The Truffle

Li'l Ricky Santorum still hasn't figured out he's irrelevant. Neither has the National Review . Ricky is supporting the Mittster. Even though he kinda sorta admits that Romney isn't really a conservative--in fact, he's just pretending to be one. “I think Romney, when he decided to run, he’s a smart business guy, and he sort of got his team together and said, ‘What do I need to do to be the conservative candidate?’ and give me the checklist and see if I can check them off,” Santorum said. “And I think over the course of this campaign, you know, I saw the migration from the checklist to his head and from his head into his heart and I really believe that’s where he is today.” So...Ricky. You're going to knowingly support a pandering GOP moderate, instead of an actual conservative Republican ? Dude, there's a reason you were voted out of office. Anyhow, Santorum is even starring in a series of automated phone calls courtesy of the Romney campaign. He is ...

Take Li'l Ricky Santorum . A press conference was held at 1:30 this afternoon at the Philadelphia Inquirer to announce that it has added former Sen. Rick Santorum to its stable of columnists.... The story in the paper today includes: "Talking about the threat of Islamic terrorism is now Santorum's main occupation, though the Republican sounds laid-back these days. He is pitching a movie idea to Hollywood and laughed off speculation about a political comeback in Pennsylvania." The article explains that he has talked with "Hollywood producer Steve McEveety, who produced the Mel Gibson megahits 'Braveheart' and 'The Passion of the Christ,' on a movie idea that, naturally, has a terrorism element." Yo. Ricky. If Horrorwitz and Pipes won't speak up about MEK, perhaps you should. Right, Ricky? Erm...Ricky? ***cue sound of chirping crickets*** David Sirota notes the irony of a city paper in a Dem-leaning city hiring a disgraced wingnut as ...

"You know, Rudy, I can really, really help you in the fearmongering department. Can I work on your campaign, Rudy? Huh? Can I?" Rick Santorum is now playing Wingnut Nostradamus, predicting that there will be more terrorist attacks on America : Appearing on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, Santorum also hyped the necessity of "confronting Iran in the Middle East," and predicted that Giuliani, Romney and Fred Thompson would be the three surviving Republican candidates who would go head to head in the race for the nomination.... "Between now and November, a lot of things are going to happen, and I believe that by this time next year, the American public’s going to have a very different view of this war, and it will be because, I think, of some unfortunate events, that like we’re seeing unfold in the UK. But I think the American public’s going to have a very different view," said the former senator from Pennsylvania. Is Santorum expressing foreknowledge of some...

When Li'l Ricky's done making his movies, he might want to consider investing in one of these new contraptions. If his soon-to-be produced film output doesn't succeed in shaping the nature of our reality, maybe the Conserv-O-Meter will. Say, if Evil Bobby doesn't mind, why don't we test this contraption and see what we get? Rick Santorum (cling-clunk doop-zweek DING!) . Rick Santorum was elected during the Great Wave that Purified America in 1994. He was a champion of family values and personal integrity and all those other wonderful things that the newly elected GOP Congress promised when they were ordained by God's law to challenge the odious liberal rule of the Great Liar Clinton. Rick Santorum loved fetuses and hated sodomites, and for this, he had a disgusting sexual byproduct named after him. To compound the humiliation, he was voted out of office in 2006. Obviously, Pennsylvania voters did not recognize his outstanding moral character. His loss wa...

I know; I can't think of Santorum as an auteur , either. Anyway, Li'l Ricky is yet another ex-politician who will. not. go. away. Not only is he blathering on Fox News and leading a think tank program on "America's enemies," he's going into movies. You read that right. Movies. Specifically, two documentaries. Sadly, neither is called "Spreading Santorum." The first project, Santorum said, would explore the relationship between radical Islam and the radical leftists in various countries around the world, including Latin America. It would be about an hour in length. The second would be a longer, broader documentary that he said would aim to ''change the culture of America.'' He declined to go into specifics about the proposal. Gee, my heart's just pitter-pattering with excitement. How's Li'l Ricky hoping to "change the culture of America"? And what's this guy still doing in the public eye, anyway? Cen...

Last month, I mentioned Li'l Ricky is now heading a program at a right-wing think tank. The program is called "America's Enemies." I wonder if his new side job at Faux News is some sort of on-site research.

Li'l Ricky Santorum's got a new job at a think tank. He'll be working with a program called "America's Enemies." I guess this means he'll be following the activities of his former colleagues in the GOP-controlled Congress. Or maybe even tracking Rove and Cheney, yes?