Newt Gingrich is conservatism’s Bill Clinton, but without the charm. Newt and Bill are 1960s-generation narcissists. They share the same problems: waywardness and deviancy. Newt, like Bill, has a proclivity for girl-hopping. It’s not as egregious as Bill’s, but then Newt is not as drop-dead beautiful. His public record is already besmeared with tawdry divorces, and there are private encounters with the fair sex that doubtless will come out. If I have heard of some, you can be sure the Democrats have heard of more.
Nancy Pelosi’s intimations are timely. Newt up against the Prophet Obama would be a painful thing to watch. His deft one-liners would prove futile. There are independent and other uncommitted voters to be cultivated in 2012 — all would be unmoved by Newt’s juggling of conservative shibboleths.
