Timber, I have seen your other posts ... under all circumstances you hate Newt. Over 20 years in office, and he has a ACU rating of 90. His “conservative” creds are better than anyone else in the race. ANYONE. Furthermore, he has accomplished more for conservatives than the rest of the field combined. You seek someone who is without blemish ... well, sorry to break your bubble, but Jesus is not running. We are going to have to accept a candidate that is not perfect, no matter who gets it.
The difference between you and I is, I know that Newt would destroy Obama in debates as well as in the spin cycle of a general campaign, because he is the only candidate we have now that has actually led this country at a national level that can attack Obama on EVERY front. You put your faith in those who are either unaccomplished (Bachman has never authored a single piece of legislation and will not carry Iowa, the state she was born in), could not even carry thier own state (Santorum, who lost his seat when he supported Arlen “turncoat” Spectre), or who have a much more liberal background than Newt when it counted (when in office ... Perry, the former Democrat).
Your continuous attacks on Newt do nothing to solve the weaknesses of your own prefered candidates, all they do is help to ensure Romney is the nominee. When that occurs, I am sure you will be moaning, yet I doubt you will see any of your own culpability for it happening.
Once the Supreme Court overturns Obamacare, the economy is likely to go on the uptick. What would Romney run on then? Not that he has much to run on economically anyway, what with MA ranking 47th in job creation while he was governor.
Newt is a historian who knows everything about America, teaches military generals, stood with Reagan in defeating communism, has articulated the threat of Islamic militants better than any candidate, has a bold tax policy endorsed by Reagan’s economists (Romney’s is almost identical to Obama’s with higher taxes on those making $200,000+), has a strong pro-life and pro-marriage record, etc.
It's amazing how casually folks throw out the word "hate" when other folks (like me) point out inconvenient facts about their preferred big government candidate. FYI, I don't hate Newt Gingrich, but I don't want him anywhere near the presidency.
We are going to have to accept a candidate that is not perfect, no matter who gets it.
No we don't. It's attitudes like yours that the GOP-E counts on to keep on nominating and electing RINOs. If Romney, Gingrich, or even Paul is the nominee, then I write in Sarah Palin's name and then go home and sleep peacefully with a clear conscious.
No more "nose holding" and voting for "lesser evils" ever again!