Congratulations to Rick Santorum for an impressive feat in IOWA. I think it's interesting that Rick who was declared the underdog lost by only eight votes to Mitt Romney. Almost everyone believed this Super Conservative Candidate didn't have a prayer, and now it looks like he and Romney will battle for the chance to challenge Obama in the primary race.
After watching the IOWA Caucuses, I did some research on Santorum and discovered that he is a knight of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. I also learned Rick's wife Karen happens to be a Dame (knight) of the Hospitaller Order as well. The Hospitaller Order is known for having established hospitals in the Holy Land during the Crusades. However, they are most famous for their incredible feat of repelling the Ottomen Turks at the Isles of Malta and Rhodes. What the Knights of Malta did was nothing short of a miracle, and if they hadn't prevailed, Europe and the rest of Western World would be significantly different today (ask me if you want details). Rick like the Hospitallers has defied the odds and perhaps, just perhaps he can do something incredible for this country.
So when you go and vote, consider that you have the opportunity to elect a full fledge knight for president!
Information about Santorum's knighthood:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Santorum
Information about the Knights of Malta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta
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