Getting Ready for 2012, Rick Santorum Hits the Road

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania shows no signs of slowing down as he gears up for a run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

The conservative Santorum will be heading to the Old Dominion on Saturday night where he will be keynoting an event for the Republican Party of Virginia. Perhaps more telling of Santorums presidential ambitions, he is heading to New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary, after Thanksgiving. This marks the second time Santorum visited the Granite State since the elections and the seventh time this year.

Pennsylvanians have generally not done well in their quest for the presidency -- only James Buchanan went from the Keystone State to the White House. But the state has produced quite a few presidential candidates including Arlen Specter, Milton Shapp, William Scranton, George M. Dallas, Simon Cameron and Philander Knox. Looks like Pennsylvania has produced another presidential candidate .