Newt's Attack on Mr. King

In South Carolina, it might have been Dr. King, but in this case it was John King.

There is no doubt that Newt Gingrich is probably the best debater (soundbite or otherwise) that the US political scene has seen in a long time. He probably could - and did - go toe to toe with Clinton.

Last night was a little embarrassing because you KNOW that it was coming down the pipe (so to speak.) I am not sure I disagreed with John King (I?- CNN) raising it in the exact way he did, but he absolutely did Newt a favour. It was a fastball over the inside part of the plate and Newt hit it out of the park.

That said - is it relevant? I still don't care what someone did 12 years ago with his wife. Unlike Mr. Clinton, at least Newt asked about the open marriage. It probably matters to values voters -but I am more interested in knowing what they will do in the future as opposed to what they have done in the past. His hypocrisy aside, he didn't lie under oath like the President did. Many people think - after the fact - the perjury should stand alone as a reason for impeachment irrespective of what he was lying about.

So, back to the main point, Newt defended himself by denying the accusation, lambasted the media, the moderator's deliberate choice. And he did it without looking too angry, and he even got a few laughs.

Frankly, what kind of an idiot didn't expect that? Was the purpose to think Newt would go apoplectic and make himself (even more) unelectable? It didn't work dude.