
Starting today, Rick Santorum will receive protection from the Secret Service. It’s a perk automatically afforded each party’s major candidate, but candidates can request the service before actually getting the nomination. Herman Cain, during his front-runner moment way back when, was trailed by the Secret Service; Newt Gingrich has reportedly also asked for protection but hasn’t heard back yet. More interesting than Gingrich’s status, though, is the question of what Santorum’s code name will be, and whether it will involve a reference to his Google problem.