Sorry to be buzzing like a bee with buzzwords, but if you want to focus on the words, then perhaps you are evading the idea - If Newt comes back, he'll be like Richard Nixon, hounded to death.
So was Reagan, and W. Newt's a big boy. Besides, as the article suggests, if Newt were the man behind the curtain (think Rove), then he would not be the target that you fear he would be.