Team Obama sharpening their knives for Santorum

Stacy McCain lets us know that Team Obama is taking Santorum seriously enough to start digging up dirt on him. And,as I have said before this will be the most divisive, negative Democratic campaign ever! So, get ready folks,the Democrats do not give up power easily

Do you remember the scene in the original Rocky, when one of Apollo Creed’s handlers points out that this luckless no-name Philly palooka is a southpaw? Left-handed boxers are unusual enough that Creed’s man was a little worried, and then he watched that TV news spot of Rocky Balboa practicing his body work by pounding on beef carcasses in a freezer.

And breaking ribs . . .

That scene came to mind today when I picked up the Saturday Washington Post and read a story at the bottom of the front page:

Obama’s Chicago-based reelection team has begun digging into Santorum’s background, diverting opposition researchers who thus far had been focused on Romney. They also blasted an e-mail to supporters in Pennsylvania, asking them to submit their most damning recollections of Santorum, a former senator from the state.
Though campaign officials still view Romney as the likely nominee,they have begun to consider the implications of a Santorum victory. They view him as a weaker general election opponent, but one who hasshown an ability to connect with the population that is most disillusioned with Obama: white, blue-collar voters. . . .

Read the rest. We would be getting way ahead of the game to speculate too much of how this Italian kid might fare against The Champ. But there are a few folks in The Champ’s corner who seem worried that The Champ has some vulnerabilities that this luckless palooka could be uniquely positioned to exploit. Bitter gun-and-Bible clingers, anyone?

We already know what the attacks on Santorum,if he is nominated will be. Get ready to hear about the evils of ” Bible Thumpers” “fundamentalists”,and “anti-women’s health” roughly 10,000 times. Along with the obligatory accusations that Santorum hates women, sex, sex with women, and of course that he, and his supporters are RAAAAACISTS!