Breakfast at Tiffany's

I've tried mightily not to judge Callista Gingrich, Newt's third wife. I've suppressed the urge to laugh (with only partial sucess) at her frozen smile and deeply empty stare. I've resisted labeling her as the stereotypical trophy wife. I should have known that, like The Borg, resistance was futile. The media are reporting that in 2006 she and hubby were in debt to Tiffany's for over a quarter million dollars. Sorry, but it doesn't take much imagination to imagine Callista echoing Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) in Breakfast at Tiffany's: "That's right. I'm just CRAZY about Tiffany's!" It won't matter if the bill was ultimately settled. It still adds up to a lot of very expensive bling for the spouse of a self-declared fiscal conservative. And no matter how Newt tries to spin this shocking revelation, Republican folk in Peoria will never understand. In other words, presidential candidate Gingrich is done. The only remaining question is how long it will take him to drop out of the 2012 race.