“Newt Gingrich had to work hard - getting Republican candidates to sign the Contract with America - to nationalize the election that swept Republicans to victory in 1994. A Democratic anti-Tea Party campaign would do that for the Republicans - nationalize the election, gratis - in 2010.”

American political columnist and psychiatrist

Charles Krauthammer was an American political columnist and psychiatrist. He became known as a conservative commentator and won the Pulitzer Prize for his columns in The Washington Post in 1987. His weekly column was syndicated to more than 400 publications worldwide. His writing was rooted in politics and public affairs, and it made him a prominent voice in American conservative commentary.