To me an attack from Elliot Abrams is an attack from the left. Newt wanted to go harder on the Soviets, whereas the State Dept leftists wanted to go softer (aka give Gorby whatever Gorby wanted). Newt was arguing with Reagan against going softer. Think of it as a variant of Lady Thatcher telling GHWBush to show some backbone regarding the invasion of Kuwait. This is Newt providing support for Reagan to resist the wimps of State.
No, they won't. They'll pull out the old mantra again: "All the conservative voters stayed home! It's their fault!"
Newt has all the right enemies.
I never would have thunk it.
When in my lifetime has it been a good time for the GOP grassroots to care what a losing GOP POTUS candidate thought/thinks?
Only once, and that was with Ronald Reagan after he lost his first bid for the GOP nod.
Ford, Bush I, Dole????
No. They retired gracefully for the most part and remained non-divisive in the party, for the most part, and until now.
If Romney keeps falling, will we see the Bushes come out of the background (where they have been, supporting Romney) and start behaving like Dole?
Why didn’t Dole go after Clinton the way he’s going after Newt?
I put as much stock in Dole’s opinion as I do the 0’s!