In early March, Romney said Santorum was too liberal to be his running mate

“Everybody is on my list,” said Romney in answer to a voter who asked whether he would consider former presidential candidate Rick Santorum as his running mate. “Everybody is on my list. I’m not taking anybody off the list, alright?”

“I actually don’t, I don’t have a list, yet,” said Romney. “So I can’t say someone is on or off my list.”

“But I can tell you that the people who I had the privilege of running against would surely be among those I would consider,” said Romney. [...] “So of course they’d be on that list — and he, among others,” Romney said of Santorum.

Last month, Mitt Romney said Rick Santorum was too liberal to be his vice presidential running mate. But now: Well for those of us dreaming the impossible dream—a Romney-Santorum ticket—that's a sliver of hope. It's not exactly an affirmative statement that Rick Santorum is in contention, but it's better than last month. Alas, within moments, he changed his tune:Argh, what a crushing blow. I was so hoping for Santorum! If only Romney could change his answer once again. Oh wait. He did?I think I got it now: Everybody, including Santorum, is on the list—the good list. Which means he's off the bad "too liberal" list. Except there is no list. But if there were a list, he'd be on the list. Among others. But not everyone. Got it.