Let’s face it. Politics is a brutal game that takes every ounce of the energy for a Presidential wannabe, with incoming political missiles and the threat of sudden political death present at all moments. Throughout American political history, politicians under pressure have cried.
Today it was Newt Gingrich’s turn. Early reports suggest women voters in the room were highly sympathetic. But, in the end, Gingrich’s baggage, Bennie’s Bargain Basement campaign budget, and the open and public hostility of those who served with him in Congress probably mean he is heading to where he seems to be heading: into Hermancainland. Here’s the segment:
To all the politicians (whether we’ve agree with them or not) it is worth saying. It must be painful. It’s like the end of a romance. Like getting a farewell letter from a sweetheart. And it brings to mind this old song:
Ray Charles said it, too:
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.