Romney and Santorum aim for early May meeting

CNN ^ | 2-24-12 | borger

[VinL]

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are likely to meet in early May to discuss a Santorum endorsement, his role as a Romney surrogate and conservative policy issues, CNN has learned.

John Brabender, a senior strategist for the Santorum campaign, told CNN that Santorum's goal is to have a policy-oriented session in which he tries to find a "comfort level" about the role "social conservatives, tea party activists and blue collar Republicans will play in the campaign and in the Romney administration." Even so, he said, "we are not walking in there with a litmus test. This is meant to be a candid conversation."

The session will not be "a meeting to endorse (but) a meeting to talk about the endorsement and other maters," Brabender said. Senior aides tell CNN that eventually Santorum will endorse Mitt Romney, and

[skeeter]

Perhaps you are right, but its far more likely that will happen than its likely Newt will win the nomination.

Yes, I am grasping at straws.

[true believer forever]

You’re lucky you weren’t here for my direct response.

wow, I was just trying to lighten things up because you seem like a reasonable person...

Let me guess, another Santorum supporter with no sense of humor...

[rightly_dividing]

Ricky siphoned conservative votes away from Newt and will now sell them to Mitt. If Ricky was really a conservative he would throw all support to Newt and Newt would be within striking distance. We shall see what he is made of. The fact that he is taking so long to do something tells me he is negotiating for the best deal.

[skeeter]

Hmm, apparently your sense of humor is lacking somewhat, as well.

[true believer forever]

Ricky siphoned conservative votes away from Newt and will now sell them to Mitt. If Ricky was really a conservative he would throw all support to Newt and Newt would be within striking distance. We shall see what he is made of. The fact that he is taking so long to do something tells me he is negotiating for the best deal.

Negotiating... and trying to get his invoices in order so he'll know how much to charge Romney for his "endorsement"...