Ex-Senator Santorum Has Thrown His Hat in the Ring.

Apart from four retirees in south-western Pennsylvania the American people know well enough about Santorum’s ‘Google problem’. But do they know that he also hates wrestling, even though the WWF was his most important client as attorney/lobbyist? To exempt the Federation from noxious state oversight Santorum claimed that since it was not a sport it should not be regulated as one and that steroid use never harmed anyone.

Now I’ve made no secret around here of my general detestation of Sport. Most particularly when balls are involved: whether bounced, dribbled, or smacked with any kind of bat thingy. I don’t care how tight your pants are, or even if they do go transparent in the rain, it’s not enough to make up for the horror of having to watch you run about on astroturf for two hours. But I think I can enjoy watching two (or more) nearly naked men, sweat glistening on their straining bodies, grope and maul each other in public as much as the next chap. Even with his impressive record in the senate—named one of the 25 most influential evangelicals and one of the 20 most corrupt—to label such a virile display as some kind ‘entertainment’ can only harm his chances.

We Americans like contests. And strength. And blood. Wrestling gives us all of this and more. Fair play. Struggle. Triumph in the face of odds that seemed overwhelming. A true reflection of life as we know it. To label such a noble Sport as a mere entertainment is to question our values as a nation. An apology must be forthcoming.

And more pictures of his adorable family.