Yes, and he has a lovely phone manner. The thing that is telling is that everything that comes out of Santorum's mouth, including the "and" and "the" is full-on nutter. But what matters to the supplier of FoxNews is that it is repeated the same way and constantly.
The other day a friend summed up this requirement of the Republican Base as suffering from the Dunning-Kruger Effect, making poor decisions and unable to recognize they are doing so.
And maybe Republicans are more prone to that problem...although it does seem an affliction of both Parties.
[cross-posted at Firedoglake]