Having flirted with the idea on several previous occasions, Newt Gingrich has decided this is the moment America has been waiting for. So he’s running for the Presidency. Alex Knapp supplies the only slogan – coming to a t-shirt near you soon, I hope – and commentary his opponents need:
See here for previous on this. As David Frum said, anyone can dump one sick wife. It takes a special man to dump two.GINGRICH 2012: HE WILL ALWAYS LOVE AMERICA. UNLESS IT GETS CANCER
UPDATE: Newt’s daughter says the commonly-believed story about Newt ditching his first, cancer-stricken wife is not true. The legend, however, outstrips reality every time.
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