• Gingrich fails to qualify for the ballot in Virginia, the state where he lives…

• Then vows he’ll organize a write-in campaign…

• Except that write-in campaigns aren’t allowed in Virginia.

• It’s like “Pearl Harbor,” Newt and his campaign director agree…

• Inspiring Romney(!) to make a clever quip about the Gingrich campaign: “I think it’s like Lucille Ball and the chocolate factory.”

Meanwhile, Gingrich’s 44-town Iowa bus tour, announced last week, has become a 22-town tour.

(Courtesy of the American Prospect)