Newt lusted to be hoisted on his own petard.

"There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate."

- Newt Gingrich, explaining why he cheated on his first two wives. He carried on the first affair while his wife was suffering from cancer, and the second while he was busy orchestrating Bill Clinton's impeachment and she was battling MS.