THE PLANK OCTOBER 27, 2009
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Look, anyone who imagines that New Gingrich is going to make a serious bid for the presidency in 2012 is nuts. (The smart money is that he'll muse endlessly about the possibility; let it be known that if the party wants him badly enough he'll allow himself to be drafted; and, when this does not happen, publicly take his name out of contention, explaining that he's abruptly found himself far too busy with some new organization with the word "Future" in the name. This is, after all, what he always does.)
That said, the idea that Gingrich has forever destroyed his credibility with conservatives--as if such a thing were possible!--by having the temerity to endorse Dede Scozzafava, the GOP nominee in New York's 23rd district, over base-favorite insurgent Doug Hoffman, is a pretty good indicator of the ideological cannibalism increasingly prevalent on the right.
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In other news, the Teabaggers have declared: George Washington is not patriotic enough. The U.S. Marines are not tough enough. Medal of Honor recipients are not heroic enough. Pat Tillman? Wuss. Hey, Neil Armstrong, you call yourself a pioneer, but what other planets have you walked on lately, huh? We have our doubts about the NRA's commitment to the Second Amendment. Vince Lombardi was too soft on losers and will no longer be quoted by football coaches. Ronald Reagan's reelection was disappointingly close, and might have been impressive if only Reagan had been a real conservative. This is just insane; Gingrich is to the nutty right wing what Nolan Ryan is to no-hitters.
- rhubarbs
October 27, 2009 at 1:45pm