I quite agree. I came away with the same feeling and have felt this way for some time about Gingrich. This is a purely subjective reaction and I do not expect anyone else to come to the same conclusion. Everyone must judge the character of the candidate according to one's own lights.
As to Ann Coulter, she's highly intelligent, glib, and desperately wants to save the country by getting rid of Obama. I think she like many conservatives puts the highest value on electability and has concluded, like many conservatives, the Romney has a good chance to defeat Obama and Newt does not. I do not share that view for reasons I articulated long before I heard Gingrich talk about the need to drive the debate. As a matter of fact, I remember writing passionate posts four years ago screening for John McCain to go over to the attack arguing that rack Obama would inevitably win the election if he were not morally destroyed.
Romney is not in Gingrich's class in the debate but he is certainly above all the other Republicans and he makes almost no gaffes. He is a safe bet. There is a certain security in supporting Romney when the downside of a loss to Obama is unthinkable.
As the idea of Romney's electability becomes the accepted wisdom it takes on an element of inevitability and I think many conservatives want the strife to end and the attack against Obama to begin.
