Santorum and Paul

01.15.128:30 PM ET

Watch: Why No Strange New Respect for Santorum?

Republican presidential hopeful Rick santorum greets supporters prior to holding a town hall meeting at Percy & Willies restaurant in Florence, South Carolina, January 15, 2012. South Carolina will hold its Republican primary on January 21, 2012. — Rick Santorum greets supporters, South Carolina, January 15, 2012 (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP / Getty Images)

I appeared Friday on Bill Maher's Real Time on HBO. The program in its entirety is available to subscribers only, but Mediaite has posted a 4 minute clip of me trying to persuade Maher that Rick Santorum has a better claim on progressive respect than Ron Paul.

Click here to see the video.