Some of you may be old enough to remember the phrase "kept woman". A "kept woman" was a mistress for a rich man whose lifestyle was mostly or entirely dependent upon the largess of the man.
As politicians go, Newt Gingrich is a "kept man". And his keeper is one Sheldon Adelson. Per TPM, Adelson has just given $5,000,000 to the pro-Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future for use in Florida. This is the same amount of money Adelson gave to WOF for use in South Carolina, enabling the Super PAC to bombard every sentient, semi-sentient, and nearly semi-sentient life form in the state with anti Romney advertising.
Per Open Secrets, the total amount Gingrich had raised as of 3Q 2011 was $3M. In other words, the total amount raised by Gingrich directly is likely less than half of what Adelson has given to his Super PAC.
So, let us consider the prospects of a Gingrich presidency. Stranger things have happened - or at least, been reported, although the reliability of the witnesses thereto is usually doubtful. What do you suppose would happen if Mr. Adelson called Newt Gingrich up. Would he get through? Yes. Would he have Newt's private number? Yes. Would he get anything he asked for, no matter how deleterious to the interests of the US populace as a whole? Almost certainly.
Who would, in fact, be the real President?