[o_zarkman44]

Newt as a retread?? No thanks. Tried it once and he let conservatives down. Nothing has changed. he is still a party elite. Not in the best interest of the people, and conservatives in general.

[lewislynn]

Nothing has changed. he is still a party elite.

Elite? He reminds me of the guy in a wrinkled suit and scuffed up shoes hanging around laughing at their pathetic jokes trying to fit in with the elite.

[jwparkerjr]

No one will be successful in doing what Newt was trying to do unless the party people get off their fat, greedy asses and help. After watching the debacle that GOP became after Newt's exit I am convinced it was not him, per se, but the people who would have to have abandoned their cushy lifestyle if the GOP were to have any hope of providing a true conservative alternative to what the Dems have brought us.

I am not pushing Newt for another run at it, but I hate to see him take total blame for things that were not in his control.

I am happy to see him in the arena. Nothing refines the candidate and reveals true nature like the fire of the race. If he has something to offer it will survive the ordeal. If not then he can join others in the dust bin of political history. Ross Perot comes to mind.