[chae]

Newt was GOP-E all the way. He was the one who told New York to vote for deedee Scozfava because she was a solid Republican, and then she endorsed her democrat opponent a few days later. And did you hear the tongue bath he gave Boehner on Hannity’s show? No way Newt!

[ez]

Newts 15 minutes of fame are up. He and Callista should run for mayor of The Villages.

[Fiji Hill]

Newt was GOP-E all the way. He was the one who told New York to vote for deedee Scozfava because she was a solid Republican, and then she endorsed her democrat opponent a few days later. And did you hear the tongue bath he gave Boehner on Hannity’s show? No way Newt!

Newt's quirky behavior includes

• Making a joint appearance with Nancy Pelosi in an ad calling for action to stop global warming, a cause dear to conservatives' hearts.

• Attacking Paul Ryan's 2011 budget plan, hailed by many conservatives, as "right-wing social engineering."

• Taking a lengthy cruise through the Mediterranean in the spring of 2011, a critical time when other candidates were out fundraising and organizing their campaigns.

• Firing his entire campaign staff.

• Delivering that strange speech at the Republican National Convention in 2012. Despite his reputation as a barnburner of a speaker, Gingrich gave a short speech full of empty platitudes that seemed totally out of character.

I hope he's through with politics for good.