[napscoordinator]

That is so true. I was thrilled that Ryan was chosen but he does seem to be a ghost except for the announcement that he agrees with gays in the military. I just don’t understand why he is not slamming Obama every minute and instead seems to be saying he agrees with Obama on certain issues. Very weird election AGAIN. I feel like such a jerk for slamming Newt all those months during the primary. I wanted Santorum so bad that I helped let the worst guy in. If we could have Newt with Santorum as VP or even Ryan as VP, this election would turn out very differently. Lost opportunity again!

[Alberta's Child]

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but neither Rick Santorum nor Newt Gingrich would have been a winning GOP candidate. Santorum comes across as a decent guy but wouldn't even be able to win his own state. And Gingrich just crawled out from under a rock after almost 15 years out of politics to run in the GOP primary this year. It turns out he spent most of those 15 years working as a hack Beltway lobbyist, which means he is part of the problem and therefore would be an abysmal candidate.

In the immortal words of one wag from Don Imus' radio show: "Jerry Sandusky will be a special guest on Sesame Street before Newt Gingrich is ever elected president."