And, no, the other two choices are NOT "just fine". With Bachmann and Cain gone, Santorum is the last decent conservative standing. Can't trust Perry or Newt and both of 'em would lousy candidates against Obama in the general election (albeit for opposite reasons -- Perry's a clean-cut family man but a doofus on the campaign trail, Newt's slick and polished on the campaign trail but a slimeball in private and has endless skeletons in his closet)
“With Bachmann and Cain gone, Santorum is the last decent conservative standing.”
That is completely true. Rick Santorum, though not flawless, is our only shot at stopping Romney. Romney will win New Hampshire, but if we’re lucky, he’ll fall short of expectations. The big danger is that in South Carolina, the conservative vote will be divided, enabling Romney to slip by with a low plurality.