Eugene Robinson: Search and Destroy Mission

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http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/search_and_destroy_mission_20120105/

Search and Destroy Mission
Posted on Jan 5, 2012

By Eugene Robinson

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And it’s downright ominous that Gingrich is threatening to do whatever he can to block Romney’s path to the nomination. If the sneering description of Romney in Gingrich’s post-caucus speech Tuesday is a preview—he called him a “Massachusetts moderate” who is “pretty good at managing the decay”—this could get ugly.

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But Gingrich is furious—perhaps not just because he believes the negative advertising was unfair but because he knows it was brutally effective. He had surged ahead of Romney and seemed to have a viable path to the nomination. Tuesday night, after being worked over, Gingrich won just 13 percent of the vote and finished fourth.

It’s doubtful Gingrich can become the nominee. But he can inflict as much damage as possible on Romney, especially in this weekend’s two New Hampshire debates.

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Romney, meanwhile, still hasn’t proved that he can break through that 25 percent ceiling he keeps bumping against. And he has to deal with a Newt Gingrich who is wounded, angry and able to make himself the center of attention—the political equivalent of a snarling wolverine.

Yes, a funny thing happened on the way to the coronation.

[Happyhippychick]

1. This is getting very ugly. Have I mentioned lately how much I detest republicans?

[dougolat]

2. The uglier and stupider their show gets....

the more amazing it is that actual human beings can buy it.