http://www.boston.com/news/politics/arti...ntial_campaign/

Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday, ending a dogged and increasingly Quixotic crusade to emerge as his party’s conservative champion and effectively handing the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney.

I was surprised it didn't make that much news. More of an afterthought, the news I saw. It was a rather Quixotic campaign, a good way to describe it.

Just curious but what if Mitt picked him for VP? I know it'd be weird but no more than RR picking GHW Bush Sr in 1980 after Bush called Reagan's economics "voo doo" economiics !! ... AND Reagan told Bush at a news conference during the primaries "to sit down and shut up" (over Bush protesting the inclusion of John Anderson to the event).

Santorum as VP might placate some of the TP-evangelical base and make Mitt more pallitable (If that's possible). Couldn't be as bad as Palin for VP. But on the other hand, it was Rick that really POed many women voters with his abortion and contraception stand.

Just some random thoughts.

I think the VP options are down to Rubio or Ryan. He needs creds among Hispanics and hardcore fiscal conservatives, but I don't see anyone that can give him both.

I predict Romney will choose Nikki Haley.

The gender gap, ethnic diversity, Tea Party and "Southern strategy" issues addressed all in one far-right Palinesque candidate who is currently a FoxNews darling.

Then why is she standing to his far left?

But she is three paces behind him.

I'm sure glad she KNOWS HER place !!

That would be a good choice garyW - so long as she understands that she will have no abortion and contraception rights.

Really she is a good pick - Suspect he would pick Kane to balance the color pallet so to speak.

Two duds as candidates in the 2012 election.Really a pathetic choice for the Republicans.Let Romney at least pick perhaps Rubio who has zest and a personality not Haley a mean and arrogant person.