The_AT strange_JJ journey_NN1 from_II Mitt_NN1 to_II Newt_NN1 From_II a_AT1 flip-flopper_NN1 to_II another_DD1 flip-flopper_NN1 It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX hard_JJ to_TO understand_VVI why_RRQ so_RG many_DA2 conservatives_NN2 spurn_VV0 Mitt_NP1 Romney_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN to_TO slink_VVI away_II21 from_II22 past_JJ liberal_JJ positions_NN2 on_II one_MC1 major_JJ issue_NN1 after_II another_DD1 :_: health_NN1 care_NN1 reform_NN1 ,_, abortion_NN1 ,_, gun_NN1 control_NN1 and_CC climate_NN1 change_NN1 ._. 
Many_DA2 on_II the_AT right_NN1 are_VBR not_XX reassured_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 want_VV0 a_AT1 true_JJ conservative_NN1 who_PNQS 's_VHZ been_VBN with_IW them_PPHO2 all_DB along_RP ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX surprising_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ surprising_JJ is_VBZ that_CST they_PPHS2 have_VH0 turned_VVN ,_, in_II their_APPGE hour_NNT1 of_IO need_NN1 ,_, to_II Newt_NP1 Gingrich_NP1 ._. 
The_AT onetime_JJ House_NN1 speaker_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 consistent_JJ conservative_NN1 like_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 duckbill_NN1 platypus_NN1 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 contest_NN1 with_IW Romney_NP1 for_IF most_DAT zigzags_NN2 ,_, Gingrich_NP1 can_VM more_RRR than_CSN hold_VV0 his_APPGE own_DA ._. 
The_AT biggest_JJT complaint_NN1 about_II Romney_NP1 is_VBZ that_CST he_PPHS1 pushed_VVD a_AT1 health_NN1 insurance_NN1 plan_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 oppressive_JJ ,_, Barack_VV0 Obama-like_JJ individual_JJ mandate_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB in_II 1993_MC ,_, Gingrich_NP1 announced_VVD ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM for_IF people_NN ,_, individuals_NN2 --_NN1 exactly_RR like_II automobile_NN1 insurance_NN1 --_NN1 individuals_NN2 having_VHG health_NN1 insurance_NN1 and_CC being_VBG required_VVN to_TO have_VHI health_NN1 insurance_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 reiterated_VVD that_CST position_VV0 as_RG recently_RR as_CSA 2008_MC ._. 
In_II 2007_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 praised_VVD a_AT1 cap-and-trade_JJ system_NN1 to_TO limit_VVI carbon_NN1 emissions_NN2 as_CSA "_" something_PN1 I_PPIS1 would_VM strongly_RR support_VVI ._. "_" 
In_II 2008_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 joined_VVD with_IW House_NN1 Speaker_NN1 Nancy_NP1 Pelosi_NP1 in_II calling_VVG for_IF "_" action_NN1 to_TO address_VVI climate_NN1 change_NN1 ._. "_" 
Conservatives_NN2 now_RT regret_VV0 President_NNB George_NP1 W._NP1 Bush_NP1 's_GE successful_JJ push_NN1 for_IF Medicare_NP1 coverage_NN1 of_IO prescription_NN1 drugs_NN2 --_NN1 a_AT1 huge_JJ new_JJ entitlement_NN1 that_CST the_AT comptroller_NN1 general_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 said_VVD "_" is_VBZ probably_RR the_AT most_RGT fiscally_RR irresponsible_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO legislation_NN1 since_CS the_AT 1960s_MC2 ._. "_" 
Not_XX only_RR did_VDD Gingrich_NP1 endorse_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB Time_NNT1 magazine_NN1 reported_VVD ,_, "_" GOP_VV0 leaders_NN2 brought_VVN in_II Gingrich_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 private_JJ session_NNT1 to_TO help_VVI win_VVI over_RP conservative_JJ congressmen_NN2 opposed_VVN to_II the_AT measure_NN1 's_GE high_JJ cost_NN1 ._. "_" 
At_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG paid_VVN by_II pharmaceutical_JJ companies_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE most_RGT shameless_JJ switch_NN1 came_VVD this_DD1 year_NNT1 after_II a_AT1 rebellion_NN1 erupted_VVN against_II Libyan_JJ dictator_NN1 Moammar_NN1 Gadhafi_NN1 ._. 
When_CS President_NNB Obama_NP1 was_VBDZ staying_VVG out_RP ,_, Gingrich_NP1 urged_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO use_VVI U.S._NP1 air_NN1 power_NN1 to_TO establish_VVI a_AT1 no-fly_JJ zone_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS Obama_NP1 did_VDD so_RR ,_, Gingrich_NP1 changed_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 embraces_VVZ and_CC abandons_VVZ positions_NN2 as_RG easily_RR as_CSA wives_NN2 ._. 
Voting_VVG for_IF Gingrich_NP1 because_CS Romney_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 flip-flopper_NN1 is_VBZ like_II moving_VVG to_II Alaska_NP1 to_TO escape_VVI the_AT cold_NN1 ._. 
