TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said today he is “the only candidate in this race that has any experience as commander-in-chief.”

Santorum made the remark in a brief session with the press after a meet-and-greet at Dreamland, a storied barbecue restaurant not far from the University of Alabama.  With the state’s primary coming up tomorrow, a local reporter asked Santorum simply, “What’s your specific message for Alabama?”