Newt and the Neo-Cons, updated

Last week I noted that noted Likudist Jennifer Rubin has been industriously pissing on Newt Gingrich and every other Republican presidential candidate not addressed as “Mitt” and suggested that this was all a plot on Jennie’s part. Well, welcome Charles to the party, as in Krauthammer. Charles is a lot more subtle than Jennie. Instead of taking a baseball bat to Newt’s head, Charlie simply reminds Republicans that 2012 is going to be one tough election, and if they want to win it, “this means there is no coasting to victory, 9 percent unemployment or not. They [Republicans] need substance. They need an articulate candidate with an agenda and command of the issues who is light on slogans and lighter still on baggage.”

“Lighter still on baggage,” huh? Could that be a slap at Newt “They call me Mr. Baggage” Gingrich? Charles, are you picking on Newt just because he has three wives, two ugly divorces, and diamonds on the soles of his shoes? Are you sayin’ it’s Mormon time, Charlie? Because it sure sounds like you are.

Meanwhile, over at Salon, eternal scold Glenn Greenwald points out that if an American journalist endorsed a statement that favored feeding Jews to the sharks, s/he would soon be out of a job. But when Jennie Rubin applauds such a statement made about Palestinians, her boss gives her a hug. Kinda makes you wonder about objectivity in the media, doesn’t it? At least that ever-shrinking portion of it inhabited by the Washington Post.

Afterwords
Over at Slate, Fred Kaplan points out, with fear and trembling, that when it comes to foreign policy, the current crop of Republican presidential candidates all seem to be running for the Neanderthal center, which is probably a necessity if you’re trying to prove that you’re tougher than Sissy-Boy/Murderer Barack Obama.