“Uh, where do you think Gingrich has been since he stepped out as speaker and walked away from his House seat?
K Street. Where many lobbyists, consultants, former elected and appointed government officials, pundits, commentators work. “
A leopard doesn’t change its spots - Newt has had it in for the Establishment from Day 1, and got to be Speaker because even they understood that only he could lead to a Republican majority. They thought that they could control him, and when they couldn’t, they managed to get rid of him. He’s the same guy, who dearly loves his country, and his vast knowledge of history (he WAS a history prof, after all) tells him that unless we significantly change course, this ship will crash into an iceberg before long. He, like Trump, wants to stop this. He, like Trump, understands that the GOPe suffers from an acute case of Normalcy Bias, and ONLY cares about its power and perks, not the country.