The mutually beneficial deal would be for Newt to stay in not drop out.  And for Mitt to pick up his debt to do so.  

Too bad, he should have met up with Santorum about 10 weeks ago.  Such a sad waste of two highly talented men opposed to a man who sat out the Reagan Revolution and the Contract with America as a Progressive Independent. 

Mr Gingrich is fishing for the Vice Presidential nomination.

Gingrich would make a great Secretary of Education.

If this meeting was at all above board, it would not have been a secret meeting.  Certainly not from Newt’s side.  He would have been trumpeting it to show what a playa he still was: “See?  Governor Romney knows he has to deal with me!”

That didn’t happen.  Suggestive.

Rick Santorum: Rebellion

http://youtu.be/O3bYBkGgRCE

 Yeah, but he ran those ads after Santorum had won Iowa, and Newt was afraid of his momentum.  He wasn’t worried about Romney in SC so much, and the NH ads were intended to prevent Santorum from getting too much momentum before SC.

Wouldn’t be ironic if it turned out everyone were only out to get you because you’re so paranoid?

Think about this:  if Newt and Mitt want to talk tomorrow, they could do it on the phone, or through trusted intermediaries, or in any number of ways besides in person.  What is it about a personal meeting that inspires suspicion?  Why would they broadcast such a meeting?

Anyway, the leak is attributed to sources close to the Gingrich campaign, which means they see no harm in making it public.

What nefarious scheme could they have been discussing?  Not the VP slot or a cabinet position, Romney will be looking for positives from his VP (figure McDonnell or Martinez), and whether you think Newt’s baggage is fair or not, it’s there.  And Mitt knows a lot of people who have actually run large organizations, and I hope he coerces many of them into service instead of political figures.

Retiring Newt’s debt?  Isn’t that a tradition since Reagan in 1980 at least?  Which nominee of either party since then has NOT helped retire the debt of opponents who subsequently endorsed them?   So why would that be unusual – or even worthy of a meeting?

No, sources close to the sources who heard about the first sources say that what was actually discussed was a bold plan to end the nomination campaign by faking Santorum’s death until after the convention.  They would kidnap Rick, whisking him safely away to the palatial estate of 70 year-old porn star Ron Jeremy, who also opposes condoms, where he is held in comfort but incommunicado for the duration.

THEN, having previously arranged for a master craftsman to create an exact butter sculpture of Santorum, they start a fire at an orphanage close to where the real Rick was supposed to appear, where he was nabbed, and make sure all the kids get out safely but their rescuer, Butter Santorum, of course gives his life in the blaze, and no trace is found.

It was a perfect plan.  Except that both Mitt and Newt blanched when they realized the butter sculptor would have to die or he could blow the whole scheme.   They knew it had to be done, and Biden would do it if the price was right, but neither of them knew the ward number where Joe stays, so the idea died on the vine. Besides, just then the room service check arrived, and Newt remembered another engagement and rushed out.

But Newt could hardly leak THAT, nobody would pay $50 for a picture anymore.

Yeah, those dastardly conspirators!  A pox upon them!

Newt’s behavior since Louisiana has still been “crazy hostile” since Louisiana, I don’t see any deal being struck. 

If there was any meeting, it was probably to placate Adelson as some sort of precondition to open up the checkbook for Romney. 

Personally, I don’t think Romney should give Newt a penny to pay off his debt.  Mitt should send him one of the “King of Bain” videos he made and let Newt know he doesn’t care about the “little” people.

I don’t think Newton Leroy’s ego would let him take a job the goal of which is to ultimately eliminate his position.  He has a deep-seated need to dazzle, to be the center of attention.

How about NASA?

BTW: I’d pay to see a movie version of your scenario.  But: who would play Newton, Willard, Rick, and Butter Rick?

I think Santorum was a direct benefactor of Santorum and his hard work via grass roots.

You can say all you want about the man, but you can’t take away his hard work on the ground.

Re: your confusion … maybe, you should listen to his speeches where he talks about his record with welfare, entitlements, and legislation on Iran.  

 I’ve seen that happen in the last two Congressional campaigns I worked. 

Spike Lee gave some mealy mouthed apology today, but he is still a jerk.  

Actually I screwed up though on the link.  I did not intend the Spike Lee one.    This is the mental image you will never forgive me for.