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This piece originally appeared in The Guardian. â€" Ed.

 
I'd rather laugh with the sinners, than cry with the saints.
â€" Billy Joel, "Only the Good Die Young"

So sing South Carolina Republicans as Newt Gingrich rises like a phoenix, yet again, in the conservative state â€" with a stunning upset in last night's GOP primary.

While it is uncommon for divorced men to send flowers to an ex-wife, Newt owes the former Mrs. Gingrich a big "thank you" after her strategically timed interview with ABC, intended to ruin his candidacy, backfired. A dozen roses, as well, to CNN debate moderator John King for presenting the opportunity f! or Newt to take the media to task for leading with the tawdry and intensely private, in a scorching takedown at Thursday night's debate that's been running as a replay loop on television, and becoming an Internet sensation.

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