Before the news broke yesterday that a team of Navy SEALS saved an American captive from pirates, Newt Gingrich was twittering away: "President obama is making a major mistake in not forcefully oulining the rules of civilization for dealing with pirates."

Well, if force in dealing with pirates is the metric Newt wants to use, he should note this clever chart that was sent in to Politico:

Game, Set, Match.