I’m told that, when all is said and done, there will be eighteen candidates for the GOP…. so I might have to scale back and only post when a MAJOR candidate throws his hat in the ring (like Jeb Bush, who has yet to do so).  Anyway, Rick Santorum is here:

Former senator Rick Santorum will once again seek the Republican presidential nomination, ABC News and the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

The former senator and House member is set to announce his candidacy at an event in Butler County, Pa., near his boyhood home, later today.

Santorum joins Mike Huckabee in having the Christian base, which isn’t as big as it was four years ago and isn’t likely to be a factor.  He’ll talk about things like same-sex marriage, whereas most of the serious heavy-hitting candidates would prefer to move on past that subject.

A flashback to four years ago…. and apologies in advance: