I think TPM Reader JH nails it …

It seems like Mitt’s best bet is to try to provoke Newt into a damaging blowup, like Nancy Pelosi did. Unfortunately, there’s no evidence that Romney’s campaign has anyone skilled enough to do this (which is pretty surprising, since it seems to be one of the skills most highly prized by Republican operatives.)

Right-wing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi successfully punks the Daily Show.

Perry gay-bashing video enters the pantheon of most ‘disliked’ video ever on Youtube.

As I mentioned earlier, Newt Gingrich is nicely positioned to embrace Reagan’s 11th commandment and refuse to engage Mitt Romney’s new fusillade of attacks. But there are two additional problems Romney faces. With a brief interruption to smack down Rick Perry, Romney’s been running an anointed frontrunner campaign for over a year. That means he doesn’t get nasty with his opponents. He’s now faced with the prospect of needing to turn on a dime and go totally thermonuclear against Gingrich. And that’s a tough pivot to make quickly. Read More