I don't admire many politicians, but Rick Santorum is one of the exceptions. Not only is he a devoted father of 6, always a good thing, but Santorum is one of the few politicians who see the current international and social battles in context instead of as isolated conflicts. He sees the battle for traditional marriage as a stop to the decent of our nation into complete selfishness. He sees the conflict in Iraq as one of the theaters in a clash of civilizations, which is the reason he compared Iraq to the archetypical war in The Lord of the Rings.

Everytime I've heard him on the radio, he has been an eloquent spokesman for my pro-Western and Catholic worldview. I wonder what he did to upset the Pennsylvania voters?