey to go along with your mandatory health coverage before noon.

Weird.

MyRandomName: Almost every story is out the GOP competition is a negative, yet this wasn't the case when it was HIllary/Obama.

It's almost as if the GOP can't go a whole day without doing or saying something absolutely horrible, or something.

MyRandomName: Where were these stories when Obama/Hillary went at it for a long time on the campaign trail?

farking Memories. How do they work?

How any halfway educated literate American citizen in the 21st Century can even consider voting for a Mormon is astonishing and dismaying.

Just have a little look at the various Wiki entries on the LDS. Check out the history of lies, fraud, swindling, hoaxes, grand claims full of hot air. It's a nutty cult at best.

Of course, there's always Gore Vidal's comment about the US Presidency: he likens it to the role the Queen of England plays. They wheel her out to do a ceremonial performance on occasion; but she doesn't really exert any decision-making power.

Look at poor confused resentful Dubya. Could he have ordered up a nuclear strike on Russia? Told Wall Street or Big Oil or Big Pharma to step down? Highly unlikely.

And if he did, chances are there'd be an unfortunate 'accident' lurking for him.

MyRandomName: The MSM sure seems very concerned about the GOP race. Where were these stories when Obama/Hillary went at it for a long time on the campaign trail? Almost every story is out the GOP competition is a negative, yet this wasn't the case when it was HIllary/Obama.

There's no conspiracy. It's just the new reality of the never ending campaign. Governing is less important than continuously campaigning and raising money for the next election. More to the point, though, I think your fear that the media is treating Democrats and Republicans differently is unfounded. Right now, the Republicans (not the media) are spending millions of dollars attacking each other. When Hillary and Obama were running, they had a fairly clean and positive campaign. I remember positive campaigns based on hope and change and there not being two Americas, but a United States of America. I don't recall many attack ads. In fact, I think Obama's only "attack" ad was one in which his campaign quoted a newspaper article which said HIllary had run a negative ad. Pretty weaksauce compared to the vitriolic smears of today's Republicans.

dumbobruni: also, Nate Silver is still predicting a win for Santorum in Ohio, with 64% odds.

He does do well in the dumb-as-dogshiat midwest.

/resident of one of the newest member-states of the dumb-as-dogshiat midwest

DeltaPunch: So I just registered to vote in Ohio for the first time... should I cast a joke ballot for Santorum? Also, do I need to be a registered Republican to vote in the primary? (I forget what I registered as... either Dem. or Ind., if any)

Romney's been running for 6 or so years and the Party decided long ago that this year is his turn. Nothing can change that. So you should cast your vote for Santorum to drag out the lulz.