Non sequitur

There isn't anything about this that is news.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged he was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.

I can't decide if it's made worse or better that, after the story is introduced, they do get to the point that Clinton was charged for perjury and obstruction of justice. Of course, since it's AP and since it's Gingrich, the point of the quote probably isn't its substance, but that he's a lunatic for thinking that way.

Try, try, and try, and you can't find news in this. "Clinton impeached" maybe, "Clinton obstructs justice" maybe, "New York Times attacks Republicans and protects Democrats while network news anchors try to learn how to read paper" maybe, but most editors would consider all of those a bit stale.

(And don't you just love the "with a conservative Christian group"? I can't say I'd like to see inside the mind of the editor who approved this; it's all too transparent.)