I took a second look at Gingrich and I could support him but not my first choice. It seems he’s only ahead because he’s articulate. But if his oratory skills are his biggest asset, he’d probably be better off as press secretary for one of the other candidates. Obama was an eloquent speaker but look what that got us.
I think Perry, Huntsman, Bachmann, and Santorum all have better records and less baggage. Paul is just a moonbat.
I agree one hundred percent, but time is getting short. Bachmann, Santorum, et al, had better step it up in a hurry or find some miraculous way to gain some traction.
“It seems he’s only ahead because he’s articulate. “
Of course he’s articulate, but he has also been or been involved in;
Speaker of the House
Welfare reform
Balancing the federal budget
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Other legislation;
Among the first pieces of legislation passed by the new Congress under Gingrich was the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, which subjected members of Congress to the same laws that apply to businesses and their employees, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. As a provision of the Contract with America, the law was symbolic of the new Republican majority’s goal to remove some of the entitlements enjoyed by Congress. The bill received near universal acceptance from the House and Senate and was signed into law on January 23, 1995.
Yep, baggage too, but it can be worked on. We have a year to do it in. And why would we want to let that kind of talent go, because the MSM is going to shred him? Who aren’t they going to shred.
We’ve got no better qulifed person and neither do the Dems.
The reason Romney, Perry, Ron Paul, etc., have so much trouble articulating conservative principles, values, vision, and policy proposals is precisely because ...
Conservative principles, values, vision, and policy proposals ARE NOT THEIR PRIMARY NATURE.
"Obviously, you cannot transmit something you haven't got."
I agree, but it's just not working for them. They're all somehow just a little short when it comes time to step up and make it clear why they're the best one. Newt is better than Romney but far from perfect. He's OK mainly because, like baseball, it's a long game and you have to look at batting averages not just home runs. Romney doesn't even make the team and get to go the plate as far as I"m concerned. He's just a clone of Barry who claims to follow different false prophet and isn't part black.
Regards