The Last Man Standing
Brian Ward ·
January 4, 2012 at 6:21am
Separated at Birth, Rick Santorum winning the 2012 GOP Iowa Caucus (non-Romney Division).
And Steven Bradbury winning the 2002 Olympic gold medal in the 1000m short track speed skating event.
Playing the supporting roles of the guys doing the self-generated pratfalls, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, and Newt Gingrich.
Congratulations Rick, you're two more implosions away from the nomination.
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Jul '10
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Brian:
Absolutely fantastic analogy!!! Thanks for sharing it. I'm going to try to commit Steven Bradbury's name to memory. I have a feeling that that race applies to lots of situations in life.
What's maybe most interesting about the race, Bradbury actually foresaw (or at least thought there was a good chance) that two or more competitors in the race would crash. The way he won was actually part of his plan!
Was the same true of Santorum?
Dec '10
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I'm glad Santorum put in a good showing. Good for him. But, I'm coming around to the notion that Romney is inevitable -- not that I like it or believe he's the best choice to put up against Obama.
Have you read Kevin Williamson's Repo Men at NRO, or KP's post on the Member Feed? Follow the money, gents. Wall Street wants Romney and it has the deepest pockets.
Sep '10
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Western Chauvinist: I'm glad Santorum put in a good showing. Good for him. But, I'm coming around to the notion that Romney is inevitable -- not that I like it or believe he's the best choice to put up against Obama.
Have you read Kevin Williamson's Repo Men at NRO, or KP's post on the Member Feed? Follow the money, gents. Wall Street wants Romney and it has the deepest pockets. · Jan 4 at 5:32am
Yay.
Dec '10
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If I'm Rick Santorum today, I'm going to be playing up the 'deep pockets' analogy to the hilt. After Caingate, Bachmangate, Gingrichgate, Perrygate, and the apparently unstoppable and inevitable "March of the 25%," the worst most people can say about Rick Santorum seems to be that he doesn't have the money to go on. If I were he (former English 101 instructor coming to the fore), I'd wear that as a badge of honor.
My bumper sticker--Rick Santorum: not rich enough to be President!
Probably true. But kind of sad.
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She: If I'm Rick Santorum today, I'm going to be playing up the 'deep pockets' analogy to the hilt. After Caingate, Bachmangate, Gingrichgate, Perrygate, and the apparently unstoppable and inevitable "March of the 25%," the worst most people can say about Rick Santorum seems to be that he doesn't have the money to go on. If I were he (former English 101 instructor coming to the fore), I'd wear that as a badge of honor.
My bumper sticker--Rick Santorum: not rich enough to be President!
Probably true. But kind of sad. · Jan 4 at 8:06am
The "march of the 25%" is hilarious. Good one.
Dec '10
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She: If I'm Rick Santorum today, I'm going to be playing up the 'deep pockets' analogy to the hilt. After Caingate, Bachmangate, Gingrichgate, Perrygate, and the apparently unstoppable and inevitable "March of the 25%," the worst most people can say about Rick Santorum seems to be that he doesn't have the money to go on. If I were he (former English 101 instructor coming to the fore), I'd wear that as a badge of honor.
My bumper sticker--Rick Santorum: not rich enough to be President!
Probably true. But kind of sad. · Jan 4 at 8:06am
Agreed. It's Santorum's best strategy, although I think he'll be helped money-wise as the field narrows. I know I've been withholding any donations until the most likely non-Romney becomes apparent. I'll volunteer hours too as this process unfolds.
That said, I've decided I'll go all in for Romney once he wins the nomination. We've got to beat Obama. There's nothing like competition to produce excellence though, so in order to improve candidate Romney, I'll support the non-Romney until the last moment.
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Tim Groseclose: Brian:
Absolutely fantastic analogy!!! Thanks for sharing it. I'm going to try to commit Steven Bradbury's name to memory. I have a feeling that that race applies to lots of situations in life.
Thanks Tim. The Bradbury Maneuver also provides a convenient new alibi for underachievement. I was holding back, expecting the people out front to crash and burn.
Apr '11
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Mollie Hemingway, Ed.
She: If I'm Rick Santorum today, I'm going to be playing up the 'deep pockets' analogy to the hilt. After Caingate, Bachmangate, Gingrichgate, Perrygate, and the apparently unstoppable and inevitable "March of the 25%," the worst most people can say about Rick Santorum seems to be that he doesn't have the money to go on. If I were he (former English 101 instructor coming to the fore), I'd wear that as a badge of honor.
My bumper sticker--Rick Santorum: not rich enough to be President!
Probably true. But kind of sad. · Jan 4 at 8:06am
The "march of the 25%" is hilarious. Good one. · Jan 4 at 8:15am
It only works for one week more, though. Last time, Mitt went all in on Iowa, and got 25%. This time he barely campaigned there and got the same. He campaigned in New Hampshire. I ain't gonna be no three way tie, and it's not going to be his 2008 score.