Always the last to know

Why is it that when a politician's career is over they're the last to know? Newt Gingrich considers presidential run is a headline I never thought we'd see. I'll openly admit that I think Gingrich has a brilliant political mind. However, sometimes it is easier to analize others than to objectively consider yourself. The former House Speaker has way too much personal and political baggage to ever have a chance to make it through the primaries let alone a general election. I hope he has advisors who can pull him aside and let him know he's done.