I get Christmas cards from several politicians–this is no big deal, as these folks mail out tens of thousands of cards every year. (They aren’t individually signed, of course.) Anyway, yesterday I recieved one from Bob Casey, the Democrat running against Sen. Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania. (It was mailed on Dec. 23 to NR’s NYC office, and rerouted to me in DC.) I wrote about Casey for NRODT last fall, and the article made the point that although Casey and Santorum are both pro-life, pro-lifers would be foolish to think Casey’s election over Santorum would serve their cause. Yet I’m still on the guy’s Christmas card list. I must say, that’s impressive outreach. I don’t want to sound like I’m carping when I note that Santorum hasn’t wished me so much as a Happy New Year–I’m sure he hopes I have a good 2006–but I am truly impressed with the diligence of the Casey operation. Having covered political campaigns for a while now, I’ve learned that little steps such as this may seem insignificant but they are often signs of genuine political health. That’s good news for Casey, bad news for Santorum.