[traviskicks]

What is to reply. How could he have passed bills when dealing with republican presidents who grew the size of the federal government drastically and socialist democrats. No one cared about his views on the Fed for years, now they want to act only because it is popular, not because they really understand it. Same with his other views. If he would have ‘got things done’ in Congress, he would have gotten the ‘wrong things done’, and unfortuantely it shows the direction our country has been headed, and the other presidential candidates all fall into this bracket, unfortuantely.

[John D]

So you admit it. He is totally ineffective. Do you really think he would do anything different if he were president?
Newt was able to pass welfare reform and a balanced budget, with a Dem. president. But he is able to accomplish something, unlike the surrender monkey whose only accomplishment is acquiring more earmarks than anybody running.