Does Newt Really Want to Be President? - Noam Scheiber

http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/98602/does-newt-really-want-be-president

Newt obviously doesn’t want to do the things you generally have to do if you want to become president. More to the point, I don’t think he even wants to be president—by which I mean, undertake the grueling, 24-7 challenge of running a country. It’s much more of a grind than his current lifestyle of book-hawking, seminar-giving, and extravagant vacationing. (I think he’d be happy to do a job where he gets called “Mr. President” but someone else takes care of the demanding stuff.)

I think the answer is clearly no, he doesn't. That makes it all the better that he is in the lead for a job he does not want.

With that said, the edge is off Gingrich. Romney has ten days or so to rally. With Paul faltering in Iowa and Gingrich having achieved maximum density, a win for Romney in Iowa would take us back to where we were in April: Romney and some other moron kooks. A win for him and then a win in New Hampshire would cause a collapse for the others, putting the coronation of Mittens in full swing.