Newt's Long and Sorry Road

It would be interesting to see how Rick Santorum would do straight up against Mitt Romney. But we'll never know how this would work out as Newt Gingrich is pig-headedly insisting on staying in a race he has no prospect of winning.

A friend who is prone to conspiracy theories of all kinds suggested that Newt might be hanging in because he has a secret deal with Romney whereby Romney would put Newt in Romney's cabinet if he wins in November. "Follow the money," he counsels.

In Newt's case I would counsel to follow the psyche. A more likely explanation is that Newt is staying in out of spite and an acute case of self-centeredness that is impressive even for a politician Larry Thornberry - American Spectator - Click To Read More...