republicans adhere to sir isaac newton's theory of gravity, what goes up, must come down. the rise of newt and jonathan capehart, editorial writer for the "washington post" and msnbc contributor. jonathan, tell us, how long can the newt surge really go on for? >> however long the republican primary voters decide they want to keep him there. remember, herman cain was riding the wave for about a month or so. newt gingrich is now back on top, but i think from those clips that you showed, i wonder how long it will take for republican primary voters to tire of the scolding, hectoring, belittling, dismissing, demeaning tone from newt gingrich when he talks about just about anything. >> well, if they don't tire of that, bob, let's lookç at this chart of say some of the things that have come out that have raised questions, earned millions working for freddie mac in the drug industry when he took positions against them, supported expansion of medicare, supported t.a.r.p., favored insurance mandate. you've been covering newt for a long time. how is newt going to handle all of this?