Sarah tells Fox: "Christie has panties in a wad - a rookie mistake." I love it.

Sarah:   "Poor Chris? This was a rookie mistake. He played right into the media’s hand. Sometimes, if your candidate loses, in just one step along this path as was the case when Romney lost to Newt the other night and of course Romney is Chris Christie’s guy, well you kinda get your panties in a wad and you may say things that you regret later. And I think that’s what Chris Christie did."

Updated:  tonight (Monday 1/22) our First Lady defended her comments about Christie,  The gist of her remarks included the thinking that Christie had played into the hands of the major and opposing media; that he had responded in just the way the Marxist Media prefers.  She made the point that Christie had handed the Obamanites a campaign commercial.  She reminded Hannity's listeners of Christie's decision to take a state paid helicopter to one of his children's soccer games,  that such was an "embarrassment" to the party"  in the same way that some of what Gingrich has done in some of his past dealings.  It is apparent to me that Sarah is leaning towards Gingrich.   Time will tell.  

This is all so very frustrating,  isn't it, especially if you are a TEA party patriot.  It has come down to two fellows who have a lot of issues as relates to conservative issues.  Lately,  I have been on the rampage concerning Gingrich,  not giving him any credit for what he did accomplish.  While he claims more than he has a right to claim,  still,  helping to balance a budget four years running was not minor deal.  And organizing for a GOP congressional majority  (both houses of congress) in 1994 in the most surprising elections in my life-time is specifically the work of Newt Gingrich.  While I have backed off my support of Newt,  I have only moved back into the realm the non-committed.  

I do think that Gingrich's win in South Carolina is extremely significant.  The women are very conservative,  yet they voted in mass for Gingrich,  the adulterer.  The evangelical community is substantial,  yet it voted for Newt,  as well.  He won over Independents and took a close second with Moderates,  bridging the "likability"  gap that should have worked against him in those categories.  And his 31 point swing in Florida is stunning.  He seems to be proving the point that his message is more important than all the negatives his name brings to mind.  He definitely is not Establishment.  Can he beat Obama?  Well, some are screaming "Hell no!"  But,  I seem to remember polls of a couple of months ago, polls that have Newt running right on the heels of the Slickmeister.  So we wait and see.  After all,  there are 47 remaining primaries,  including Florida.