Santorum Appears To Be Toast

This is good (from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette):

Before every election, the Post-Gazette routinely sends letters to the candidates seeking material for the Voters Guide. Back in March, as part of that process for the primary, the newspaper sent a letter to Rick Santorum at his home address, at least the one that he claims. Back from Penn Hills came the letter with a sticker from the U.S. Postal Service checked as "Not Deliverable As Addressed -- Unable To Forward."

That is all you need to know about the nasty dispute between the Republican Sen. Santorum and his Democratic opponent, Bob Casey Jr., in the November election. The whole thing is rooted in one inconvenient fact for Sen. Santorum: He doesn't live here anymore.

This is not to say that he doesn't visit Penn Hills from time to time. But while he may meet the legal requirements for residency, his home is in Virginia with his wife and children. This is well-known and it has been for quite a while. Indeed, it was at the heart of the objection by some Penn Hills residents to the local school district paying for the senator's children to be enrolled in a cyber charter school. The theory was that -- let us emphasize it again because it is central to the current problem -- he doesn't live here anymore.

Latest poll numbers (via Political Wire): "A new Rasmussen Reports poll in Pennsylvania shows Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) falling further behind in his race for re-election. Bob Casey (D) now leads Santorum 56% to 33%."

I couldn't be happier. I dislike Santorum even more than I dislike Bill Frist (but not as much as I dislike the traitorous Pat Roberts).