Santorum Has Pennsylvania's "Mainstream Republicans' Seeing Red

The GOP group is upset that Santorum is backing 'moderate' Sen. Arlen Specter in his re-election bid and not the conservative candidate Rep. Pat Toomey.

They're calling Santorum a 'sellout' and warn he will 'lose more than he gains' by endorsing Specter. Their feelings are hurt that he would turn his back on them after they went to the mat for him regarding his anti-gay remarks.

What a stretch. It's not as if Santorum was in danger of losing their support when he made those offensive statements. The only time you lose that is when you disagree with them. Did their support help him through the crisis? I don't think so. It didn't change anyone's perception of the GOP as an anti-gay rights party and as far as the WH goes, they don't seek counsel when making decisions about who to cut loose.