I watched Rick Santorum...

...on Meet the Press this weekend and, if nothing else, he sure comes across as authentic. As a pragmatic progressive, or progressive pragmatist -- I can never remember which -- I have to say that, even though I probably disagree with Santorum on everything, I was almost tempted to say: Here's a decent man. (And then I remembered that he hates gay people. Never mind.)

Whatever happens in Iowa tonight, Rick Santorum will offer an interesting contrast to that ultimate chameleon, Mitt Romney.