This has always been Newt’s biggest problem. He lets his enormous ego overshadow his intellect and competence.
BINGO! He was rambling on about his “southern strategy”. Gee Newty, how’d that work out for ya?
For the good of the party and the good of the rest of us, he needs to go quietly into that good night but his ego won’t let him.
Anyone running for the Presidency has a big ego. The difference is that Newt has the facilities to have earned it. Besides, many have claimed that his ego is too big over the years because his intellect and straight talk has harmed their leftist aspirations and his ego "problem" has been blown up way out of proportion. he's smart and he knows he's smart - should he hide it and say "elect me because I'm dumb just like the average voter"?
I believe that Newt probably cares more for America than any of the other candidates and that is even more omportant than winning the election. He also realizes that he has more liklihood of effecting actual positive chcnages than the thers because he cares more and is willing to take it to the leftists and unapologetically expose them in public.