Newt is more of a government guy than I’d like - but the fact remains - FACT REMAINS - that Rick’s votes and Rick’s campaigns have been more big government than Newt’s votes and Newt’s campaigns.
Most of Newt’s big government leanings have been expressed as ideas in books or speeches or theories - which is not good - but it is far less damaging than Rick’s big government sponsored bills, big government authored bills, big government votes, and big government weenie campaigns.
Again, those are facts. And notice I did not try and say my guy is perfect or make any excuses. I simply put in perspective his dalliances with liberalism versus Rick’s dalliances with liberalism. This matters.
How about cosponsoring an economy0-destroying environmental bill with Nancy Pelosi in 1989. That bill alone should disqualify him for running for dog catcher as a Republican. And there was no reason for him to do it. No pressure from the caucus. That bill was way way ahead of it's time. The fact that he would cosponsor that communistic bill for no reason is a major black mark against him. I can't think of a single excuse why he'd be party to that.