[governsleastgovernsbest]

Except Newt needs Republican support to go anywhere, which he won't get by becoming McCain-lite.

True. Newt must walk a fine line. He must be just critical enough of W to appease the MSM gods, while not so critical as to anger conservative Republican primary voters. I think he handled the situation rather artfully this morning. Clearly he doesn't have the visceral dislike of W that McCain does.

[JacksonCalhoun]

I didn't see the segment, but to me criticism of Iraq without offering solutions is so tired at this point, and to me shows someone who just wants to get their mug on the morning and Sunday shows. Don't say "We can't beat the insurgency", say "We MUST beat the insurgency, and here's why....". Maybe libs hate W so much that they forgot how much they hated Newt, but I don't see him getting any votes from the center.