Lord help those headline writers.
In related news, I have a bone to pick with the nine or ten of you Iowans who maliciously changed your vote to kill my perfect record of prognostification. The spaghetti monster saw. The spaghetti monster always sees.
***Update***
First comment wins thread.
I’m told that Google News this morning went with “Santorum is a solid #2”.
Zagloba
I’m told that Google News this morning went with “Santorum is a solid #2”.
Elizabelle
No coffee drinking on this thread.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
Yes but everyone expects Santorum to drop sooner or later.
Schlemizel
When I am named Ruler For Life one of my first official acts will be to grant Knighthood to Dan Savage.
Yes, Knighthood! I’m going to have an official sword forged and perform the investitures on the Portico steps of the White House.
Jerzy Russian
@Zagloba:
That one has to be intentional, in which case perhaps there is a glimmer of hope for our press corpse.
dmsilev
Some news outlets have no sense of humor. Best I could find on the NY Times site was “Santorum’s Lean Operation Yields Strong Result”. WaPo is a bit better with “Santorum hopes to build on Iowa surge”.
MattF
I think there’s a good case here for a one-time Nobel Prize to Dan Savage for Search Engine Optimization. Srsly.
nastybrutishntall
But they say Santorum is good on the stump. Which opens up all kinds of possibilities: GOP voters look and see #2 Santorum, but still want more. It could be a squeaker.
dmsilev
The Guardian:
Yes, that’s the headline and subhead. Why can’t we have things like this over here?
amk
More sexual innuendo.
romney and santorum locked in dead heat.
I am done.
kindness
Honestly, did anyone expect anyone to suggest the election results as ‘Romney wrestles with Sanitorum in a frothy mix’?
Maude
The AP Headline of the morning, Gingrich high tails it out of Iowa.
Nemesis
“Santorums cum from behind
rearnear miss delivers painful blow to gop elites”“Santorum enjoys #2 position with Iowa caucuses”
Santorum on caucuses: “You have to know how to work ’em”
Santorum on the race: “The end is in sight and the race is wide open”
“In final hard push, Willard wins with eight”
Waldo
Santorum everywhere, but Romney cleans up in the end
Ken
@dmsilev: We also don’t get the “page three girls,” which is odd considering how many newspapers Murdoch owns.
Julia Grey
Americans are such prudes.
“No sex please, we’re British,” has somehow morphed into, “We’re British, so show us your tits!”
kerFuFFler
Eagerly awaiting a rabidly aggressive screed where Santorum foams at the mouth….
Hawes
Google is just fucking with us. There is nothing solid about #2 when Santorum is involved.
nevsky42
Watch out, kids! That Santorum is hot!
Brutusettu
I never really watched much of Rick Santorum talking…
But after seeing some of his speeches, seeing the way he carries himself, and being aware that teh gays are on his mind a lot, I think he should never play a drinking game with Michelle Bachmann’s husband while the 2 of them are alone and not expect some santorum. Just sayin’.
Jay in Oregon
I dunno about anyone else, but the whole “Santorum salad” thing has just about ruined chicken salad for me.
I mean, look at this picture! LOOK AT IT!
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/3354
MTiffany
If the emergence of santorum is expected, find a different partner (unless that’s your thing…)
cursorial
Something in the air? The smell of Santorum catching fire!
28 Percent
Well hippity hop hop, look at Frothy go!
Tim F.
@Jay in Oregon: Also tossed salad for that matter.
rufflesinc
“Mitt Romney finally topping Rick Santorum”
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/04/9945883-first-thoughts-what-we-learned-from-last-night
handsmile
Having won top dog in Sullivan’s 2011 Moore Award voting, Dan Savage must be very content that his Man-on-Dog candidate came so close behind the Mormon.
opium4themasses
“Caucuses cause Santorum Surge.”
NCSteve
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2012/01/santorum_hopes_come-from-behin.html
I swear Avelon at Daily Beast had a “Santorum comes from behind” in his story this morning and the scrubbed it (which you would if knew about it, wouldn’t you?)
Nate
I have it on good authority that catholic.org led this morning with “Santorum comes from behind”.
Which is really un-selfaware in a way that only an organization that covers up pedophilia can achieve.
Elias
Nate, Catholic.org still has “Santorum comes from behind” up.
Also too, “Romney, Santorum on top” (CNN)
“Santorum benefits from evangelical surge” (CNN)
“McCain backs Romney after Santorum’s surge” (NYT)
“Santorum, the morning after” (WaPo)
suthrnboy
Chicago Tonight chose to go with “Santorum gains steam.” I was extremely proud of them!
Dick Cheney
Tim F.,
I’m the guy who filled out those fake ballots and killed your perfect record. You didn’t think we were counting the ballots at my undisclosed location because we thought the establishment candidate was going to win, did you?
Go Santorum yourself.