It looks like Newt's campaign to start a parade he can jump in front of is flagging.
Surely, going on Christian TV to parade his confessions of the sins of extra-martial affairs, and the news that God has forgiven him, has got to be an act of desperation.
At the same time, it was probably necessary if he was to get the support of the Christian right wing. Nothing they love much better than a "bad boy" repenting. They get to vicariously enjoy the sin, while cluck-clucking over the sinner, and rejoice that he has been forgiven -- and of course then he's welcomed with open arms.
Sorry if I sound cynical and irreverent. And I should never put down another person's expression of faith. I've just see far too many politicians play this religious card; and I'm so cynical and scornful of Newt, so jaded by his antics and his narcissism, that it would be hard for me ever to believe he had done an uncalculated, genuine thing.
My opinion is apparently pretty wide-spread -- and now being freely vented in the media. Conservative NYT columnist David Brooks was on TV and was asked his opinion of the GOP hopefuls. About Gingrich he said: "I wouldn't let that guy run a 7-Eleven, let alone a country."
Mind you, as bold and brutal as that is, Brooks is not disparaging him for his zipper problem; he just doesn't agree with Newt's high opinion of himself.
And now Lawrence O'Donnell has broadcast a lengthy, devastating parody of Newt's "confessional" CBN interview, including a reference to the fact that Newt's First Lady would have started out as one of his extra-marital affairs.
With such ridicule and scorn coming from major media figures, I don't see how even Newt, in all his blind narcissistic glory, could think he has any chance at all. Who is going to plunk down a lot of money to back him with such low opinions being splashed around by respective pundits?
I think we may not have Newt to kick around much longer. The only thing of interest at this point is how he will choose to explain ending his "maybe I'll run" charade.
Ralph
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