It didn't take long for Rick Santorum to sink his teeth into the Geno's cheesesteak imbroglio.

A year after the Republican senator mounted his soapbox outside Terri Schiavo's hospice in Florida, we shouldn't be surprised that he's weighing in on another populist issue for political gain.

On Monday night, Mr. Santorum, still down in the polls by double digits against challenger Bob Casey Jr., turned up at Geno's Steaks. That's the cheesesteak stand in South Philadelphia that made headlines during the nation's immigration debate for posting signs that read, "This is America. When ordering, 'Speak English.' "

Geno's 66-year-old owner, Joey Vento, is the grandson of Italian immigrants and the target of a complaint by the city Human Relations Commission. The complaint says the signs violate the city's Fair Practices Act, which bar restaurants and other public establishments from discriminating on the basis of national origin or race.

Stephen A. Glassman, the chairman of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, told the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Even though this may not have been the intent of Geno's, the presence of the sign harkens back to a time when signs stating, 'no colored allowed,' 'Whites only,' 'no Jews,' or 'no Italians or Irish need apply,' often greeted patrons of public places."

Mr. Vento remains defiant, while conservative commentators and others upset about the presence of illegal immigrants rally to his cause. Now Mr. Santorum has jumped on the bandwagon, serving up his own brand of cheese and onions.

"It makes all the sense in the world to have a sign like this," the senator told the Philadelphia Daily News. "There's not really an extensive menu here. I mean, come on, it's cheese-steaks, onions, etc. It's not that hard."

We're relieved Mr. Santorum thinks so. Maybe Mr. Vento will be so kind as to give him a job if things don't work out in November.