not quite doesn t quite have the bombast of teddy roosevelt, but it s a kind of theme that works for him as much as he can make it work. shameless plug time. october 1995, new yorker has a story of newt gingrich, the politics of perception. it s a great primer. good research. clarence? i want to give a plug to my fellow veterans on pearl harbor day as we observe what s been 70 years. 70 years. i think the youngest survivor is 90. . that s right. i got this flag from don king so it s a good republican flag. and hard to beat that plug. want to let everybody know, go visit nbcpolitics.com on msnbc. it s our new politics section with all the great content from the nbc inbeds who are out on the trail from the first read folks, shuck s show, and all the great interviews we have on the air. bookmark it, keep up with everything that s going on on