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Parting Shot — 2.27.12

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, right, stands with his wife Callista as he waits to be introduced at a campaign rally at the State Capitol on Monday in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In an editorial endorsing the GOP candidacy of Mitt Romney today, the Twin Falls Times News wrote of Newt Gingrich: "While difficult to choose the best candidate, we have no such problem identifying the worst. Newt Gingrich, a former Georgia congressman and Speaker of the House, is the only speaker reprimanded for misconduct while in office. He was also fined $300,000 by the Republican-majority house and only three days following his final congressional election victory, he quit. He also found time to bounce a number of checks — probably more excusable if one of them hadn’t been for more than $9,000, made out to the IRS. More here.

Question: Will Super Tuesday be the end of Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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