Forget it, Newt.

Has anyone ever tried harder than Newt to gin up enthusiasm among people to beg him to run for president? And wasted so many people's time while he waffled -- and then finally concluded that there wasn't a parade for him after all? Now he's at it again.

This week alone he's teased reporters with (1) yes, then (2) no, then (3) maybe; then he said he was "seriously considering it," then he was "exploring the possibility." Who cares?

Give FoxNews credit for acting decisively and suspending him from his contract as a news analysis contributor; i.e., they called his bluff.

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) praised Newt for his vision but said we needed someone who is "stable." S.C. Governor Nikki Haley said, "There was a place and time for him."

But HuffPost blogger Jason Linkins delivered the "unkindest cut of all."

Oh, Newt Gingrich! For four presidential cycles you have been teasing us with the idea that you are running for president. I think that two ladies have been your potential "First Lady" during that time, and dude, seriously, have you thought about that? I mean, it's going to be really hard for you to talk about the "First" Lady, right?

Get it, Newt? There was a time for you. We need someone stable. And who would be your First Lady, Newt? Presumably the one you were having an affair with while you were married to the other "First Lady."

Not to mention that the first "First Lady" gave a searingly damaging interview in Esquire last year. Although she still supports his political ambitions, she says that he "has no integrity," with examples to back it up.

Newt, James Dobson may have given you "forgiveness" and "redemption." But he only has one vote, Dude. You need a lot more than that.

Ralph