[WeatherGuy]

With his recent rise in the polls, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is crisscrossing the nation with a message that he is the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. But in another season of his life, Gingrich carried out a very different mission: promoting moderates.

Looks like Willard's operatives have fired their first salvo against the new front-runner.

[South40]

I’m not a Willard operative. Newt’s baggage is massive. It’s going to come to light sooner or later. I prefer sooner.