Between his angry Iowa concession speech and his anti-capitalist talk in the days before the New Hampshire primary, Newt Gingrich cemented several major problems with his campaign: an out-of-control temper, an unreliable ideological rudder, and plentiful baggage. These are problems that people who have been paying attention, including me, have pointed out. Newt's candidacy was like the Apollo 13 capsule and command module that had just experienced several explosions and was shooting into space without much power, and losing oxygen. Somehow, gravity from the Moon and the Earth combined to pull the Gingrich candidacy back and resulted in a victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary. Fox News Analyst Juan Williams had a lot to do with Gingrich's return. One doesn't normally see a standing ovation at a presidential debate, and in fact the only time I have ever been tempted to stand up and cheer at a debate was when someone announced that the debate was over. But in last Monday's debate, Juan Williams asked the questions that provided Speaker....
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