I’m not going to re-fight this battle. You won and a great defender of human rights is no longer in the Senate. Congrats.

I’m a huge Pat Toomey fan and would love him in the Senate. I’m also the gal who started the (failed!) campaign to get Senate Republicans to prevent Arlen Specter from taking the reins of the judiciary committee. Santorum supported the other Republican from Pennsylvania, it was annoying to watch but understandable. And Specter supported Santorum in return, and Specter was even occasionally reasonable in ways he otherwise might not have been in the Senate because of the Keystone alliance.

I also might add: We’re talking about the presidency, and now. There’s no point in dismissing him — and all you agree with him on — for a pragmatic political choice he made during another election that you disagree with.