Oh, in stupid things of the week: Santorum Swept yesterday's non-binding business.

I'm not entirely sure if this says more about Santorum, The Midwest, or Mitt Romney.  There's a lot to unpack, but this graphic from ThinkProgress says quite a bit of it:

People in Romney's own party who even supported him last time around are less inclined to do so now. The more people know Romney, the less they seem to like him.

What to make of this? Well, for one thing, since yesterday's contests were for the most part for show, I wonder if the results were kind of for show as well, to demonstrate that social conservatism is alive and kicking and wants to be represented. On the other hand, the safest bet is: not romney not romney not romney was the rule of the day.

I really don't want to think that Santorum is a plausible GOP nominee, because low as my opinion is of the party right now, I can't believe anyone would think he's the best they could do. Here is a clip of him arguing with a parent about their child's medication.  No one has ever stayed up at night because they were worried they couldn't afford an iPad.  No one ever wondered if their kid would be okay on their own without an iPad. This blithering privileged boob just compared a schizophrenic young man's sanity and well-being to having a iPad! What the fuck? And here's another clip of Santorum pulling a factoid about euthanasia in the Netherlands out of his tight, sanctimonious ass (whilst also longing for the day when women had dangerous illegal abortions and died of sepsis and hemorrhage).

Honestly, GOP?  Santorum? Everything he says is stupid and bad!