Well, the "rest of us" doesn't include me and several others, so be careful whom you presume to speak for. You are entitled to hold your opinion but not to speak for mine.
I think you are seeing a Newt Gingrich that you decided on long ago, not the one who is actually on the air today. That's fine. You disagree with him. That doesn't make you right and hiim wrong, nor do bald assertions that someone is "panic stricken" or "factually absurd" win any converts to your point of view.
You need logic and facts, not invective. You may very well be right and Newt (and I) wrong, but you haven't presented anything that sways me as you haven't presented anything other than noise and smoke, no facts and your analysis, while interesting, is not based on any stated logic or set of conditions that can be checked or discussed.
Wow - Ok Phsstpok - I declare myself a fan of yours.