An excellent way to put it, and I agree. As you said, Gingrich commands RESPECT, and even a little fear, which isn't a bad attribute in a president. Given the enemies our country faces, both foreign and domestic, I'd say that it's an essential attribute for a president.
And I love this:
And as far as America’s domestic enemies (read:news media) no one skewers and cows them better than Gingrich. Like Palin, he refuses to let them frame the debate and when they attack, he punches them back so hard they see stars
Heck, Newt punches them so hard, even I wince!
Shoot...Newt punches them so hard, even Chuck Norris ducks!
“Heck, Newt punches them so hard, even I wince!”
Me too, Windy. He almost (I say almost) succeeded in making me feel sorry for John King.
The drubbing Newt administered to Mittens tonight was a thing of beauty. I think he can replicate it in 10 days and that will be the end of Willard.