[CharlesWayneCT]

If Newt has jumped the shark, a fair number of Freepers are on the trip. 60% of those polled, in fact. Wow.

This is worse then when we settled for McCain in 2008. At least then there were already enough elections that it was clear we had no choice. Now we seem to be going willingly. In a race with 4 solid conservatives, to end up with Newt is like winning the booby prize.

[vette6387]

” In a race with 4 solid conservatives, to end up with Newt is like winning the booby prize.”

Four? Where are they? Santorum”, Perry?, Paul? ????

[ansel12]

At least we kept Romney from being nominated in 2008, let us pray that we can do the same this time.

[Finny]

If Newt has jumped the shark, a fair number of Freepers are on the trip. 60% of those polled, in fact. Wow. This is worse then when we settled for McCain in 2008. At least then there were already enough elections that it was clear we had no choice. Now we seem to be going willingly. In a race with 4 solid conservatives, to end up with Newt is like winning the booby prize. Four solid conservatives?

I wonder how many FReepers remember how aggressively pro-Romney you were on these boards back in '07-08?

Newt has a lot of flaws, deep ones -- but he's admitted he was wrong on the global warming hooey with Pelosi, and IIRC, the Scozzafava fiasco.

On the other hand, Newt HAS A TRACK RECORD of success with the Contract for America, he authored and fought for quite a lot of constructive change through Congress, and on the whole, has done more good than not in the cause of advancing conservatism.

Your guy Romney, on the other hand, has FAILED UTTERLY TO EVER ADVANCE CONSERVATISM. Romney CONTINUES to brag about RomneyCare. He has flip-flopped on all kinds of issues, whereas Newt, as far as I can see, has ADMITTED THAT HE'D BEEN WRONG and was correcting course.

Reagan wisely said it's better to vote for someone who agrees with you 75 or 80 percent of the time than hold-out for someone you can agree with 100 percent. Gingrich passes that test; Romney fails spectacularly; Romney has always betrayed conservative principle 100 percent of the time, whereas Newt has betrayed it maybe 25 percent of the time.

There's a chance with Newt. With Romney, it's GAME OVER. Romney FLUNKS Reagan's test, and Gingrich passes -- maybe with a C-, but he still passes, and he passes with a hell of a lot higher score than McCain ever could have.

[The Shrew]

In a race with 4 solid conservatives,

Please tell me who the 4 solid conservatives remaining in the race?

A. Santorum
B. Gingrich
C. Perry
D. ?

Paul? Not a chance.

Romney? The picture perfect poster boy of RINOism.

Huntsman? Don't waste my time.

To whom are you referring?

TS