Shouldn't he be more concerned about trailing by 14 points right now in his bid for reelection? The Hill's Bob Cusack reports that despite the fact that he's sinking quickly in his bid for another term in the Senate, Rick Santorum is nonetheless looking forward to a possible presidential bid in 2008.

Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has “no intention” to run for president in 2008, but a media communications firm that represents him has registered a slew of relevant domain names in case the senator changes his mind.

New Media Communications, an Ohio-based Internet strategy company that runs Santorum’s 2006 reelection website, has bought domain names such as ricksantorum2008.com, ricksantorum2008.net and santorum2008.org.

Those purchases could play a role in Santorum’s tough reelection race. One of the questions that is expected to surface throughout the 2006 campaign is whether Santorum would serve a full six-year Senate term if he is elected to a third term.

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Casey spokesman Marc Farinella said, “This is just more evidence that serving the people of Pennsylvania is not Rick Santorum’s top priority. I think it’s safe to say that Pennsylvania would be better served having a senator focused on doing a good job for Pennsylvania than by a senator focused on becoming president. In any case, after he is defeated in 2006, Mr. Santorum will have plenty of time on his hands to pursue his presidential ambitions.”

I am puzzled at how Santorum could possibly think that he would have a shot at the White House, his anemic polling numbers aside. When combined with the fact that he very well might lose his reelection bid, I see no reason whatsoever for him to have registered these domains. It's amuzing to see him dream, though.