No_RR21 doubt_RR22 many_DA2 Republicans_NN2 feel_VV0 shortchanged_JJ that_CST conservatives_NN2 like_II Rick_NP1 Perry_NP1 and_CC Herman_NP1 Cain_NP1 have_VH0 done_VDN so_RG much_DA1 to_TO destroy_VVI themselves_PPX2 ,_, while_CS Rick_NP1 Santorum_NP1 seems_VVZ incapable_JJ of_IO generating_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ no_AT reason_NN1 to_TO fool_VVI themselves_PPX2 about_II Gingrich_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sounds_VVZ conservative_JJ --_NN1 or_CC "_" conservative_JJ "_" --_NN1 mainly_RR because_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE scorching_JJ attacks_NN2 on_II liberals_NN2 and_CC other_JJ foes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ Obama_NP1 wants_VVZ to_TO bring_VVI about_RP "_" the_AT end_NN1 of_IO America_NP1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 denounces_VVZ the_AT "_" gay_JJ and_CC secular_JJ fascism_NN1 in_II this_DD1 country_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 opposed_VVD a_AT1 Muslim_JJ community_NN1 center_NN1 near_II ground_NN1 zero_NN1 as_II part_NN1 of_IO "_" an_AT1 Islamist_JJ cultural-political_JJ offensive_NN1 designed_VVN to_TO undermine_VVI and_CC destroy_VVI our_APPGE civilization_NN1 ._. "_" 
Demonizing_VVG adversaries_NN2 is_VBZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 does_VDZ best_RRT ._. 
Some_DD on_II the_AT right_NN1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI a_AT1 conservative_NN1 so_RR31 much_RR32 as_RR33 they_PPHS2 want_VV0 a_AT1 hater_NN1 ._. 
Gingrich_NN1 is_VBZ their_APPGE dream_NN1 come_VV0 true_JJ ._. 
Romney_NN1 shows_VVZ no_AT flair_NN1 for_IF irresponsible_JJ hysteria_NN1 and_CC crude_JJ smears_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC many_DA2 count_VV0 that_CST as_II a_AT1 serious_JJ flaw_NN1 ._. 
Gingrich_VV0 ,_, however_RR ,_, has_VHZ a_AT1 past_NN1 that_CST could_VM alienate_VVI many_DA2 religious_JJ conservatives_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 may_VM resist_VVI electing_VVG a_AT1 known_JJ repeat_NN1 adulterer_NN1 to_II the_AT presidency_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX to_TO mention_VVI installing_VVG his_APPGE former_DA mistress_NN1 as_CSA first_MD lady_NN1 ._. 
Richard_NP1 Land_NN1 of_IO the_AT Southern_JJ Baptist_JJ Convention_NN1 has_VHZ said_VVN ,_, "_" His_APPGE toughest_JJT audience_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI evangelical_JJ women_NN2 ._. "_" 
Romney_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, is_VBZ about_II as_RG scandalous_JJ as_CSA Disney_NP1 World_NN1 ._. 
Conservatives_NN2 also_RR have_VH0 to_TO keep_VVI in_II mind_NN1 that_CST most_DAT voters_NN2 are_VBR not_XX conservatives_NN2 ._. 
Even_CS21 if_CS22 Gingrich_NP1 can_VM win_VVI over_II most_DAT Republicans_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ bound_VVNK to_TO repel_VVI everyone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
In_II a_AT1 recent_JJ ABC_NP1 News/Washington_FU Post_NN1 poll_NN1 ,_, only_RR 36_MC percent_NNU of_IO independent_JJ voters_NN2 regard_VV0 Gingrich_NP1 positively_RR ,_, with_IW 43_MC percent_NNU holding_VVG a_AT1 negative_JJ view_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE assessment_NN1 of_IO Romney_NP1 is_VBZ far_RG sunnier_JJR --_NN1 45_MC percent_NNU favorable_JJ and_CC only_RR 30_MC percent_NNU unfavorable_JJ ._. 
Gingrich_NP1 's_GE high_JJ negatives_NN2 come_VV0 even_RR before_II Democratic_JJ attack_NN1 ads_NN2 begin_VV0 reminding_VVG people_NN of_IO his_APPGE many_DA2 shortcomings_NN2 --_NN1 including_II his_APPGE confirmed_JJ ethical_JJ lapses_NN2 as_CSA House_NN1 speaker_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE lucrative_JJ Washington_NP1 influence-peddling_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 also_RR come_VV0 before_II Gingrich_NP1 has_VHZ had_VHN months_NNT2 to_TO remind_VVI everyone_PN1 just_RR how_RGQ volatile_JJ and_CC unlikable_JJ he_PPHS1 can_VM be_VBI ._. 
At_II some_DD point_NN1 ,_, voters_NN2 have_VH0 to_TO ask_VVI themselves_PPX2 whom_PNQO they_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI more_RGR inclined_JJ to_TO trust_VVI with_IW the_AT nuclear_JJ button_NN1 ._. 
At_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 ,_, the_AT Gingrich_NP1 bubble_NN1 is_VBZ likely_JJ to_TO burst_VVI ._. 
Many_DA2 conservatives_NN2 are_VBR reluctant_JJ to_TO support_VVI a_AT1 flip-flopper_NN1 like_II Romney_NP1 merely_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 looks_VVZ like_CS he_PPHS1 can_VM win_VVI the_AT November_NPM1 election_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 might_VM weigh_VVI that_CST against_II supporting_VVG a_AT1 flip-flopper_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM easily_RR kick_VVI it_PPH1 away_RL ._. 
