I've been reading everything...

...I can get my hands cursor on this morning about Rick Santorum and his recent surge in the polls. (Must be that sweater vest.)

Could the former senator from Pennsylvania actually come in third in the Iowa Caucuses next Tuesday? Could he come in second? Could he win?

I could see three viable candidates emerging from Iowa next week: Mitt Romney, the establishment choice; Ron Paul, the libertarian; and a Ronald Reagan-type who's conservative on economics, foreign policy and "values."

Maybe that last one is Santorum.

P. S. I should have listened to my mother (my one-person focus group); she's been speaking favorably of Santorum for a while now.