Who can blame Newt Gingrich for enjoying his 15 minutes as Mitt Romney’s latest Bum of the Month? And who among us is not entertained by his becoming modesty? Take this, for example:
“Because I am much like Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, I’m such an unconventional political figure that you really need to design a unique campaign that fits the way I operate and what I’m trying to do.’
Readers are invited to speculate on the extent to which Newt really is “much like” St Ronnie and the Blessed Margaret.
On the off-chance you still need persuading Newt’s a huckster wrapped inside a fraud, Jonathan Bernstein lists just thee of the many reasons why the former Speaker won’t be the Republican nominee. And yet the madness of pretending to take him as seriously as he takes himself persists. Ah well, time and space need to be filled and it’s still a long way to Iowa ain’t it?
[Hat-tip: Toby
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