Wingnuts hand seat to Democrat, Republican leaders apologize for trying to stop them

In today's "Newt Gingrich Letter", a publication that occasionally appears uninvited in my inbox:

In retrospect it is clear Dede Scozzafava should never have been nominated because she was far too liberal to be acceptable.

Republican leaders in New York must recognize that Mike Long and the Conservative Party in that state have to be consulted before decisions are made. The national conservative movement is a force that has to be recognized and respected.