Newt's Entire Senior Staff Resigns

A summary courtesy of theatlanticwire.com (quoting a.p. and politico):

Just a day after he returned from vacation--and only a month into his presidential campaign--Newt Gingrich's senior staff has resigned "en masse," the Associated Press reports. Politico's Jonathan Martin says Rob Johnson, Sam Dawson, Dave Carney, Katon Dawson, and Craig Schoenfeld have all quit the campaign.

The Associated Press' David Espo says the resignations--which include staff in early voting states South Carolina, Iowa, and New Hampshire--leaves Gingrich's "hopes of winning the Republican nomination in tatters." Nevertheless, "Gingrich told the group he intends to stay in the race, they added."

Gee, wonder what made them all walk at once. Seems like a concerted effort, waiting until his cruise of the Greek isles docked. I think the major media tale about the cruise is rather soggy and squishy. The story runs something like Tiffany credit line payoff plus luxury cruise foils his "common man" image plan for the campaign. See my last post on this stuff.

Who on earth ever thought that Newt was a man-of-the-people, salt-of-the-earth type? In what universe? Right, the same one where he's a Washington outsider. Too much spin. I am dizzy. Isn't there a sex scandal we should be paying attention to somewhere?

So, the staff was angry that Newt wouldn't live in the fantasy world they were dreaming up for him, but preferred his own fantasy world? Come on! Who's fooling who? My intuition tells me there's more to it. Maybe even, gasp!, shirtless pics. I'm saddened, and wish he'd stick around, just to keep things interesting as we watch him turn beet red at each embarrassing event.

I'm waiting for someone to spill before I believe any of these yarns being spun on any side. In the mean time, have a good chuckle as the good ship Newt now circles the drain.