he simply won't have the strength to respond the same way. when he feels the excitement of washington power throbbing through his body. the republican primary electorate who are well versed in the christian doctrine of forgiveness seem to be taking a long look at the roly poly 68-year-old gingrich, and betting that it is unlikely that he will be as active in office romance in the oval office as he was in the speaker's office. and so he has surged past willard m. romney in the polls, leaving romney a desperate shell of his former self. mitt romney, the man with the longest winning streak in the history of presidential debates on saturday night was reduced to this. >> i read your first book and it said in there that your mandate in massachusetts should be the model for the country. i know it came out of the