Southern Sensation

How did Newt Gingrich stage such a spectacular upset in South Carolina? What magic did he use? Hmm. . . he must have consulted the Bard.

From Macbeth (a great source of political wisdom)
Act IV, Scene i

1. WITCH
Round about the cauldron go;
In the poisoned entrails throw.
Mitt, who in New Hampshire won,
Must be stopped from having fun,
Bits of Bain I think we’ve got,
Boil these first i' th’ charmed pot.

ALL
Double, double, toil and trouble,
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

2. WITCH
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of Newt and vest of Rick,
Governor Perry’s running stick,
Callista’s hair and Tiffany jewels,
Liberals, elites and all those fools,
For a charm of pow’rful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

ALL
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

3. WITCH
Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,
Witch’s mummy, maw and gulf
Ron Paul’s grin and half a brow,
If he knew, he’d have a cow,
(Doctors don’t like witches’ brew,
Nor do Mormons, they might sue,)
Add the flag the Confederates flew,
At the State House, yes it’s true,
Don’t forget to pluck Mitt’s mettle,
For the ingredients in our kettle.

ALL
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.