Newt Gingrich having sex affairs because he is so patriotic

I am sure by now that many of you have heard that Newt Gingrich, (Republican presidential candidate) second wife had stated that Gingrich had told her that he had wanted an open marriage, or sex with other people. Oh by the way, he was already having an affair with this wife for years with another woman. 
But wait, Newt had an affair with his first wife, with the future second wife, years before! L. H. Carter, who was Gingrich's campaign treasurer, stated that Gingrich said of Gingrich's first wife, "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." Here are some other things that that Newt has said. Here is why he said he had an affair: 

"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. And what I can tell you is that when I did things that were wrong, I wasn't trapped in situation ethics, I was doing things that were wrong, and yet, I was doing them."
  Yes, Newt had an affair for you and me. He did it for our nation. He could have served in Vietnam (like every Republican candidate old enough he was never there) but no, he served our nation in a much more heroic fashion. Newt of course is someone trying to "protect" marriage from gays and lesbians. 
See, if gays can marry, that means people like Newt will have even more affairs. Instead of being on his 3rd marriage, he might be on his 6th! Newt of course attacked President Clinton over his sex with a White House intern. Now he is outraged when questioned about his own actions?
 Lastly, the most absurd thing Newt has said that his friends will tell you that he didn't ask for an open marriage. How would they have even known?