WASHINGTON – In a surprising turn of events today, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he is backing Republican candidate Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential race. The Vice President said he will continue to serve his country as second in command while he campaigns for Santorum on weekends. He assured his democratic base that he has no intention of abandoning President Obama. “My allegiance is to my President,” Biden told a small group of supporters at a DC convalescent home. “I just feel in my heart of hearts that Rick Santorum’s priorities fall more in line with what the majority of the American people hunger for in their next president. Like myself, Rick is a practicing Catholic. We both hold faith as our most cherished of beliefs alongside severe restrictions on the use and availability of contraception and keeping the gays away from children and animals.” During his appearance earlier today on the Maury Povich show President Obama spoke briefly about Biden’s endorsement of Santorum. “The Vice President came to me with his decision to campaign for Rick Santorum and we had a long talk. By the time we wrapped it up I was eager to jump on the […]
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