Newt is a liberal. The MSM isn’t a glove on him for the same reason it isn’t laying a glove on Romney. They will dump those 200 lbs of baggage later.
Let’s not forget that Palin is a dummy, but genius Newt came out in full support of radical leftist Dede Scozzafava in the NY-23 election.
Just suppose Sarah Palin had chosen to support, say, Olympia Snow or Susan Collins?
Newt’s got a record. And it’s not all one of conservatism.