This exchange happened in an interview on CNN with Nancy Pelosi:

John King, CNN: “You make your case there passionately for President Obama. But also understand that this is a tough reelection climate for any president, Democrat or Republican in this economy. Because of your history with Speaker Gingrich, what goes through your mind when you think of the possibility, which is more real today than it was a week or a month ago, that he would be the Republican nominee and that you could come back here next January or next February with a President Gingrich?”

Rep. Nancy Pelosi: “Let me just say this. That will never happen.”

King: “Why?”

Pelosi: “He’s not going to be President of the United States. That’s not going to happen. Let me just make my prediction and stand by it, it isn’t going to happen.”

King: “Why are you so sure?”

Pelosi: “There is something I know. The Republicans, if they choose to nominate him that’s their prerogative. I don’t even think that’s going to happen.”

You can watch the video here.

What is it that Nancy is saying she “knows” that would cause someone to not be elected President or even nominated for their party? It must be pretty damn serious for this to happen.

The real troubling part is the secrecy involved. Given the number of Gingrich era Republicans out there blasting him, I can’t believe that someone else wouldn’t know this big “heads in the duffle bag” secret. It’s also meant to lead to a lot of speculation of what it could be, if anything.

God knows I can’t stand Newt Gingrich, but Pelosi is engaging in very dirty politics here. As Jonathan Turley puts it:

Once again, it should be Democrats who denounce this type of politics. It should not fall to either Gingrich or Republicans. What is really astonishing is that I would think that the Democrats would be dying to have Gingrich nominated and offering Obama a target-rich environment. Regardless of the political wisdom, it is wrong to constant claim to have dirt on a politician . . . while promising to reveal it later.

I couldn’t agree more and what Pelosi is doing will actually help strengthen Newt.

So Nancy, if you know something so serious about Newt then you must tell what it is. The man is running for President of the United States and I would hope the former Speaker of the House would consider that an important enough position to ignore stupid little games.